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Reference Book

HUDSON Super Six

1916

MODEL

FIRST EDITION

Содержание Super Six 1916

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Страница 4: ... TROUBLE 18 20 If Motor Stops 18 Reasons for Motor Missing 19 If Motor Lacks Power 19 Electric Cranking Fails 20 Failure of Motor to Start 20 If Motor Knocks 20 Reasons for Overheating 20 LEARN TO DRIVE YOUR HUDSON CAR PROPERLY 21 The Oiling System 22 The Care of the Clutch 26 Front Axle Adjustments 26 WHEEL 26 THE HUDSON REAR AXLE 28 32 Lubrication 28 Adjustment of Wheels 28 Adjustment of Gears 2...

Страница 5: ... Starting the Engine 61 The Complete Starting Operation 61 The Motor Generator 62 The Motor Clutch 62 The Generator Clutch 62 Lubrication 62 LAMP SPECIFICATIONS 63 INFORMATION ON STORAGE BATTERIES 65 Storage Battery 65 Charging Battery from an Outside Source 65 Offices of The Electric Storage Battery Company 66 Exide Battery Depots 66 Care of Battery when Car is in Storage or Laid Up for Winter 68...

Страница 6: ...37 How to Turn Corners 45 Wiring Diagram 52 Side View of Generator 53 Motor Brushes 54 Generator Brushes 55 Spark Plug 56 Distributor 57 Automatic Advance Governor 58 The Dimmer 59 Wiring Diagram 60 Lamp Specifications 63 Meaning of Conventional Characters 64 Charging Circuit Diagram 67 Hydrometer Syringe 69 Storage Battery 70 Rear Axle 2 ...

Страница 7: ...ements have made for exceptional performance While these are not apparent to the eye they may be immediately sensed by any driver who will spend a few moments at the wheel After this experience one is interested in learning something of the construction which permits such constant pulling ability coupled with smoothness and flexibility In judging the power of a motor the important factor is the ab...

Страница 8: ...ns of a patented system of eliminating vibration makes a motor low in absorbed horse power and proportionately high in transmitted horse power As an illustration the average six cylinder motor in use today having a capacity of about 300 cubic inches seldom develops more than 55 horse power at 2000 revolutions It is not possible to run such a motor continuously at speeds of 2500 revolutions as this...

Страница 9: ...d gives perfect vaporization without having to use an excess of gasoline to obtain that result To sum up the driver may stamp on the accelerator pedal and open the throttle valve with impunity but the mixing device takes care of itself proportioning the gasoline and air to the requirements of the motor with a precision which only a pneumatically controlled device can attain This improvement which ...

Страница 10: ...This eccentric holds the plunger away from the cam which actuates it at low speeds but allows it to come closer to the cam as the motor speed is increased The pump has a short stroke when the motor is idling at the curb or running lowly but the minute the throttle is opened wide the pump plunger stroke is immediately increased in proportion Before the motor has had time to pick up speed the pump i...

Страница 11: ... and lighting unit is of the two Pole type and is mounted at the rear of the motor and driven by the pump shaft The coupling which drives the generator is easily removable as is the generator itself To facilitate the lining up of the generator it is piloted in the rear crank case leg this pilot hole being bored at the same operation as the pump shaft bushing To support the forward end of the gener...

Страница 12: ...h altitudes or for transcontinental work which involves long trips across the desert The water pump is of an improved design The pump body and impeller are of a special aluminum alloy which will resist the action of chemicals in the water to the maximum degree There are no pipes or hose connections between the pump and the cylinder bloc These are eliminated by bolting the pump directly to the face...

Страница 13: ...iving mechanism is taken through the suspension springs This minimizes shocks and twisting strains which would otherwise be transmitted through the torque arm to the chassis at the same time cushioning such strain by absorbing the shocks in the spring itself This is known as the Hotchkiss type of drive and has been in use on our Light Six models for the past three seasons It is gaining in populari...

Страница 14: ...gs including the thrust bearings are provided with oil ducts to insure efficient lubrication The transmission has four speeds three forward and one reverse The gear ratios have been developed with a view to affording the maximum engine efficiency at those speeds which will be most used for climbing hills Propeller Shaft Drive The propeller shaft which transmits the power from the transmission to t...

