Pages 6–10 (5 pages)
Operation and How to Drive
From the Chalmers Light Six Model 26 Instruction Book
How to order repair parts and write to the factory, then step-by-step directions for putting the car in service, starting the motor with the cowl switch or the crank, setting the spark and throttle levers, shifting the three-speed gate-type lever, stopping and reversing. The "How to Drive" chapter gives advice on smooth starting, using the brakes, breaking in a new car, hill climbing in second speed, bad roads, sand, traffic, the foot accelerator and skidding.
Read this section free, starting at page 6What this section covers
- Repairs and correspondence
- Putting the car in service
- Starting and stopping the motor
- Gear shifting and reversing
- Hill climbing, bad roads and traffic
- Braking and skidding
- Make
- Chalmers
- Vehicle
- Passenger Cars
- Type
- Owner's Manual
- Models
- Chalmers "Light Six" Model 26 (5-passenger touring car, coupelet)
- Pages
- 51
What’s inside
Book of instructions
- Title Pages, Contents and IntroductionThe cover, a frontispiece of the 5-passenger touring car, the title page with the coupelet, the contents and illustration lists, and the Chalmers introduction to owners.pp. 1–5
- Operation and How to Drivepp. 6–10
- Directions for Lubrication and Semi-Monthly InspectionA chassis plan view (Fig. 2) showing where to lubricate and with what, a lubrication schedule by mileage from every 100 miles to every 2,000 miles, and a checklist for inspecting compression, ignition, water system, gear shifting, brakes, steering, springs and bolts.pp. 11–13
- Principle of the Four-Cycle Motor and the Five SystemsThe four strokes of a T-head motor explained by comparison with a muzzle-loading rifle, and an outline of the car's five systems: gasoline, circulation, ignition, lubrication and transmission.pp. 14–15
- Gasoline Systempp. 16–19
- Ignition Systempp. 20–23
- Water Circulation SystemThermo-siphon cooling with no water pump: filling the radiator, the overflow pipe, fan belt tension set with the eccentric bracket, and flushing the radiator, cylinder jackets and carburetor water jacket.pp. 24–25
- Lubrication Systempp. 26–29
- Power Transmission Systempp. 30–34
- Electric Starting and Lighting Systemspp. 35–40
- Proper Care of Motorpp. 41–45
- Running Gear, Cold Weather, Troubles and IndexAccording to the contents list, these pages hold the running gear chapter with brake construction (Fig. 16), cold weather procedure, troubles, miscellaneous suggestions, how to wash the car, and the index. The scan has no text layer for most of these pages.pp. 46–51