Technical documentation

Short notes, in pdf format, about automotive technics, e.g. about gears, electricity, and engine. I wrote them in the first place for me, as a complement to great books, websites, and documents, which may not be as complete and easy to read as I wanted them to be.

Notes I found interesting, e.g. about the Wilson gearbox, Buick, Cadillac, GMC and Chevrolet are also available. If known, sources and copyrights are mentioned in the pdf files, at the beginning or at the end. Thanks to the respective authors.

GEAR

Gear ratio, torque Basic principles about gears and torque.

Gear ratio, speed, revolutions Link between the end gear ratio and speed, engine revolutions, and wheel size.

ELECTRICITY

Ohm's law Ohm’s law (current, voltage, and resistance) and its link to work and power.

ENGINE

Valve timing Valve timing (inlet and exhaust valves) of the four-stroke engine (intake, compression, power or combustion, exhaust).

Horsepower Horsepower, torque, and engine revolutions.

Power conversion Conversion of mechanical horsepower hp and metric power ps in kW.

WILSON GEARBOX

The Wilson pre-selector gearbox provides the stepping stone between manual and automatic motor cars. Basic principles can be found in the following notes.

Wilson gearbox 01 Provided by Daimler and Lanchester cars.

Wilson gearbox 02 Provided by Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust.

Wilson gearbox 03 Unknown source.

Wilson gearbox 04 Unknown source.

BUICK

Useful documents for Buick owners.

71 Buick manual Operating, safety, and maintenance instructions for Buick Skylark, Skylark Custom, GS, and Sport Wagon.

CADILLAC

Useful documents for Cadillac owners.

96 Fleetwood manual Operating, safety, and maintenance instructions for Cadillac Fleetwood, platform D.

GMC/CHEVROLET

Useful documents for GMC and Chevrolet owners.

52 GMC 100 manual Operating, safety, and maintenance instructions for GMC trucks.

52 Chevrolet 3100 manual Operating, safety, and maintenance instructions for Chevrolet trucks.