1917 Cadillac - GM Heritage Center

INDEX
Rims, demountable—
To demount rim 93
To mount rim 94
To remove a tire from a demountable rim 94
To put a tire on a demountable rim 95
Rules of the road 23
Seat cushions 25
Settling chambers in the gasoline system 32
Side curtains 29
Shaft, drive 83
Shifting gears 18-20
Spark—
Automatic spark control , 22
Manual spark control 22
Proper position for spark lever 22
Lubrication of spark lever 45
Spark plugs—
Accumulation of carbon on 45
To clean cores 45, 69
To set points 69
Speedometer—
Repairs to 32
To remove speedometer drive in right hand spindle. .* 92
Springs—
Care of 77
Lubrication of 77
Spindle—
To adjust bearing
90
To remove and replace 90
Starting—
Failure of engine to start 16
To start engine 16
To start engine in cold weather — 17
To start car 18
Steering gear 1 —
Adjustment of 76
Description of 76
Diagram of 76, 77
Lubrication of 76
Stopping—
To stop car .• 20
To stop engine 20
Storage battery—
Adding water to 71
Charging battery from an outside source 72
Exide battery depots 75
Hydrometer syringe 72
Putting battery into service 74
Replacing acid in storage battery 71
Sediment in storage battery 75
Winter storage, to prepare for 74
Storage, winter 29
Straightening parts which have become bent as the result of accident 91
Switch, ignition and lighting 64
Syringe, hydrometer 72
Thermostatic control of cooling system—
Operation of • • • • S3
Path of water circulation 55
Thermostats 54
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Throttb—
Automatic throttle 49
Lubrication of throttle lever 45
Position of throttle lever when starting 16
Throttle pump, adjustment of 50
Timer contact points, adjustment of 67
Timer and distributor—
Adjustment of contact points 67
Description of 66
Lubrication of • 40, 43
Operation of 66
Setting of 67
Time ignition, to '. .. 67
Time valves, to 55
Timken bearings, caution in adjusting 84
Tires—
Care of 96
Guaranty 96
Injuries to 97, 98
Holder, tire 100
Pressure for 98
Repairs to 10
To remove from rim 94
' To place on rim '• 95
Winter storage, to prepare tires for 30
Tire holder 100
Tires, air compressor for—
Directions for using 82
Foreign cars, on 82
Lubrication of 83
Top—
Curtains, side 29
To fold 27
To lubricate 28
To raise 27
_ Winter storage, to prepare top for 30
Transmission—
Adjustment of transmission gears 81
Diagram of transmission _ 80, 81
Description of transmission 80
Lubrication of transmission 80
Operation of transmission 18-20, 80
Universal joints 83
Valves, engine—
To grind 56
To time 55
Water, adding to storage battery 71
Winter storage—
To prepare car for 29
To take car out of 30
Battery, to prepare for 74
Wheels-
Caution in adjusting Timken bearings 84
Lubrication of wheels 44
To remove and replace front wheel 91
To remove and replace rear wheel 84
To align front wheels 92
Wiring diagram 60