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2 Various Types of Standard Cars |
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3 | (1) |
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3 Elements of a Motor Car |
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4 | (1) |
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4 The Petrol Motor---Elements of the Complete Engine |
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5 | (3) |
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5 Description of the Petrol Motor, or Internal -Combustion Engine |
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8 | (1) |
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9 | (4) |
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13 | (2) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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17 | (1) |
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12 Carburation and Carburettors |
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18 | (2) |
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13 The Float-Feed Carburettor |
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20 | (2) |
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14 The Richness of the Mixture |
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22 | (1) |
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23 | (2) |
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16 The Essential Conditions under which Carburettors should most efficiently work |
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25 | (1) |
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26 | (4) |
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30 | (1) |
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19 Blow-Back or Popping in the Carburettor |
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31 | (1) |
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20 Pressure- v. Gravity-Feed for Carburettors |
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31 | (1) |
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20A Water in the Carburettor |
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32 | (1) |
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21 Petrol and its Properties |
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33 | (5) |
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22 Mixing Spirits of Different Densities |
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38 | (1) |
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39 | (2) |
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Some Notes on Crude Petroleum and its Distillates--- |
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24 Origin of Crude Petroleum---Division of its Distillates, &c |
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41 | (1) |
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25 Commercial Products yielded by Crude American Petroleum |
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42 | (1) |
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43 | (2) |
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27 Best-known Brands of Petrol |
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45 | (1) |
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28 Typical Specification for Commercial Petrol |
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46 | (1) |
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29 Petrol Gauges or Tank Indicators |
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46 | (1) |
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30 Straining and Filtering Petrol |
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47 | (1) |
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31 Petrol: its Dangers, and the Precautions to be taken in Using it |
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48 | (2) |
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32 Home Office Regulations as to the Storage of Petrol |
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50 | (5) |
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33 Objectionable Odour of the Exhaust Gases Carburation, &c.--- |
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55 | (1) |
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34 Air required for Combustion |
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55 | (2) |
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35 Weight of Oxygen required |
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57 | (1) |
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36 Weight of Air required |
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57 | (1) |
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37 Composition of Air by Volume |
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57 | (1) |
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38 Relative Volumes of Air and Petrol Spirit |
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57 | (1) |
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57 | (1) |
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40 Relative Volumes of Air and Petrol Vapour |
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57 | (1) |
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41 Relative Volumes of Petrol and Petrol Vapour |
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58 | (1) |
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42 Evaporation of Petrol by Dry Air |
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59 | (1) |
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43 Minimum Temperature of Fuel Vapour |
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59 | (1) |
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44 Fall in Temperature due to Evaporation |
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60 | (1) |
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45 Minimum Temperature of Air before Evaporation of Fuel |
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61 | (1) |
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62 | (1) |
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47 The Use of Oxygen in Petrol Engines |
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62 | (1) |
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48 Combustion Tested by Analysis of Exhaust Gases |
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63 | (3) |
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49 Ideal Conditions for High Efficiency |
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66 | (1) |
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50 Calorific Value of Petrol |
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66 | (1) |
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50A Thermal Efficiency of Heat Engines |
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67 | (2) |
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69 | (1) |
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52 Indicated Horse-Power of a Petrol Engine |
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70 | (1) |
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53 Horse-Power Rating Formulae |
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71 | (2) |
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53A Relation of Catalogue Horse-Power to Cylinder Capacity |
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73 | (1) |
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53B German Rule, Approximated H.P. at Road-Wheels |
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73 | (1) |
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54 Mechanical Efficiency of the Engine |
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74 | (1) |
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55 Fuel Efficiency of the Engine |
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75 | (1) |
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56 Fuel Efficiency of the Car |
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76 | (1) |
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56A Horse-Power at Road-Wheels to drive a Car |
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76 | (1) |
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(a) On an Ordinary Level Road |
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76 | (1) |
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77 | (1) |
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57 Effect of Altitude on Horse-Power |
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77 | (2) |
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79 | (1) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (2) |
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61 The Battery or Accumulator |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (1) |
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63 The Contact-Breaker or Commutator |
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85 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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86 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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87 | (1) |
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68 The Complete Ignition System |
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87 | (1) |
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69 Accumulators, Charging, &c |
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88 | (1) |
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70 Charging from Primary Batteries |
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88 | (1) |
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71 Charging from Electric Mains |
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89 | (1) |
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72 Third Method of Charging |
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89 | (1) |
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89 | (1) |
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74 The Voltage of the Current |
