Cadillac 1923 - Cadillac Details of Construction Type 61

36 page all new reprint; digitally restored from the original source and printed on high quality 8.5" x 11", 32#, 97 bright acid free paper in Color, assembled into an individual item that is folded and stapled, or heat bonded with an adhesive fabric binding.

Contents - Index:

• Pages: 36

• Cadillac 1923 - Cadillac Details of Construction
• Cadillac Motor Car Co
• Cadillac Details of Construction Type 61
• Main Plant Cadillac Motor Car Company, Detroit Image
• Cadillac Detail of Construction
• Cadillac Type 61 Power Plant
• Impulses Frequent
• Light Reciprocating Parts
• Higher Engine Speed
• High Compression - High Efficiency
• Short, Engine, Roomy Body
• Crankshaft and Camshafts – Four Cylinder Construction
• Clean Valve Channel Very Accessible
• Crankshaft, Short Shaft – Large Bearings
• Crankshaft Assembly with Pistons Image
• Connecting Rods, Sectional View of Piston
• Pistons, Sectional View of Crankcase
• Crankcase, Cylinder Blocks
• Side View of Engine, Showing Detachable Head removed from Right Hand Cylinder Block
• Detachable Heads, Valve System
• Sectional View Through Intake Valves, Showing Details of Valve System
• Fuel System, Gasoline Tank, Tank Holds 20 Gallons
• Fuel Supply is Positive’ Fuel Strained
• Schematic Diagram of Fuel System
• Carburetor Cadillac Designed and Built
• Sectional View of Carburetor
• Throttle Pump for Quick Acceleration
• Exhaust Head Intake
• Intake Header is Heated Direct from Exhaust Manifolds
• The Exhaust System, Two Manifolds – Two Mufflers
• Timing Chain Adjustment
• Timing Chain Adjustment Showing Parts and How They Function
• Operation, Universal Drive
• The Ignition System, Simple – Reliable
• Elements of Ignition System Image
• Type 61 Illustration Image
• Double Set of Contact Points
• Automatic Spark Control
• Timer, Distributor, Condenser and Resistance form One Easily Accessible Unit
• The Cooling System, Two Pumps
• Water Pump Assembly Image
• Thermostatic Control, Radiator Construction
• Condenser Holds Water Solution
• The Engine Lubrication System
• Pressure Circulating System
• Gear Pump, Leads to All Bearings
• Hollow Crankshaft, Pressure Regulated
• Valve Lubrication
• Lubrication System in Perspective Image
• The Starting and Lighting System
• Starting, Lighting, and Ignition Cadillac-Delco
• Phantom View of Starting System Image
• Single Unit, Single Wire System
• Motor Generator, The Storage Battery
• Cadillac Headlamps
• Sectional View of Headlamp Image
• The Lamps and Horn
• The Power transmission, Clutch
• One of Eight Clutch Driving Disc Image
• Gearset
• Sectional View of Clutch and Gearset
• Propeller Shaft, The Rear Axle
• Forward Universal Joint is Telescopic Image
• Full Floating Rear Axle with Helical Bevel Driving Gears & Adjustable Taper Roller Bearings Image
• Framing & Running Gear, The Wheels
• Frame with Five Cross Members & Sidebars Image
• The Front Axle, The Steering System
• Steering System Illustration Image
• The Spring System
• Semi-Elliptic Spring Construction in Front and Three Quarter Platform Suspension at Rear
• The Braking System, Braking System Image
• Specifications in Brief – Type 61 Cadillac Eight Cylinder Chassis