The Model T Ford Car its Construction Operation and Repair

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THE MODEL T FORD CAR ITS CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND REPAIR A COMPLETE PRACTICAL TREATISE EXPLAINING THE OPERATING PRINCIPLES OF ALL PARTS OF THE FORD AUTOMOBILE, WITH COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS FOR DRIVING AND MAINTENANCE INCLUDES THE MOST THOROUGH AND EASILY UNDERSTOOD ILLUSTRATED INSTRUCTIONS ON FORD REPAIRING EVER PUBLISHED BASED ON FIVE YEARS' EXPERIENCE OF A FORD OPERATOR — INVALUABLE TO ALL FORD OWNERS, DEALERS, SALESMEN, DRIVERS AND REPAIR MEN — EVERY PHASE OF THE SUBJECT TREATED IN A NON-TECHNICAL YET COMPREHENSIVE MANNER BY » VICTOR W. PAGE, M.E. MEMBER SOCIETY OF AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERS AUTHOR OF "THE MODERN GASOLINE AUTOMOBILE," ETC. ILLUSTRATED BY OVER 100 SPECIALLY MADE DIAGRAMS AND DISTINCTIVE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF ACTUAL PARTS, ALL IN CORRECT PROPORTION NEW YORK THE NORMAN W. HENLEY PUBLISHING CO. 132 NASSAU STREET 1917

Engineerinff Library ^ / Sm^' Copyrighted 1915 and 1916 BY THE NORMAN W. HENLEY PUBLISHING CO. 'all ILLUSlRA'riONS INTHIi BOOK HAVE BEEN • SPECIAp'LyM^D-H BY THE PUBI.ISUEHS, AND THEIR USE 1"- \viT«6i;T PE^lIvflSSJON SS S.TRICTLi' PROHIBITED PRESS OF BRAUNWORTH & CO. BOOK MANUFACTURERS BROOKLYN. N. V,

PREFACE There is only one make of motor vehicle in the world that is sold in large enough quantities to warrant the publication of a special treatise on its repair and maintenance and that is the Ford Model T, With the close of the 1916 season's business there will be at least 1,000,000 Ford cars of all types in use, perhaps more. Most of these cars have been sold to and are being operated by persons with but little mechanical knowledge and with no experience with the gas engine as an automobile power plant. The maker's instruction book is excellent but it is necessarily brief as there is no opportunity for an ex- tended exposition of principles involved. Many operators desire to know the first principles before studying the operation and repair. "While considerable instruction is given in the writer's large work on motoring, ''The Mod- ern Gasoline Automobile, " it is not possible to cover any specific make of car completely in a general treatise. Many requests have been received from motorists for a book on the Ford car that would enter into elementary exposition more than the manufacturer's instruction book does and cover some of the points involved in repair and maintenance more completely. The writer has operated a Ford car of his own for nearly four years and has had many other cars of the same make under observation. This has made the collec- tion of much data pertaining to repair and maintenance 9 735751

10 Preface from first hand sources j^ossible and has resulted in an appreciation of some of the points about which more in- formation could be imparted to advantage. Special johoto- grajDhs have been taken and drawings made to make the subject matter easy of comprehension, even to the student and non-mechanical owner. Needless to say, the general repairman and dealer will also find much of interest in this volume. The instructions given apply to the Ford cars as pro- duced by the factory. So many accessory systems such as lighting regulators, self-starters, auxiliary springs, etc., are offered for Ford cars that it would require a volume to consider these alone, so they are not referred to in tliis volume because complete instructions for their in- stallation and care may be obtained from their makers. As practically no mechanical changes have been made in the Ford car mechanism for 1917, the instructions given apply to the new models as well as those that have pre- ceded them. VICTOR W PAGE. October, 1916.

The Model T Ford Car its Construction Operation and Repair

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