WeNessay, NOVEMBER 29, 1 i
_ Key Tune-Up |
"Ttems I giored| i
By Motorists | :

Despite: ‘ Qpiifornia’s de
concern with the air poll
tion ‘problem, motorists

"that ‘state ate neglecting vig
tal antl-polluglon mainte
- ance. '

According to. teits at
Callfornia State’ Automob:
‘Association’s diagnostic clla
ics, -severi out of .ten calle
have deficiencies that: cous

. be corrected .by -a : slmpep
- tune-up. Thesa deficlenciaay
which can cause excessifp

~ harmful. emissions, -are
ptoper.. engine timing Vey
idle speed setting. Ln tk

Other” gommion Jenttigh t
system. malfunctions,  ealk
contributing : ‘to. dirty em

THE HERALD, TERRACE, B.C.

KEEP THEM | Major Threat to Witey Driving

anys more siecteical dare
coo a. es dur~
\. ing tha cold weather months?
_ ‘The reazons‘are no mysteries
to Independent Garage Own-.

: ; , & ee 7 ers Association (G04) mem-
. : : me, ey According to- survey. af
: : : . ‘ - . , MM : IGOA warage owners, -con-
ducted by the Car Care Coun-.
. “ell, the cause of. common
. ee : E a a winter motoring troubies
. ; ae we Co isn't only the weather, It's
: . a 2 ; also the negitct of key elec- .
trical. and cooling eyatem.
components, ° .
The survey results identi-
‘fled the automotive compo-_
nents and services most over-
.looked. by the average car
‘ owners, Elght of the neglect-
ed items.in the top. ten have’ .
a definite bearing. on poor
_ cold-weather performance. -
Ranking. in .order, the 10
most overlooked Itenis are:
‘1. Battery, cables: ;
2. Spark plug wires

with Genuine

Datsun

OF NISSAN

Spark Plugs.
Oil Filters

winter G0 power
specialists

L & D Motors

highway 16 E.

635-6660

3, Radiator hoacs

04) Radlator pressure cap

-§, Transmission service |.

-., 6 Shock absorbers

"> teEy, battery cablesand spark -

_, 4. Heater hoses. -

8 Headlight aiming .

«9 Fan belta “oy
10. Battery

“According te ccc, the bat-

plug: wires have e definite

bearing on starting failures. *

Even new batteries lose ef-

. ficiency: when cold weather .

it you ure a typical matarist, sume of these components may be u mystery to you. At feast thut's
how it seen to IGOA repairmen who identified thesc itenw us the anes most overlooked by car’
owners, They are; A) headlight aiming: B) radiator hose: C) Can belt: 1+) Hadiator pressieze |

rap: E} battery cables; F) the battery; G) spark plug wiring: B) heater hoses 1) shock absorbers -
and J) transmission: service (represented by transmission filter), (Photo Courteny uf Almond

Auto Partx)

A Ten Count Guide to...

Ta Ik fo our service manager and let us help

get your car ready for winter.

. Tuneup

. Oil and filter change

- Electrical system and battery check

Cooling system and antifreeze

Brakes

| , Tires

CHRYSLER
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| ‘Dodge Trucks

SALES. SERVICE |

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1
vawd

Lights
Wipers and washers

If it’s a Chrysier made car

— you know it’s good,

TERRACE SMRYSLER I

4916 Hiway 16 W.

635-5959

Your Car Safety

From Canada Safety Council
In boxing, a 10-count signifies a knockout. In driving, ac-

cording to the Canada Safety Council, your car is subject to’
a 10-count too. That is 16 basic safety flaws and any one of -

them could count your car out of action.

The Council provides a, list of the following fills and haw
you can detect them while driving. It also suggests haying
the symptoms corrected by your favorite service outlet as
s00n as you detect them. :

1, The brake pedal sinks
te the floor under light

. foot pressure, This could -
mean worn brake linings
or a leak of fluids in the

speeds, Check for loose-
ness in front end, defec-
tive shack absorbers or
out of reund tires with
some flat surfaces.

