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- Page 1 Reference Book HUDSON Super Six 1916 MODEL FIRST EDITION...
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
If Motor Lacks Power Electric Cranking Fails Failure of Motor to Start If Motor Knocks Reasons for Overheating LEARN TO DRIVE YOUR HUDSON CAR PROPERLY The Oiling System The Care of the Clutch Front Axle Adjustments WHEEL THE HUDSON REAR AXLE... - Page 5 Care of Enamel on Hood and Fenders Cleaning of Nickel-plated Parts ADVICE TO THE DRIVER Carry a Complete Tool Equipment THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM 50-62 The Electric System in the New Hudson Super-Six Generator Circuit Motor Circuit Ignition Circuit Distributor and Timer Spark Plugs...
- Page 6 Page Brake Adjustment The Gasoline System The Vacuum Tank The Hudson Carburetor Carburetor Gasoline Level Lubricating Chart How to Turn Corners Wiring Diagram Side View of Generator Motor Brushes Generator Brushes Spark Plug Distributor Automatic Advance Governor The Dimmer Wiring Diagram...
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Page 7: Introduction
And with these added improvements we must have still more ease and comfort in riding and greater flexibility and smoothness in the power plant. The Style of the Hudson car from the fashion standpoint does not interest us here; the purpose of this article being a technical description. - Page 8 V-type eight and twelve cylinder motor was developed. For some time, the Hudson engineers had been viewing the problem with the same knowledge as their associates who were favoring the smaller bore motor. But they set about eliminating the trouble by a revision of the crank shaft construction, rather than by using more cylinders in order to decrease the weight of the reciprocating parts.
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Page 9: Carburetor
"load" or flood the intake pipe at low speeds. The new Hudson carburetor is therefore of a different type, developed by Hudson engineers, especially for this new motor. It may be said to be "pneumatically controlled" since no action of the driver can possibly alter the proportioning of gasoline and air. -
Page 10: General
main bearings in a continuous stream. The lower gutter feeds the oil directly into No. 2 trough. The splash from No. 2 oil trough feeds No. 3, and so on until No. 6 oil trough is reached, at which time the oil flows back into the reservoir. -
Page 11: Electrical Starting And Lighting Unit
From this point on to full advance, the spark is automatically controlled. This feature, which has now been incorporated on Hudson cars for the past two seasons, minimizes the possibility of the spark advance being injudiciously used by the driver of the car, thereby imposing excessive load on the bearings and reciprocating parts. -
Page 12: Cooling System
Frame The new Hudson frame has been improved in many ways. Departing from the conventional parallel side members which necessitate off-setting to obtain proper frame width, the new Hudson frame has perfectly straight side members arranged in a gradual taper from front to rear. -
Page 13: Springs
Brakes The brakes are of construction common to Hudson cars for the past two seasons and have called for practically no improvement. They are large in diameter and ample in braking area. Leverage has been worked out in a manner which insures the maximum amount of braking effect with the minimum effort on the part of the driver. -
Page 14: Steering Gear
Clutch The clutch is of multiple disc, cork insert type, such as has been used on Hudson cars for six seasons with practically no change in design. It is noiseless in action and engages so smoothly as to be entirely free from jerking. -
Page 15: Arrangement Of Instruments On Dash
Arrangement of Instruments on Dash The instrument board is arranged to carry its accessories in the center where they may be adequately illuminated at night. The dash illuminator has a metal shroud which may be removed for the purpose of inserting an inspection lamp. -
Page 17: How To Start The Motor
The Vacuum Feed System for the gasoline is explained in detail in the booklet included with this Reference Book sent out with every new Hudson car. It is seldom, if ever, necessary to fill the vacuum tank by any other means than those outlined. -
Page 20: Use Good Motor Oil
IT IS NOT ECONOMICAL TO BUY CHEAP OIL. ALWAYS BUY THE BEST AND USE IT AS WE RECOMMEND. We suggest you consult the nearest Hudson dealer and obtain his recommendations before purchasing oils offered you by local jobbers. If for any reason you are unable to obtain satisfactory advice locally, write the factory. -
Page 21: Reasons For Motor Missing
Reasons for Motor Missing 1. Short circuited spark plug. Points not adjusted .025" to .028". 2. Partially short circuited or broken secondary terminals. 3. Poor contact between the various ends and clips of wiring. 4. Loss of compression in one or more cylinders. Valves may be stuck. -
Page 22: Electric Cranking Fails
8. Flat tires. 9, Improper adjustment of the gasoline regulator or dirt in the compartment immediately under the regulator. Electric Cranking Fails 1. Loose battery connections. 2. Depleted battery. 3. Motor brush contact on commutator faulty. Failure of Motor to Start 1. -
Page 23: Learn To Drive Your Hudson Car Properly
Learn How to Drive Your Hudson Car Properly Start the motor as instructed on page 15. See that the spark lever is set in Position 3 inches from the top of the quadrant. The throttle lever should be open just enough to permit the engine running without danger of stalling it through injudicious use of the clutch. -
Page 24: The Oiling System
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 rather than that of your friends who are driving other cars. Every Hudson dealer knows the best way to drive a Hudson car and we want you to learn to drive it that way. - Page 26 If you are any distance from the nearest Hudson dealer or a repair shop and have good reasons 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.
