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THE MODERN MOTOR ENGINEER (4 VOLUMES)

by Arthur W. Judge

Published by The Caxton Publishing Company Ltd.. 1948

Almost very good condition. 4th edition. New and Revised Edition. A practical work on the maintenance, running, adjustment and repair of automobiles of all types and on the management of garages. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles to spines. B/w photos and diagrams.

Reprint of Fourth Edition. Bumping and wear to spines and corners to varying degrees; a little fraying to cloth on a couple of volumes. Marks and scuffs to covers. Foxing, a few finger marks to margins, and some page browning present - contents generally very nice despite this.

Stock no. 2140396

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Contents

  • VOLUME I:
  • 1. Introductory
  • 2. Garage Small Tools, Machines and Gauges
  • 3. Dismantling the Engine
  • 4. Cleaning the Components - Decarbonising
  • 5. Removal and Replacement of Pistons, Rings, and Valves
  • 6. Valve Repairs and Adjustments
  • 7. The Piston Rings
  • 8. The Piston
  • 9. The Connecting Road and Main Bearings
  • 10. Crankshaft Operations
  • 11. The Cylinders
  • 12. The Engine-Lubrication System
  • 13. Lubrication of Motor Vehicles
  • 14. Automobile Radiators; Maintenance and Repairs
  • 15. Garage Costing and Accounts
  • VOLUME II:
  • 1. Servicing High-Speed Oil Engines
  • 2. The Garage and its Equipment
  • 3. The Equipment of Larger Garages
  • 4. Breakdown Equipment
  • 5. Car Elevating for Inspection and Repair
  • 6. The Fuel System and Carburettor
  • 7. The Clutch
  • 8. The Gear-Box
  • VOLUME III:
  • 1. The Back Axle
  • 2. The Suspension
  • 3. The Front Axle and Steering
  • 4. The Brakes
  • 5. Chassis-Frame Repairs
  • 6. The Wheels and Tyres
  • 7. Care and Renovation of Coachwork
  • 8. Sheet-Metal Fabrication
  • 9. Sheet Metal in Automobile Work
  • 10. Miscellaneous Automobile Repairing
  • 11. Repairing Aluminium and Cast-Iron Castings by Welding, Soldering, and Brazing
  • 12. Heat-Treatment of Metals and Alloys
  • 13. Building Up Worn Parts
  • VOLUME IV:
  • 1.The Ignition System
  • 2. Magneto Ignition
  • 3. Sparking Plugs
  • 4. The Startinga nd Lighting System
  • 5. The Dynamo or Generator
  • 6. The Starting Motor
  • 7. Electrical Repairs and Armature Rewinding
  • 8. The Lighting Circuit and Headlamps
  • 9. Automobile Batteries
  • 10. The Law and the Motor Vehicle

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