Hudson Six 1936 Manuel utilisateur

A great deal of money, time and care has been devoted to the proper

designing, manufacturing and preparation of this car for delivery into

your hands.

We share your pride in its character and appearance, and our sincere

hope is that you derive from its operation the full enjoyment and utility

to which you looked forward in purchasing it.

For these reasons, may we take the liberty of suggesting that a fine

mechanism such as this new car of yours will always respond with its

best to considerate treatment and care?

It will repay you well for the slight outlay in attention and cost required

to give it regular and proper lubrication, inspection at stated intervals,

and such adjustments as may be indicated from time to time.

Hudson and Essex Distributors and Dealers in your community, and

practically everywhere you may drive, are prepared with equipment

facilities and experienced personnel to give your car uniform, proper

and complete attention in these respects at moderate prices for the

materials supplied and services rendered. We commend to you their

expert and friendly interest in your car.

As to this manual itself, its chief purpose is to acquaint you with the

means of taking the best care of your car, so that you may derive from

it. the full measure of operating quality and long economical life built

into it at the factory. Will you cooperate to the extent of reading this

manual and keeping it in one of the side pockets of your car for ready

reference as needed?

HUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY

Detroit, Michigan

Index

Air Cleaner

Anti-freeze

Axle—Front

Axle—Rear

Battery—Care

Battery—Registration

Bodies

Body--TrimPanels

Body—Ventilation

Brakes

Brake Adjustment

Brake Fluid

Breaking-in Instructions

BreakerPoints

Camber

Carburetor

CarburetorChoke

Caster

ChassisDimensions

Chassis Lubrication

Cigar Lighter

Clutch

Clutch-- AutomaticControl

Clutch Pedal Adjustment

Cooling System

Crankshaft, Connecting

Rods

and Pistons

Crankcase Ventilation and

Oil

Conditioning

CylinderHead—HighCom-

pression

Door Adjustment

Draining Cooling System

Electric Hand

Engine

Engine Tuning

Equipment

Page

8-31

8-29

8-10-36

11-19

8-32

7-9-25

7-22

9-45

6-13

FanBelt

FenderLamps

Front Axle

Front Seat Adjustment

Front Wheel Alignment

FuelCompensation

FuelPump

Fuel System

GasolineGauge

Gear Shift Lever

Generator

GeneratorSignal

Governor

Headlamps

Headlamp Adjustment

HeadlampLensRemoval

Hudson Approved Accessories

Ignition

IgnitionTiming

InspectionService

Lamp Bulb Specifications

LicenseData

LightingSystem

Lights

Lubricants

LubricationSystem

Lubrication—

Chassis

Clutch

Distributor

Door

Generator

RearAxle

Starter

Steering Gear

Transmission

WheelBearings

Page

8-31

7-19

7-16

13=16

Inside Back Cover

Index (Coninued)

Oil Capacity

OilPressureSignal

Operation

Pistons

Radiator

RearAxle

Seat Adjustment

Shock Absorbers

Spring Suspension

Starter

Starting,Lighting andIgnition

Starting the Engine

Starting Motor

Steering Gear

Steering Gear Adjustment

Storage—Preparingfor

Page

12-22

8-29

11-38

11-20

8-34

TechnicalInformation

Tires

TireInflation Pressures

TireRemoval—Spare

TireWear

Transmission

TrimPanels

Universal Joints

ValveTappetAdjustment

ValveTiming

Ventilation

Visor—Inside

Warranty

WaterPump

WaterTemperature Indicator

Wheels

Wheel Alignment

WheelBearingAdjustment

Wiring Diagram

Page

8-41

8-42

7-9-26

29-32

Warranty

"We warrant each new passenger automobile manufactured by us to be free

from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and service, our

obligation under this warranty being limited to making good at our factory any

part or parts thereof, including all equipment or trade accessories (except tires)

supplied by the Car Manufacturer, which shall, within ninety (90) days after

making delivery of such vehicle to the original purchaser or before such

vehicle has been driven 4000 miles, whichever event shall first occur, be

returned to us with transportation charges prepaid, and which our examination

shall disclose to our satisfaction to have been thus defective, this warranty

being expressly in lieu of all other warranties expressed or implied and of all

other obligations or liabilities on our part, and we neither assume nor autho-

rize any other person to assume for us any liability in connection with the sale

of our vehicles.

