Figure 60. — The air-cooled, 4-cylinder engine of the 1902 Franklin car was 

 rated at 7 horsepower. 



The car is right-hand drive and is equipped with a steer- 

 ing wheel. A drag link crosses from the steering-gear box 

 to the left steering knuckle. Two levers are supported on 

 the column below the steering wheel. The right one is 

 for spark control, and the left is for the carburetor throttle 

 located in the vertical part of the intake manifold a foot 

 above the carburetor. A fuel-mixture control handle from 

 the constant-level, float carburetor extends through the 

 floorboard. To its left is a spring-returned pedal for 

 reversing the transmission. A lever at the right of the 

 body shifts the forward gears of the transmission. The 

 central position of the lever is for neutral, the rear position 

 is for low speed, and the forward position is for high speed. 

 Beneath the right side of the floorboard, and extending to 

 the rear of the car, is a long, narrow gasoline tank. The 

 muffler, which extends from the front of the car to the rear, 

 is located in the center of the car, directly to the left of the 

 gasoline tank. 



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