FORD MANUAL, Domestic and Overseas Edition.
Ontario, Published by The Ford Motor Company of Canada, Limited, 1923. First edition,12vo, pp.79 including many detailed diagrams and illustrations of the working and operation of the Model T Ford. Grey paper softcover now detached, spine repaired with sticky tape, cover is worn and has what appears to be stains from oily fingers on several pages minor damp or humidity staining on rear endpapers creases from dog ears in a few places. Else good to very good. Item #196051
A fascinating historical insight into the early days of the Ford Motor Company and the early nature of mass production motoring. This handbook was issued in 1923 - The Model T Ford's biggest year according to Mac's Motor City Garage. The following is an excerpt from the front of the book which illustrates the intricacies and difficulty of keeping the car maintained by comparison to modern vehicles.
What must be done before
starting the car?
Answer No, 1
Before trying to start the car, fill the radiator (by removing cap at top) with clean, fresh water. (Use Anti-freeze mixture in cold weather
—See Answer No. 40.) If perfectly clean water cannot be obtained it is advisable to strain it through muslin or other similar material
to prevent foreign matter from getting in and obstructing the small tubes of the radiator. The system will hold a little less than two
and a half Imperial gallons. (On 1916 and earlier models the cooling system holds not quite three gallons.) It is important that the car
should not be run under its own power unless the water circulating system has been filled. Pour in the water until you are sure that
both radiator and cylinder water jackets -are full. The water will run out of the over-flow pipe onto the ground when the entire water
system has been properly filled. During the first few days that a new car is being driven it is a good plan to examine the radiator
frequently and see that it is kept properly filled. The water supply should be replenished as often as may be found necessary. Soft
rain water, when it is to be had in a clean state, is superior to hard water, which may contain alkalies and other salts which tend to
deposit sediment and clog the radiator. (See chapter on Cooling System.)
What about Gasoline?
Answer No. 2
The eight-gallon gasoline tank should be filled—nearly full—and the supply should never be allowed to get low. Strain the gasoline
through chamois skin, to prevent water and other foreign sub- stances from getting into the tank. Dirt or water in the gasoline is
sure to cause trouble. When filling the tank be sure that there are no naked flames within several feet, as the vapor is extremely volatile
and travels rapidly. Always be careful about lighting matches near where gasoline has been spilled, as the air within a radius
of several feet is permeated with the highly explosive vapor. The gasoline tank may be drained by opening the pet cock in the
sediment bulb at the bottom.
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