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A practical manual for early motor-vehicle owners provides step-by-step guidance on purchasing, equipping, operating, and maintaining a four-cylinder automobile. It explains engine principles, carburetor and ignition care, lubrication, cooling, battery, tires, brakes, gears, bearings, mufflers, and chassis troubles, and offers diagnostic methods for common faults. Seasonal advice covers winter heating and cooling, hot-weather management, tire expansion, and fire prevention, while practical chapters address driving technique, skidding, gear shifting, touring, and minimizing fuel and repair costs. Emphasis is on hands-on first-aid repairs and systematic troubleshooting so owners can identify and remedy most ordinary problems and avoid unnecessary garage dependence.
Engine designed with too high compression, causing pre-ignition when throttle is wide open.
There are, of course, many other causes which contribute to the little noises which accompany the car along the road, but the novice will find here the most common ones, and by a process of elimination may arrive at his particular bane; to find it naturally suggests the cure. Therefore, stop that knocking.