Страница 15: ...lass cannot reflect the lights of a car coming from behind and for the same reason gives a much better vision ahead It is far safer than the vertical type of windshield In addition to the saving of weight occasioned by shortening the top and the improved vision there is also a tendency to divert the wind current away from the driver The inclined windshield may be considered an improvement from thi...

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Страница 17: ... when the motor is cold If the motor does not start in a few seconds stop cranking and review in your mind the instructions given above and the accuracy with which you have followed them Continuous cranking exhausts the battery and will not help in starting the motor if you are out of gasoline or if you have used the choke or the gasoline feed regulator injudiciously The Vacuum Feed System for the...

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Страница 20: ...obbers If for any reason you are unable to obtain satisfactory advice locally write the factory We will give you the benefit of our experience Remember that in winter a thinner grade of oil must be used owing to its tendency to congeal at low temperatures In summer a medium grade of oil must be used on account of the higher temperature at which the motor operates A tendency to overheat indicated b...

Страница 21: ...cylinder bloc 8 The check valve on top of the Vacuum tank which shuts off the suction from the intake pipe may not be seating properly and gasoline is being drawn through into the intake This will cause continual missing an cylinders No 4 5 and 6 For further details see the instruction book on the Vacuum system or take the car to the nearest Stewart Service Station 9 If any wires in the entire ele...

Страница 22: ... advanced too far See directions for timing the distributor page 56 2 Too rich a mixture See that choke is open If in HOT position run carburetor on cold air instead of hot air 3 Motor speed too slow in pulling on hills or through bad roads on direct drive The remedy is to shift to a lower speed 4 Loose connecting rod bearings Light knock at high speed 5 Crank shaft bearing loose Heavy pounding at...

Страница 23: ... eyes off the road This lever is right at hand and there is no more reason for looking at it than there is for looking for your pocket when you take out your watch When you have mastered these things you may take the car out and drive it faster As you gain confidence in your ability to operate the car you will find that it steers easily and is no more difficult to run than a bicycle The actions of...

Страница 24: ...st the same manner as the pedal controls the strength of tone in a piano Do not leave the car standing at the curb with the ignition switch on and the motor stopped This wastes current and if allowed to continue for any length of time may result in burning up the ignition coil If you are in doubt as to your ability to operate the car along the lines we have laid out seek the advice of our dealer r...

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Страница 26: ...s for deciding not to make any further investigation until such a place is reached be sure that the oil reservoir contains an excess of oil and on no account drive the car at a speed of more than 25 miles an hour It is very unlikely that you will ever experience trouble of this nature but we believe a warning is worth while Oiling System Diagram FOR THE FIRST 1 000 MILES NEVER DRIVE THE CAR AT A S...

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Страница 28: ...Whitmore Anti Friction No 5 as the most desirable lubricant This also applies to all other steering connections Timken bearings are used in the front wheels The wheel hubs are 91 pressed steel construction and therefore extremely sturdy The bearing retainers are for the purpose of confining the lubricant and are not disturbed by the removal of the wheel The wheel bearings should be adjusted by the...

Страница 29: ... way to check this alignment is with the distance stick shown in the illustration To adjust the distance rod it is necessary to remove one of the bolts so that the clamp screw can be loosened and the clevis adjusted by turning on the threads of the distance rod Any backlash in the axle knuckles and clevises should be taken up by straining the wheels outward in front before setting the distance by ...

Страница 30: ...eration we provide a special puller included in the tool kit A in rear axle illustration is the adjusting nut for the bearing B and C is the locking bolt for adjusting nut A After removing the locking bolt C tighten A by turning towards the right A special wrench is furnished with the tool equipment for this purpose In making this adjustment care should be taken not to take up all the play on one ...

Страница 31: ...n or out to remedy this condition The adjustments should be made as follows Remove the differential cover plate on the rear of the axle housing Take off the differential bearing adjustment locks arid back off slightly the bolts holding the bearing caps in place so that the adjusting nut can be turned easily Only loosen a very little as the threads in these caps will become cross threaded if the bo...