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90 | (1) |
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91 | (1) |
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76 Testing on a Closed Circuit |
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91 | (1) |
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77 Governing and Controlling |
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91 | (2) |
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78 Advancing and Retarding Ignition |
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93 | (1) |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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82 Commutator or Current Distributor |
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96 | (1) |
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83 Governing and Controlling by Throttling the Mixture |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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84A Governing on the Exhaust |
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99 | (1) |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (1) |
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103 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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104 | (1) |
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88B Overheating of the Cylinder |
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104 | (1) |
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88C Non-freezing Solutions |
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105 | (1) |
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105 | (2) |
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107 | (1) |
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90 Back-Firing or Popping |
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107 | (1) |
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108 | (1) |
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91A Driving-through Side-Chains |
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109 | (3) |
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92 Live-Axle or Cardan Drive |
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112 | (1) |
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93 Chain-Drive v. Live-Axle |
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112 | (3) |
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115 | (1) |
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116 | (1) |
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117 | (3) |
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97 The Reversed Cone Clutch |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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98A Remarks relating to Clutches |
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122 | (1) |
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122 | (1) |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (1) |
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126 | (3) |
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103 Testing the Rear or Hub Brakes |
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129 | (1) |
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104 Use of Pedal Brakes v. Side Brakes in Traffic |
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129 | (1) |
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105 Use of the Engine as a Brake |
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130 | (1) |
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106 Points of a Good Brake |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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133 | (1) |
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134 | (4) |
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138 | (1) |
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138 | (1) |
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112 Detachable Non-Skid Bands |
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139 | (1) |
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113 New Tyres on Front v. on Back Wheels |
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139 | (1) |
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113A Stepney Wheels and Detachable Rims |
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139 | (1) |
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140 | (1) |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (1) |
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118 Splash or Spray Lubrication |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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(b) Through a Needle-Valve |
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145 | (1) |
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(c) By Exhaust Gas Pressure |
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145 | (1) |
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119 Forced-Feed Lubrication |
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145 | (2) |
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120 Lubrication of Important Parts |
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147 | (1) |
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121 Gravity Sight-Feed Lubricators |
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148 | (1) |
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148 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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149 | (1) |
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122C Effect of Temperature on Lubrication |
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150 | (1) |
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123 Lubricating Oils for the Cylinders |
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150 | (3) |
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153 | (1) |
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125 Physical Properties of Lubricating Oils |
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154 | (2) |
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126 Cleaning and Lubricating the Chains |
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156 | (1) |
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156 | (2) |
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158 | (3) |
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161 | (2) |
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163 | (1) |
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129B Hints on Cleaning a Car |
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163 | (1) |
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130 Engine Troubles and How to Locate them |
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163 | (2) |
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130A Locating the Faulty Cylinder in a 4-Cylinder Engine |
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165 | (1) |
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131 Other Fuels than Petrol |
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166 | (1) |
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167 | (3) |
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132A Comparative Tests with Benzol and Petrol |
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170 | (1) |
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170 | (1) |
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134 Alcohol, Its Production and Properties |
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171 | (1) |
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172 | (1) |
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136 Advantages claimed for Alcohol as a Fuel |
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137 Some Points against the Use of Alcohol |
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138 Properties, &c., of Alcohol as a Fuel |
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176 | (1) |
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176 | (3) |
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Some Conclusions relating to Alcohol Engines |
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179 | (1) |
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141 Safe Fuel for Submarines and Other Hazardous Cases |
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180 | (1) |
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142 Alcohol enriched by Acetylene as a Fuel |
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181 | (1) |
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143 Low-Speed High-Compression v. High-Speed Low-Compression Alcohol Engines |
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182 | (1) |
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144 Final Remarks relating to Alcohol Engines |
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183 | (1) |
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184 | (2) |
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186 | (3) |
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189 | (1) |
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148 Brief Description of the Principal Aerial Motors |
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189 | (8) |
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APPENDIX. Resistance due to the Wind |
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Weight of Motors in Relation to Horse-Power |
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198 | (1) |
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City Guilds Motor Car Engineering Syllabus |
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199 | (4) |
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City Guilds Examination Papers |
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203 | (8) |
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Polytechnic Examination Papers |
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