. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 56. — Radiator, 2-cylinder engine, and water tank of 1901 Autocar. is trussed by two rods to each side of the frame. The exhaust valve of each cylinder is operated by a camshaft in the crankcase between the two cylinders. The intake valves are automatic in operation. A spark plug is located adjacent to each intake valve. The ignition timer is at the rear of the plate on the top of the crankcase. A small breather pipe is also attached to the plate. In the flywheel at the back of the engine is a floating-disk clutch, operated by the lev
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. Figure 56. — Radiator, 2-cylinder engine, and water tank of 1901 Autocar. is trussed by two rods to each side of the frame. The exhaust valve of each cylinder is operated by a camshaft in the crankcase between the two cylinders. The intake valves are automatic in operation. A spark plug is located adjacent to each intake valve. The ignition timer is at the rear of the plate on the top of the crankcase. A small breather pipe is also attached to the plate. In the flywheel at the back of the engine is a floating-disk clutch, operated by the lever already mentioned. Each cylinder has its individual exhaust pipe, one going to the right of the car, the other to the left, and each lead- ing into a separate muffler under the floor of the tonneau. There is an equalizer tube between the two exhaust pipes just in front of the two mufflers. The carburetor is located under the front floorboard to the right. An air intake tube conducted hot air into the carburetor, the air being heated in a circular device at- tached to the front of the water tank which is secured to the front of the dash under the hood. The intake mani- 75. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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