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All Cross-engine Franklins used outwardly identical carburetors characterized by the float-chamber cover on the bottom, needle valve between the float and sprays, an air-lift valve, and an external throttle. The implementation may differ from the patent which took ten years to award.

There is an almost "false fire-wall" panel floating under the hood that holds the Startix and other electrical fiddly bits. I wish that I had a picture or drawing but when I saw one, it struck me as a kludge to get things to work under duress.

The Club's Library has published the Series 145 and 147 Parts Catalogue. This gives factory drawing numbers. Many of the drawings are available from the Club's website.look up ISBN 1095816853 at On-Line Book Stores (such as Amazon) Also Published is the Series 145 and 147 Instruction Book for the Owners and Mechanics look up ISBN 107834146x on Amazon., Due to format restriction, only Amazon carries it. All Royalties go to the Club. Buy several. Look at the Club's Website for the full list of Published books. The library can supply Reproduction manuals and parts books for those not yet published. We only publish when we run out of stock on the reproductions.

The 135 / 137 Operators and Maintenance manual is available from on-line booksellers such as AMAZON ISBN 1530145511, the parts book is also available ISBN 1095816217

The Club's Library has published the Series 151- 152 - 153 - 163 Parts Manuallook up ISBN 1077211988 at On-Line Book Stores (such as Amazon)All Royalties go to the Club. Buy several.

Just Published Series 15 / Series 16 Try Amazon: ISBN 1077211988

The Club's Library has published the Series 130-135-137 Parts Manuallook up ISBN 1095816217 at On-Line Book Store (such as Amazon)All Royalties go to the Club. Buy several.

The Club's Library has just published the Series 10 Parts Manuallook up ISBN 1796452130 at On-Line Book Store (such as Amazon)

The Club's Library has published the Series 10 Parts Manual look up ISBN 1796452130 at On-Line Book Store (such as Amazon) All Royalties go to the Club. Buy several.

Franklin Olympic (Series -18) M-32-03 Instruction Book is now published by The H.H. Franklin Club and is available from on-line booksellers such as amazon Look it up by its ISBN 978-1544902470 Club publications (so far) are S-11 Parts M-27-03 isbn 978-1500482176 /150048217X S-12 Parts M-28-04 isbn 978-1540373564 / 1540373568 S-12 Instructions M-28-02 isbn 978-1543056211 / 1543056210 135/137 Instructions M-29-03 isbn 978-1530145515 / 1530145511 S-18 Instruction M-32-03 isbn 978-1544902470 The Franklin Automobile Co. 978-0979584145 / 0979584140 The Library has reprints of manuals, parts books and sales literature available for most Franklin Models, check the website for details. (We publish books when we run out of stock of reprints.) The published books and reprints will be available in-person at the TREK (for the other meaning of browser)

Incorrect! The car can be listed in the register whether its owner is a member of The H.H. Franklin Club or not and we encourage anyone who even KNOWS about a Franklin to contact the Club (via its website) to update the register. We need to know the chassis number or the engine number as a minimum. Personal information is not listed for owners who are not club members. That said, we would like to see all owners join the club.

The instructions in the S-12 manual are similar to those in the S-11 Manual and will get you down to the "grinding-valve" or "setting the timing gear" level but a detailed workshop manual in the modern sense was not issued by the factory. There is a separate "Troubleshooter's" book for S-9/S-10 and a "Hints and Suggestion" for 1903 to Series-1. The Parts books will let you find the numbers to look up factory drawings that the Club has.

The Series 12-A & 12-B instruction manual is now published by The H.H. Franklin Club and is available from on-line booksellers such as amazon Look it up by its ISBN 978-1543056211 Club publications (so far) are S-11 Parts M-27-03 isbn 978-1500482176 /150048217X S-12 Parts M-28-04 isbn 978-1540373564 / 1540373568 S-12 Instructions M-28-02 isbn 978-1543056211 / 1543056210 135/137 Instructions M-29-03 isbn 978-1530145515 / 1530145511 The Franklin Automobile Co. 978-0979584145 / 0979584140 The Library has reproduction manuals and parts books available for most Franklin Models, check the website for details. (We publish books when we run out of stock of reproductions.)

The Series 12 Franklin Parts book is now published and available from many (on-line) book retailers. The easiest way to search for it is by its ISBN 978-1540373564 The Series 11 Franklin Parts book was published a few years ago as ISBN 978-1500482176 Reprints of the Manuals and Parts Books for essentially ALL other Models of Franklins as well a many sales literature items are available directly from the Club's Library. Go to The H.H. Franklin Club's website: FOR SALE Tab then the Merchandise link and it is listed under Club Literature (Lower Half) with links to the listing and contact info. As we sell out of reprints, we are publishing them so that they can be bought from general Book Retailers. All royalties go to The H.H. Franklin Club.