Books by Victor Wilfred Page Victor Wilfred Pag

The model T Ford car, truck and tractor conversion sets, also Fordson farm tractor and F.A. lighting and starting system, construction, operation and repair

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1921 Excerpt: ...will sometimes become cracked due to freezing of the cooling water or perhaps as a result of a sand or blow hole which opens up from vibration after the cylinder has been used awhile. At the present time the usual practice in repairing cylinders is to fill the depression or crack with iron by the autogenous welding process, although various iron cements may be used for that purpose if the fracture is not serious. A mechanical repair is always possible, i.e., a metal patch can be applied to cover the crack and held in place against a gasket interposed between the plate and the cylinder jacket by small machine screws tapped into the iron. If the crack is of some length it may be repaired by the following method: On the line of the fracture, drill signed; the form at B is the adaptable type for other cars as well as the Ford. It is claimed by the manufacturer that this device can be attached in from fifteen to twenty minutes, ready for work in the field. The various features include an auxiliary cooling system, consisting of a centrifugal pump and a specially designed fan to aid in keeping the power unit cool when working under severe conditions. A device for attachment to the carbureter to prevent dust from entering the engine also is supplied. In mounting the attachment the rear wheels of the motor car are removed and the two driving pinions which mesh with the bull gear on the tractor wheels are attached. All implements are pulled by the attachment itself, thus relieving the chassis of the motor car as much as possible from the strain of the work. The gear reduction is eleven to one. Traction is secured by the semi-concave creepers shown in the illustration. For sandy soil special ten-inch angle creepers are supplied. The two side channels are attached to t...

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