"This warranty shall not apply to any vehicle which shall have been repaired

or altered by other than an authorized Hudson and Essex Distributor or Dealer

in any way so as, in the judgment of the Manufacturer, to affect its stability or

reliability nor which has been subject to misuse, negligence or accident."

HUDSON MOTOR CAR COMPANY

Detroit, Michigan, U. S. A.

________________

Inspection Service

Upon delivery of the new car the Dealer will furnish the owner with an

Owner's Service Policy and Identification Card, which entitles the owner to

replacement of any defective parts in accordance with the Standard Warranty.

The car will be inspected and lubricated by the Dealer who sold the car at

the expiration of 500 miles and 1,500 miles of driving at no charge other than

the list price of engine oil, lubricants or supplies used. If the car is taken to a

Hudson and Terraplane Dealer other than the one who sold it, the inspections

will he made at a nominal cost.

The inspections to include the following operations

500 Mile Inspection

Lubrication

1. Chassis Fittings

2. Engine (Change Oil)

3. Water Pump

4. Generator

5. Starter

6. Distributor

7. Hood Locks and Hinges

8. Door Strikers and Dovetails

MechanicalInspection

1. Remove Governor

2. Tappet Adjustment

3. Check Engine Tune-up

(Minimum Vacuum Gauge

Reading-18)

4. Fan Belt Adjustment

5. Generator Charging Rate

6. Generator, Starter and Battery

Connections

7. Generator Regulator

8. Lamps

(Connections and Bulbs)

9. Battery

10. Brake Fluid

11. Clutch Pedal Adjustment

12. Rear Wheels Tight on Taper

13.Tighten allWheelBolts

14. Adjust Door Strikers and Dove-

tails

15. Inflate Tires

1500 Mile Inspection

Lubrication

1. Chassis Fittings

2. Engine

3. Throttle Rods

4. Generator

5. Distributor

6. Water Pump Shaft

1. Starting Motor

2. Transmission

3. Rear Axle

4. Steering Gear

5. Hood Locks and Hinges

6. Door Locks, Hinges and Dovetails

MechanicalInspection

1. Engine Tune-up

Spark Plugs, Distributor Points,

Tappets, Ignition Timing, Car-

buretor (Minimum Vacuum

Gauge Reading-18)

2. Fan Belt

3. Radiator (Anti-freeze in cold

weather)

4. Battery

5. Instruments and Signals

6. Inflate Tires

1. Pitman Arm Tight on Shaft

2. Drag Link

3. Body Bolts Tight

4. Front Wheel Bearing Adjust-

ment

5.Tighten WheelBolts

6. Brakes-Fluid and Adjustment

7. Steering Gear Adjustment

8. Front Spring Clips Tight

9. Rear Spring Clips Tight

10. Door Lock Strikers

9. Door Locks and Hinges

16. Fill Radiator (Anti-freeze in cold weather

13. Oil Bath Air Cleaner

HUDSON SIX OWNER’S MANUAL 5

License Data

Car Serial Number (on plate on dash under hood) 63101 and up

Engine Serial Number (stamped on left side of cylinder block oppo-

site cylinder number 6) 70000 and up

Number of Cylinders 6

Cylinder Bore 3"

Piston Stroke 5"

NACC Horsepower Rating 21.6

Piston Displacement cu. in 212

Actual Horsepower

Compression

Ratio Horsepower

6.25 to 1 93 @ 3800 R.P.M.

7.0 to 1 100 @ 3800 R.P.M

Body Types and Weights

Brougham 2830

Touring Brougham 2830

Sedan 2880

Touring Sedan 2880

4-Pass. Coupe 2810

2-Pass. Coupe 2730

Technical Information

Engine

Type

Compression Ratio

Actual Horsepower Developed-

6.25 to 1 Compression

7 to 1 Compression

Firing Order

Number Main Bearings

Main Bearing Clearance

Main Bearing End Play

Valve Material

Valve Head Diameter .

