Excerpt from Ignition, Valve Timing and Automobile Electric Systems (Self-Starting and Lighting): A Comprehensive Manual of Self-Instruction on the Operation, Adjustment and Repair of Magnetos, Battery Ignition Systems, and Self-Starting Mechanisms Many of the troubles from which motorists have suffered in the' past - and still suffer, in fact, despite recent improvements in construction of all the essential parts of.the automobile - have arisen from failure of the ignition system to perform its proper function. While these troubles may perhaps be minimized in the latest model cars, there are still in daily use in the United States and Canada many thousands of machines built and equipped in the days of motor-car development, and to every owner and oper ator, no matter whether his car be new or old, the subject of ignition is of the utmost importance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.