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Page 28: The Care Of The Clutch
The Care of the Clutch Renewing the oil and lubricating the clutch throw out collar are practically the only attentions necessary from the owner. The clutch adjustment should be inspected periodically, preferably by the dealer's mechanics. The fact that the cork inserts become saturated with oil makes it comparatively difficult to abuse this clutch as compared with other types. - Page 29 Next, measure with a tape or stick the distance between these lines at a point opposite the hub; turn the wheels half a revolution and measure again. The distance between the two results is the average, allowing for a slight wobble, and should be 5/16"...
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Page 30: Lubrication
REAR AXLE Lubrication Whitmore Compound No. 45 is used to fill the rear axle housing, 5½ pounds being the quantity required. Filling the housing too full will cause the grease to work out at the rear wheels and front end of the pinion shaft. When this occurs, it will be necessary to lower the level, clean out the case, remove grease from shafts, and renew the felt washers located at the above mentioned places. -
Page 31: Adjustment Of Brakes
operation. Take up the play between the bearings until there is no end motion, but do not bind or cause the shaft to turn hard. Line up the slots in both adjusting nuts, then turn both toward the right to bring the pinion deeper into mesh with the ring gear, or toward the left to withdraw, The proper amount of back lash between the teeth of the ring gear and pinion is from 006"... - Page 32 These brakes are enclosed and it is therefore necessary to remove the wheel for any adjustment to the band itself. For all ordinary purposes, the adjustment is made by shortening the rod "A" This brings the cam lever forward, thereby expanding the brakes. The wheels should spin freely without any signs of dragging. It is therefore essential that the rear of the car should be jacked up when making adjustments of the internal broke, If the brake lining is worn out, proportionately mom movement of the cam will be required before the brake will grip.
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Page 34: The Gasoline System
If the brake squeaks, due to improper adjustment, it is because some portion of the brake has been allowed to do most of the work and as a result, the lining is worn down to the rivets, which are probably bearing on the brake drum. -
Page 35: The Hudson Carburetor
The Stewart Company have issued a very 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. -
Page 39: Use Good Gasoline
Every Hudson owner should try a tank full of 70 test gasoline. He will soon be convinced that it is well worth the extra cost. -
Page 40: The Springs
This is unavoidable with any style of storage battery. We therefore urge every Hudson owner, who has a private garage, to install some heating system to facilitate starting and save gasoline and the storage battery. If a stove is not desirable, a 100-watt tungsten lamp placed under the hood and left burning every night will go a long way toward keeping up the temperature. -
Page 41: Action Of Lubricants At Low Temperatures
Take out the spark plugs and pour in each cylinder a spoonful of castor oil. Then replace the plugs. Drain all oil from the reservoir and pour in a gallon of castor oil, then allow the motor to run a few minutes until you know this oil has had an opportunity to cover all the connecting rod hearings and other moving parts on the inside of the motor, The battery should show a specific gravity of from 1-275 to 1.300 at the time you are storing away the car. -
Page 42: How To Care For Your Automobile In The Winter
Our experience has shown that Whitmore Compound No. 45 has a consistency of warm tar when used in territories that are subject to temperatures of more than five below zero. Unlike the common cylinder oil and grease, it is still an excellent lubricant when in this state and the heat of the motor soon brings it back to its normal condition. -
Page 43: Danger Of Freezing Water Circulation
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. -
Page 44: Clean Top First
occasional washing may be continued, but cold water applied in a cold place at a frigid season of the year is injurious to the varnish. When the car is in daily use or following each period of road service, the varnish should be washed, top cleaned and the interior furnishings of the car renovated. -
Page 45: Finish Cracked And Spotted By Mud
of soft water and Castile soap. Begin at the first part of the car washed, proceed to Pass the chamois over the surface with just sufficient pressure to take up (he water with the exception of a mist, which will quickly evaporate, To attempt to wipe the car perfectly dry in all parts will result in injury to the luster of the finish. -
Page 46: Advice To The Driver
Advice to the Driver One of the first things that a new driver learns is the advantage to be derived from consideration and courtesy extended to others using the public highway. Most drivers know that they we expected to turn to the right when approaching a vehicle, or to the left in overtaking arid passing a slow moving vehicle going in the same direction. - Page 47 APPROACHING RAILROADS - In approaching a railroad crossing, especially if there is an incline or grade, the car should be dropped back into second speed and the approach made carefully, first to determine whether to make the crossing or not, and second, to be in position to accelerate your car suddenly with very little chance of stalling your motor.
