The Oiling System - Hudson Super Six 1916 Reference Book

DO NOT TRY TO CHANGE SPEEDS WITHOUT FIRST RELEASING THE CLUTCH.
Let in the clutch as gently as possible so as to minimize the strain on the motor in taking up the load. Letting
the clutch in with a jerk causes excessive friction at the clutch discs and tends to burn them out. Besides this it
exerts unnecessary strains on the driving mechanism.
Never slip the clutch in order to reduce the speed of the car or in an effort to make it climb a hill on high gear.
The transmission is a device containing different gear ratios and for the sole purpose of minimizing the strains on
the driving mechanism by means of an increased leverage which may be adjusted in proportion to the work done
by the motor. Get into the habit of using your transmission gears at the right moment. Don't wait for the motor to
knock and stall under excessive load before remembering to change speed.
Get into the habit of pushing the gear shift lever into the neutral position when you intend bringing the car to
a stop. This permits you to apply the brakes gently and coast up to the curb with a smoothness of action that
always wins applause. It also eliminates the possibility of your forgetting to set the lever into neutral position
before switching off the engine. Do not leave the engine running at the curb unless it is for the express reason of
warming it up preparatory to a trip. The electric cranking device is a gasoline saver if you use it properly.
Do not use the brakes and clutch pedal to control the car when the throttle will do it. By all means, get into the
habit of using the foot accelerator, for this gives you a control of the car in just 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 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.
While the principle of the oiling system is explained in general way in the fore part of this book, it is
advisable to become more intimate with it. This especially if you are obliged to maintain your own car or are in a
locality where expert advice is not always obtainable.
On page 23 there is a diagram showing the manner in which the oil circulates through the various parts of the
motor.
In this illustration it will be seen that the oil pump, while of the conventional type and operated by a plunger
bearing on the eccentric, has a driving mechanism which is connected to the carburetor throttle, The purpose of
this regulation is explained in our previous description of the oiling system. Its adjustment, however, should be
understood by all.
The hand control eccentric, which keeps the plunger from operating on the cam, should be set so that the oil
gauge registers I to 1½ degrees of pressure when the motor is running slowly. By this we mean at speeds from 10
to 20 miles an hour. As the throttle is opened, the eccentric is turned away from the plunger so as to allow it a
greater amount of travel from the cam action. When the throttle is wide open, the eccentric should be in such a
position as to permit a full travel of the pump plunger.

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