Valve Tappet Clearance (Hot)

Camshaft Drive

Connecting Rod Lower Bearing Clearance

Piston Material

Piston Type

Piston Weight

Skirt Clearance

Number Piston Rings

Width of Piston Rings

Piston Ring Gap

Lubrication System

Oil Pump Type

Oil Reservoir Capacity

Capacity of Lubrication System

6 Cylinders en bloc

Standard-6.25 to1

Optional-7 to 1

93 @ 3800

100 @ 3800

1-5-3-6-2-4

.001"

.006-.012"

Silicon Chrome Alloy Steel

Intake, 1-3/8"; Exhaust, 1-3/8"

Intake, .006'; Exhaust, .008"

Gear

.001"; EndPlay .006'to .010"

Lo Ex Aluminum Alloy

.T Slot Cam Ground

Ounces, 10.75

.002"

Compression, 2; Oil Control, 2

..Compression, 3/32"; Oil Control, 3/16"

.009"-.011"

Hudson Duo-flo Automatic

Oscillating Plunger

5 Quarts

6 Quarts

Convertible Coupe 2870

6HUDSON SIX

Cooling System

Type

Radiator Type

Cooling System Capacity

FanBelt

Pressure Pump Circulation

Ribbon Cellular

3¼ Gallons

"V" Type

Fuel System

Carburetor .

Choke Control

Heat Control

Fuel Delivery

AirCleaner

Gasoline Tank Capacity

Make, Carter;Type, DownDraft; Size,1¼"

Automatic

Pump

Intake Silencer Type

16½ Gallons

Starting, Lighting and Ignition

Make

SparkControl

Timing.

Firing Order

Distributor Gap

Spark Plug Type

Spark Plug Size

Spark Plug Gap

Generator Regulation

GeneratorCharging Rate

Autolite

Automatic

Dead Center

1.5-3-6-2-4

020"

Champion J-8—Metric

14 MM.

025"

Third Brush and Voltage Regulator

Cold, 22 Amps.; Hot, 17 Amps

Fuse—Headlamp Circuit, 20 Amps.

Tail Lamp Circuit, 20 Amps.

Voltage Regulator, 7½ Amps.

Lamp Bulb Specifications

Head

Parking

Dash Signals

Instruments

Stop and Tail

Dome

C. P.

32-32

2-21

Base

D. C.

S. C.

D. C.

S. C.

Voltage

6-8

Mazda No.

2331

1158

Clutch

Type

Clutch Pedal Clearance at Floor Board Oil Cushioned, Single Plate

1½"

Transmission

Type

Gear Ratio

Lubrication

Selective

Low, 2:42; Second, 1.6; High, 1; Reverse 3.30

Summer, S.A.E. 90 EP; Winter, S.A.E. 80 EP; Capacity, 3 Pints

OWNER’S MANUAL 7

Rear Axle

Type

Bearing Type

Gear Ratio

Lubrication

Semi-Floating

Taper RollerThroughout

4-1/9-1, 4-5/9-1

Front Axle

Toe-in

Caster

Camber

0 to1/8"

2° to 3°

1°-1¾"

Brakes

Type

Size

Clearance Between Lining and Drum

4-Wheel Hydraulic

10-1/16 x 1¾"

.010"

Steering Gear

Type

Gear Reduction

Lubricant

Variable Pitch Worm and Sector

17 to 1

Tires

Size

Minimum Air Pressure 16 x 6.00

Front, 24Lbs.; Rear,32 Lbs.

Chassis Dimensions

Wheelbase

Tread

Road Clearance (center)

Over-allLength, IncludingBumpers—

Sedan and Brougham

Coupe

120"

Front,56"; Rear,57½"

Front Axle, 8-9/16"; Rear Axle, 8-7/16"

199-5/8"

204-5/8"

Summer, S.A.E. 110 EP; Winter, S.A.E. 90 E. P.; Capacity, 3 Lbs.

8HUDSON SIX

Summer, S.A.E. 110 EP; Winter, S.A.E. 90 E. P

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