- Page 48 When turning a corner on asphalt pavements which are slippery, it frequently occurs that the front wheels skid. In a case of this kind immediate action is necessary. It will usually be found that by applying the brakes suddenly for a moment so as to lock the wheels, the rear end of the car will skid in the direction in which the car is to be turned.
- Page 49 There is nothing complicated nor complex about the HUDSON SUPER-SIX. There are no inaccessible parts that should interfere with ready adjustments, Familiarize yourself with every detail of the car as it is explained in this book and You will have greater confidence in venturing over any road at any distance from a repair station.
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Page 50: Carry A Complete Tool Equipment
If you work fast and hard, you wear out more quickly, and so does an automobile. Tires, for instance, last twice as long on a car that is driven at fifteen miles an hour as they do upon cars that are driven at thirty miles an hour. -
Page 51: The Electric System
The Electric S y s t e m Fifty per percent of all electrical troubles, whether oil your automobile or in your home, are due to faulty contacts and loose connections in the wiring. If it were possible to solder all connections permanently, there would be little work for the service man. -
Page 52: The Electric System In The New Hudson Super-Six
The Electric System in the New Hudson Super-Six Further progress has been made towards improving and simplifying the starting, lighting and ignition system. The single unit system is retained, i e., the motor and generator form one unit, the ignition distributor being separately mounted and driven by means of spiral gears from the pump shaft. -
Page 54: Motor Circuit
Motor Circuit When the starting gears are meshed as explained under "Generator Circuit," further depression of the starting pedal causes the generator switch to break contact, thus opening the generator circuit. When the starting pedal is FULLY depressed the motor brushes make contact with the motor commutator, thus closing the motor circuit, and the cranking operation commences. - Page 55 The rotor carries a contact button (Page 58) which serves to close the high tension circuit to the spark plug in the proper cylinder. Beneath the distributor head and rotor is the timer. This is provided with a screw in the center of the shaft, the loosening of which allows the cam to be turned in either direction to secure the proper timing;...
