Mileage Begins

Duration: 20 min

Creator: General Motors Corp.

Format: 16mm

Description: The story of the internal combustion and the modern motor car. SLIDE FILMS Carburetor, The. (179 pictures-146 frames) 1941. $1. Jam Handy. Basic principles involved in carburetion, including atomization and vaporization. The air-fuel ratio. Designs and devices used in carburetors. Cooling System, The. (83 pictures-73 frames) Jam Handy. Thermo-syphon systems, pump systems, by-passes and thermostats. Four-Stroke Cycle Internal Combustion Engine (Part 1). (44 pictures-42 frames) Jam Handy. Elementary principles of the engine, including the cylinder, piston, crankshaft, and flywheel. The four-stroke cycle principle. Four-Stroke Cycle Internal Combustion Engine (Part 2). (83 pictures-71 frames) Jam Handy. Continuing the principles to include valve mechanisms, camshaft, mechanical timing and differences in basic cylinder head designs: L-head, valve-in-head, etc. Forging & Ft

Complete Record: Category: Engines Subcategory: Diesel Engines Type: Motion Picture Source: GM

Metadata Source:Index of Training Films 1946