Hudson Super Six 1916, Справочник

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Don't expect the motor to warm up in a minute any more than you expect a kettle to boil as soon as it is set on
the stove. It takes time to heat.
Take into consideration the fact that cold solidifies the lubricant in the transmission, rear axle, and other parts
of the car. Therefore, it requires greater energy on the part of the self-starter to revolve the motor.
If the clutch is in, you of course revolve most of the transmission gears. After a car has been standing over
night in a cold garage or sufficiently long at the curb to become thoroughly chilled, throw out the clutch when
cranking. This eliminates the drag of the transmission gears plowing through the solidified grease.
There is another detail connected with the correct way of starting the motor when cold, which helps to obtain
a quick start. Allow the electric starter to turn over for a few moments before meshing the gears to crank the
motor. This is advantageous because it produces a hotter spark due to the fact that the storage battery is not
supplying as much current for cranking purposes after the motor is in action.
Danger of Freezing Water Circulation
With the advent of cold weather, cover the radiator with a hood or blanket.
As soon as you are certain these cold spells are coming, use a small quantity of antifreeze solution mixed into
the water in the radiator. just as soon as freezing weather has become a certainty, drain out all the water and fill
with a mixture 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 sure that the motor and radiator we drained.
If the solution in the radiator is allowed to become thin, due to evaporation of the alcohol, the radiator will
start to freeze at the bottom. Starting the motor in a cold garage or running the car out of doors, will not thaw it
out. In other words, after you have started away and then find the motor is beginning to steam and heat up through
lack of water circulation, do not attempt to relieve it by continuing to run the motor. Find the nearest warm garage
and, if possible, turn hot water onto the bottom of the radiator until the steaming has ceased. This indicates that
the circulation is again free.
Washing of the Car
When received a car is new, clean and neat thing of beauty. Why not keep it in this condition?
The car should be regularly and systematically cleaned and renovated. The varnish on a new car is always
benefited by an occasional washing with clear, pure water. The car, even when not in active use, should he
cleaned at stated intervals. In summer. preferably the water should he cool. On a new car occasional washing with
cold water serves to harden the varnish and increase its brilliancy. During the winter, if the washing is performed
in a warm place, the use of cold water for an
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