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Page 56: Spark Plugs
This has the effect of automatically advancing the spark to the correct position in proportion to the engine. speed. The hand spark control is for the purpose of securing proper timing for various conditions, such as starting, difference in gasoline, variable weather conditions and for higher speed, A wrench is furnished with the car to fit adjusting nut (Page 57) also a thickness gauge on this wrench for the contact points, and a thicker gauge for the spark plug points. -
Page 57: To Time The Ignition
The correct gap for the standard plug on the Hudson Super-Six is from .025" to .028". Symptoms of pre-ignition are, back-firing in the carburetor and missing under a heavy pull, especially on long hills where the constant load has a tendency to heat the motor above normal temperatures. -
Page 58: The Ignition Coil
Loosen cam and set to break at this point. The adjusting screw on the cam must always be act down tight after changing this adjustment. The spark occurs the instant the timer contacts are open. In checking the timing, the cam should be held on tension in the opposite direction of rotation so that all back lash is taken up when rotor button comes under No. -
Page 59: Utility Circuits
when the motor is not running, the current passing through the coil will heat the resistance wire, thereby increasing its resistance to a point where very little current will pass. This insures against waste of current and damage to the ignition coil and timer contacts. No attention is necessary except occasional inspections to insure that there are good connections between the wires and terminals, and that the top of the coil between the connections is clean. -
Page 60: The Circuit Breaker
It is necessary to remove the switch in order to bind up one or more coils as shown below. The switch is held in place by four bolts which pass through the housing at the back of the switch. When these bolts are loosened. the housing will fall down. -
Page 62: Take Care In Starting The Engine
If the circuit breaker indicates a grounded wire, the cover of the junction block on the dash should be removed and the line which is grounded should be opened at the terminal on the junction block. If the circuit breaker stops vibrating when this is done, the ground must be in the line after it leaves the junction block. -
Page 63: The Motor Generator
The Motor Generator The motor generator, operating as a motor, receives its energy from the storage battery and transmits it through the motor clutch to the flywheel for cranking the engine. The motor generator, operating as a generator, receives its energy from the engine through an extension of the pump shaft, and delivers electrical energy for the charging of the storage battery, and for operating the lights, horn and ignition. -
Page 66: Information On Storage Batteries
INFORMATION ON STORAGE BATTERIES Storage Battery The 3-X-15-1 storage battery used with the Electric Cranking, Lighting and Ignition System is designed especially for it and is made by The Electric Storage Battery Co. of Philadelphia, Pa., whose products for the automobile trade are known as "Exide"... -
Page 67: Offices Of The Electric Storage Battery Company
Offices of the Electric Storage Battery Co. BOSTON: 60 State Street For Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Eastern Connecticut NEW YORK: 100 Broadway For New Yolk (except Northwestern New York), Western Connecticut and Northern New Jersey PHILADELPHIA: 19th Street and Allegheny Avenue For Eastern Pennsylvania, Southern New Jersey, Delaware and Eastern Shore (if Maryland WASHINGTON: 1828 L Street. -
Page 69: Care Of Battery When Car Is In Storage Or Laid Up For Winter
Care of Battery When Car is in Storage or Laid Up for the Winter When a car is idle or in storage for my considerable period, the. battery should not be left on the car without proper attention. If the car is to be out of service as long as one month, but less than two, be careful to add water to the cells just before the last time the car is used and endeavor then to run the car so that the battery will be as nearly fully charged as possible. -
Page 70: Hydrometer Syringe
1150 indicates battery completely discharged. An exhausted battery should be given a full charge at once.) Hydrome syringes are not a part of the electric system, but can be purchased from the Hudson Motor Car Co., or from The Electric Storage Battery Co., Philadelphia, Pa. The water for filling the batteries must be pure... - Page 71 Never keep the water in metal containers, such as a bucket or can. It is best to get a bottle of distilled water from your druggist, or an ice plant. A quart will last a long time. The whole point is to keep metal particles out of the batteries.
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Page 72: Adding Water
In such cases, it is best to communicate with the Hudson Motor Car Company, or the Electric Storage Battery Company at its nearest office, who will advise you where to send the battery. - Page 73 FOR PASSENGER AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLES APPROVED AS TO FORM BY National Automobile Chamber of Commerce, Inc. This to certify that the HUDSON MOTOR CAR, COMPANY of DETROIT, MICHIGAN, U. S. A., warrant each new motor vehicle manufactured by us, whether passenger car or commercial vehicle, to be free from defects in material...
- Page 74 For the monthly at Owners of the Factory Hudson Cars Vol. 3 HUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY. DETROIT, MICH.. U.S.A. Number 15 Special Spring Edition for Owners' Guidance in Preparing and Tuning Cars in Preparing and Tuning Cars for Season's Use...
- Page 75 T H E H U D S O N O W N E R S' B U L L E T I N A certain amount of rust accumulates in the radiator Motor and water jackets, which should be cleaned out at least Remove and clean the spark plugs.
- Page 76 completely. Transmission Few owners realize that the battery is probably the most delicate of all parts of the automobile, and in There is a plug at the bottom of the transmission consequence must be given close attention. It may be which is used for draining off the oil, This should be called the heart of the automobile electrical system.
- Page 77 T H E H U D S O N O W N E R S' B U L L E T I N Rear Axle Rims and Tires While it is not absolutely essential to Remove all the rims and make a mixture of very clean out the grease in the rear axle, still it is thin shellac or banana oil and graphite which should advisable as a matter of precaution against dirt.
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