Gray Marine Motor Instructions For Care And Operation – 1929 - Reprint

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  • Mebane, North Carolina, United States
  • Jan 31st
Instructions for Installation, Care and Operation of Gray Marine Motors, 6 x 9 paperback, 33 pages. Originally published by Gray Marine Motor Co., Detroit, Mich., December 1929. Reproduced by Nation Builder Books, Mebane, NC, 2009. Please note this a photocopied reproduction, NOT an ORIGINAL. Gray Marine Motor Co., of course, was one of the premier engine makers in the United States. Marine engine makers predated the automobile industry in America, and it would be interesting to trace out the effects Gray might have had on Walter Chrysler, Henry Ford, Henry Leland, and other early Detroit area automakers. These instructions provide Timing Diagrams for the following Gray engines: Model “6-60” Model “6-72” Model “Eight” Model “6-40” Model “4-30” Model “4-50” In addition, the following engines are covered in the tables on Tappet Clearance, Firing Order, and Spark Plugs: 1-5 2-10 4-30 4-50 6-40 6-60 6-72 6-90 8-Reg. 8 High Table of Contents CHAPTER 1. INSTALLATION Controls Gasoline Tank and Piping Cylinder Heads Exhaust Piping Tighten All Nuts Battery Cables Water in Exhaust CHAPTER 2. LUBRICATION Lubrication is the Life of Your Motor Opposite Rotation Motors How Much Oil to Use Oil Gauge Important: Oil Level CHAPTER 3. TEMPERATURE CONTROL Condensation Temperature Regulation Noisy Water Pumps CHAPTER 4. WHAT TO DO BEFORE STARTING THE MOTOR FIRST TIME Check These Things Once or Twice a Season CHAPTER 5. VIBRATION IN THE BOAT OR MOTOR Misfiring Knocks Hard Starting Oil or Gas in Bilge How to Avoid Minor Troubles Loss of Revolutions When Revolutions Drop Sharply CHAPTER 6. REPAIRS AND ADJUSTMENTS Oil Pressure Regulation Approximate Charging Rates Breaker Points Spark Plug Gaps Packing Glands Carburetors How to Adjust a Carburetor Carburetor Exchange Spark Adjustment Clutch and Reverse Gear How to Adjust Clutch How to Adjust Reverse Geart Retiming Distributor Valve Adjustments – Valve Tappets – Valve Regrinding Tappet Clearance, Firing Order Timing Diagrams CHAPTER 7. PROPELLERS CHAPTER 8. FIRE PREVENTION Fire Prevention and Protection CHAPTER 9. PARTS AND SERVICE Gray Factory Representatives How to Order Parts from the Gray Factory Fuel Pump List of Spare Parts Wiring Diagrams

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