Страница 32: ...sen the check nut at E This is the lower and smaller nut of the two By screwing up turning from left to right in a clockwise direction the adjusting nut the lower portion of the brake band may be drawn closer to the brake drum When this is drawn up so close that the thickness of a visiting card is all the clearance allowed between the brake lining and the drum the check nut E should be tightened s...

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Страница 34: ... The Gasoline System The gasoline is carried in a 20 gallon tank hung at the rear of the car There is an indicator in this tank which shows the amount of gasoline carried The indicator may be removed for purposes of adjustment or repair Its construction is extremely simple the indicating action being obtained by means of a rectangular cork float running in a guide and revolving a twisted strip of ...

Страница 35: ...ry interesting booklet and parts list on their system a copy of which is included in the equipment of every Hudson car On no account attempt to take the tank apart or make adjustments to it unless you have thoroughly familiarized yourself with the principles on which it operates It is a simple device but a novice can easily make trouble for himself unless he understands the mechanism thoroughly be...

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Страница 39: ... therefore the general economy will be increased It will not actually result in a saving in fuel cost but it will mean much less annoyance and at least not more than equal cost With a low grade fuel it is necessary to choke the motor and frequently to prime it before the fuel will ignite and the motor can be started It is then necessary to run the motor with the choke closed for two or three minut...

Страница 40: ...s between the leaves and destroys the effectiveness of the lubricant In this condition the springs stiffen up because the leaves cannot slide freely against one another Lubrication of the spring leaves and shackle bolts is the best way to insure long life to the springs THE CAUSE FOR SPRING BREAKAGE IS NOT ENTIRELY LIMITED TO NEGLECT OF LUBRICATION Perhaps the most common cause is the loosening up...

Страница 41: ...Lubricants At Low Temperatures The stagnation and solidifying of the lubricants is another point that must be taken into consideration during the winter months Oil cannot flow as fast when it is cold as when it is thoroughly warmed up Racing the motor after starting particularly after it has been standing in a cold garage is very apt to cause burned out bearings This is simply because the oil did ...

Страница 42: ...the order of their importance we have first hard starting second danger of freezing the circulating system with consequent breakage of cylinder water jackets radiator or pump third faulty lubrication due to the sluggish action of lubricants in cold weather and fourth the increased attention required by the storage battery These four general conditions cover everything motor car owners have to cont...

Страница 43: ...xture of the following proportions For 5 deg below zero Alcohol 15 Glycerin 15 Water 70 For 10 deg below zero Alcohol 18 Glycerin 18 Water 64 If you desire to use a combination of alcohol and water only it should be mixed in proportions of 35 alcohol to 65 water If for any reason you do not use an antifreeze solution but decide to drain the water from the car every night for a certain period make ...

Страница 44: ...it will harm the varnish to apply water and attempt to remove these dry crusty accumulations at once All such surfaces should have plenty of fresh clean water run down in an easy volume over the finish Continue this practice until the dirt encrusted surface is thoroughly soaked up Then let the work stand for 15 or 20 minutes for the water to so act on the body of dirt and mud that under a fresh fl...

Страница 45: ...so poisoned with deleterious fumes that the finish on the irregularly and too infrequently washed car is spotted and deprived of its luster in a comparatively short time Moreover loss of luster is a direct result of improper and infrequent washing Care of Enamel on Hood and Fenders Notwithstanding the extreme care and pains taken in enameling and careful washing the finish on these parts will show...

Страница 46: ...of him CITIES CONTROL TRAFFIC The lack of consideration on the part of a few careless drivers has resulted in the adoption of very strict municipal regulations governing traffic Those who are familiar with city traffic regulations and apply them as well on country roads will not be likely to encounter difficulties The burning of at least three lamps including two head or side and one tail lamp is ...

Страница 47: ...ment to afford absolute safety ACCIDENTS NOT DUE TO LOSING CONTROL OF THE CAR Accidents are not due to the driver losing control of the car in many instances but are more likely due to his losing control of himself One is not an expert driver until he intuitively performs the operations which control the car just as he walks or reaches out for an object WHEN THE CAR SKIDS Although the driver feels...

