Putnam's Automobile Handbook: The Care and Management of the Modern Motor-Car

xiii, 348 pp. CONTENTS: What to do on purchasing a car; Some things to avoid; What an automobile is; What makes the engine go; Equipment and accessories; If well "slicked" the engine runs; Where lubrication is neglected; Sometimes the car smokes; The carburetor and its failings; Getting the most out of a gallon of gas; Things which make gas bills high; Care of the Tires; Skidding may be minimized; "Can't-slip Heels" lessen skidding; Avoid newly oiled roads; Watch your brakes; Why the auto steers easily; The elusive "juice"; Putting the kick in the spark; What's the trouble with my battery?; Why gears strip; The gear-shifting bugaboo; The muffler; Your bearings; Driving the car; Where extra caution is necessary; An auto furncae for winter; The cooling system in winter; Overheating the engine in summer; Some other hot-weather tips; Hot-weather tire expansion; Gaurding against fire; Don't run away from a fire; Death in the gasoline; Shifting gears on hills; Keeping the car sleek; Some things a tourist should know; Little knocks are hardly boosts; Some other causes of knocking; Chassis knocks; Keeping down the auto up-keep; Hunting trouble; More trouble; Don't take things for granted; Blowing your own horn; Women as drivers; Miscellaneous rules; The golden run of motoring; Index.