Страница 48: ...utiously and slowly The other reasons are obvious WATCH YOUR CAR CLOSELY You will very soon become accustomed to all of the noises your car makes and any sound be it ever so slight will be immediately perceptible DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS The natural inclination of the driver is to throw out the clutch in coasting down hill or driving over rough roads This should not be done Keep the motor pulling ...

Страница 49: ...t Hence the necessity of retarding it whenever there is no work to be done as in coasting or idling The idling has been reduced to a minimum by the introduction of the self starter The coasting has been made more pleasant by the Six which has the same continuous pull as a brake as it has torque when functioning as a motor The pickup is much improved if the spark is gradually advanced as the motor ...

Страница 50: ...in amount of satisfaction in knowing that you are equipped to help a fellow motorist who is less careful in this respect In changing a tire jack wrench pliers and sometimes a hammer are necessities If you do not have them with you it may necessitate running many miles on the rim thereby ruining a good cover damaging the rim and perhaps loosening up the spokes in the wheel Carry the tools in the to...

Страница 51: ...lder all connections permanently there would be little work for the service man The vibration of a car will loosen the connections no matter how well the original installation is made Our advice is go to your dealer for an inspection periodically or better still familiarize yourself with your car so that these little attentions will be given by the hand that is so largely responsible for its condi...

Страница 52: ...will flow in the opposite direction i e from the generator to the storage battery because the generator is producing electric current The charging rate increases at higher speeds until approximately 20 miles per hour is reached The current is then at a maximum At still higher speeds the charging rate decreases The highest charging rate is between the speeds of 18 and 25 miles per hour experience h...

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Страница 54: ...e storage battery to flow through these contacts then through terminal 4 to the ignition coil then through the primary winding of the ignition coil and the timing contacts to ground The high tension part of the ignition system produces the spark at each spark plug when the engine is being cranked causing the engine to start and run on its own power Note when the engine is running and delivering cu...

Страница 55: ...tact points breaker and spring are in perfect condition and work freely The contact spring should press the contact points firmly together when the cam is on contact If the contact points show signs of pitting or burning they should be cleaned up so they have sufficient contact Sometimes a file is used to clean these points with the result that the contact surfaces are not parallel Do not file the...

Страница 56: ...f the electrodes porcelains etc is so widely at variance with the type of plug we have found desirable that we feel it is essential to notify owners on this subject The Super Six model is a high compression high speed type of motor and the combustion chamber is comparatively small On this account it is absolutely essential that the electrodes be quite short and of material and size necessary to pr...

Страница 57: ... Ignition Set the spark lever on the steering wheel at the top and see that the advance rod which connects the generator advance lever and sector gear at the base of the steering box is not too long so as to bind the distributor advance ring in the generator This rod should be adjusted so that the yoke end fits into the generator advance lever without any binding when the hand lever on the steerin...

Страница 58: ...ash and serves to transform the low voltage in the primary circuit to a high voltage in the secondary circuit The coil consists of a primary winding of coarse wire wound around an iron core in comparatively few turns and a secondary winding of many turns of fine wire also the necessary insulation mid terminals for wiring connections The coil is equipped with a safety spark gap device to insure aga...

Страница 59: ...goes to the horn button in the steering wheel where the circuit is completed to ground by pushing the button Current for the lights is tapped off the heavy line immediately above terminal No 3 Fig 1 It goes through the circuit breaker and is then distributed to the lights as follows The button on the extreme left of switch i e the extreme right in Fig 1 controls the headlights dim The second butto...

Страница 60: ...ace of fuses It prevents the discharging of the battery or damage to the wiring and lamps horn or ignition in case any of the wires leading to these parts become grounded As long as the lamps horn and ignition are using the normal amount of current the circuit breaker is not affected But in the event of any of the wires becoming grounded an abnormally heavy current is conducted through the circuit...

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Страница 62: ...one some damage to the starting gears It is not reasonable to suppose that an absolutely fool proof piece of apparatus can be devised which will eliminate the possibility of this happening and we therefore take the opportunity of cautioning all owners against being too hasty in assuming that the engine has stopped In the winter time when the curtains are all down and much exterior noise is exclude...

Страница 63: ...ure and the flywheel and permit the gear in mesh with the flywheel to overrun the armature when the engine starts and prevent the armature from being driven at an excessively high speed during the short time the gears are in mesh after the engine is running on its own power The Generator Clutch The generator over running clutch is for the purpose of allowing the armature to revolve at a higher spe...

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Страница 66: ...attery are stamped Pos and Neg To determine the polarity of the charging circuit if a suitable voltmeter is not at hand dip the ends of the two wires into a glass of water in which a teaspoonful of salt has been dissolved care being taken to keep the wires at least an inch apart When the current is turned on fine bubbles of gas will be given off from the NEGATIVE wire The diagram illustrates just ...

Страница 67: ...hern Michigan ST LOUIS H B Marshall Soliciting Agent Fullerton Building For Missouri Nebraska Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas Texas except the Panhandle and El Paso and Western Louisiana DENVER George D Luther Soliciting Agent 1424 Wazee Street For Eastern Montana Wyoming Colorado New Mexico and the Panhandle of Texas and El Paso SAN FRANCISCO Pierson Reeding Co 118 130 New Montgomery Street For Northern...

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Страница 69: ...and add pure water before starting the charge Keep this charging up until the cells gas freely and evenly Test the cells between charging periods to determine if they are all uniform The specific gravity is an indication of the state of charge of the battery A battery discharged below a specific gravity of 1 150 will not crank the engine nor will it burn the lights at full candlepower when the eng...

Страница 70: ...ectrolyte rising in the barrel causes the hydrometer to float In general only enough electrolyte should be drawn to float the hydrometer free of the bottom by about one half to three quarters of art inch The specific gravity reading is taken on the hydrometer at the surface of the electrolyte in the glass barrel If the electrolyte is below the top of the plates or so low that enough cannot be draw...

Страница 71: ... electrolyte to be used for replacing the loss when spilled from the cells or due to broken jars should be the same as that of one of the adjacent cells This can be determined by the use of the hydrometer syringe When new electrolyte is required either to replace loss from spilling or when removing sediment or replacing a broken jar it can he made by mixing chemically pure sulphuric acid of 1 835 ...

Страница 72: ...the battery is fully charged the electrolyte or solution in the cells should have a specific gravity of from 1 275 to 1 300 as indicated by the hydrometer syringe Page 69 The gravity will be lowered due to discharge and when completely discharged will register from 1 150 to 1 175 about 125 points less than when fully charged If one cell regularly requires more water than the others thus lowering t...

Страница 73: ...ed and of all other obligations or liabilities on our part and we neither assume nor authorize any other person to assume for us any other liability in connection with the sale of our vehicles This warranty shall not apply to any vehicle which shall have been repaired or altered outside of our factory in any way so as in our judgment to affect its stability or reliability nor which has been subjec...

Страница 74: ...ving them frequent attention and it is with a view of giving these owners the fullest instruction as to how and when to give this attention that we are offering the following suggestions It would be beneficial to use the instruction book in connection with these suggestions and we will be glad to send one postage paid to any owner who has none upon request The instructions given in the following p...

Страница 75: ...ticularly at the beginning of the season First empty out the antifreeze mixture if this has been used and make a solution of washing soda and water and fill the radiator with this Run the motor slowly for five or ten minutes and then drain off this solution by removing the plug in the bottom of the radiator and the plugs in the engine water jackets Next take a hose and insert it in the radiator fi...

Страница 76: ...ngine oil which must first be mixed together before being poured in This is all that is necessary to do to take care of the clutch Transmission There is a plug at the bottom of the transmission which is used for draining off the oil This should be taken out and the oil drained off If Whitmore Compound in used it may be strained and put back into the transmission again Before replacing the lubrican...

Страница 77: ... house Rims and Tires Remove all the rims and make a mixture of very thin shellac or banana oil and graphite which should be painted on the fello band and the rim in order to prevent mat and to facilitate removal when a puncture or blow out occurs taken in tightening the clamps The proper method of doing this is by starting at the clamp opposite the valve tightening it down slightly then the one o...

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