Rear wheel Iécking upon
light application of the
'- brakes. -The-cause is
probably a faulty ar leak-
ing oil seal.
Too much playin the
steering while driving.
Improper tire inflation
or Faulty front or rear
suspension should he.
suspected. .
Excessive noise from the
exhaust system. Check
exhaust-pipe, muffler or
tail pipe for damage.
Unusual odors inside the"
car, This. could have
many sources but signals
some engine defect,
Directional signal light
mot working. Check for
burnt out bulb or defec-._
tive flasher unit.

The car pulls constantly
ta one side when. atep-
ping. Possible causes in-
clude poor wheel align-
ment or brake lining
worn On one side or oil -
soaked on one side, both
due to wheel cylinder de-
fects, ;
E:~essive play in‘ ateer-
Ing. Likely causes are a
worn or faulty steering
box, or worn or faulty
= ball joints, tie-rod ends,
=| + relay rods or idler arm,
| Your car vibrates ut 50
-| to 65 mph. Chances are
: defective tires, incorrect
wheel balance or incor-
rect alignment is the
cause,
Steering column shim:
mies ct high or low.

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4530 Greig
Avenue |

Shivering through winter i isno ‘funt Trade.
in your r cold car on one of our HOT units.

| 1972 Maverick :. am

1970 Cheverolet

1969 Datsun ;

4 dr. sedam, V8, auto,
PS& PB one owner

2dr, sedon

1969 Mazda ‘ar sedan, ee -

ye. o 7

1967 Chev
1966 Chey lekw, é cyl, standard 06

1495°°
2795"
1195
Nee" |

impala, 2dr Ht: .
396-V4, auto, PS & PB

4

1 968 International . Piclup, a4 ad. 1495"
1968 Pontiac 1795°°
1967 Dodge 1695" |
it )

4dr sedan, Va, auta,
PS & PB, radio -

_2dv HT, VB, auto.
PS & PB, loaded

“impala, 4dr sedan,
V6, aut, PS& PB

1963 Pes ue

4 ar. ve, auto.
Ps & Pe ae

strikes, operating at 60 per-
cent power at the freezing
mark, Battery cables, when
corroded or otherwise defec-
tive, virtually.can cut off all

‘electrical flow, Deterlorated

spark plug wires also can be
responsible for starting fall-
ure.
CCC recommends that bat-
tery fluid levels.be checked
every time you stop for gaso-

line and that the battery and ..

its cables be inspected

sions, include: © burned .
badly pitted points: (68°
cent); worn spark plugs

percent); ; ‘maladjusted e

’ buretor (50 percent).

‘Cars tested in the CS .
- alagnostic centers also shcg

ed motorists commonly 4

glect sefety-oriented equi is

ment. -

~ In six ont of 10 cars, heleag

_ lights Were improperly 2
ed, One third of the cars
‘either _Imbalanced or
aligned wheels, worn
Unings or unsafe ‘tires.

’ CSAA’ advised a ye
tune-up to help keep ha
“ful emissions low and to
vide -hetter starting, ¢
.. gasoline. mileage . and be
nerformance,

‘Experts Provide Advice *
On Safe Winter Driving

If you want to avold win-

‘tertime motoring mishaps,

here's some advice to follow
but don't follow too closely.
_ The Canada Safety Coun-
¢il says maintaining a proper
following distance no matter
how inconvenient this may

* be and maintaining a speed

feared to the conditions will
prevent these aceldents.

The crux of the problem is
the vehicle's contact with the
road surface, often slippery
in winter driving conditions.
It can take up to nine times
as long to stop on glare ice,
for example, asona dry sur-

_ face. |

Many ‘ * arivers ‘count on

their snow tires to reduce .

thelr stopping distance on icy
surfaces. They won't, Canada

Safety Council tests demon-

strated, although they Im-
prove traction on snow. .
Studded tires reduce the
stopping distance, especially
in glare ice conditions, but

can engender over-confl-

dence because not all cars

have studs so cannot stop in -

such a short distance,
. Time to Stop
“A> correct “following. dis-

lance gives the driver time

to stop without hitting the
car ahead or belng struck by:
the car behind in both nor-
mal driving and when the car

ahead makes‘an unexpected
‘move. The driver needs pien-
~ ty of room in which to man-

euver in winter driving, es-

-Beclally when the visibility is

ea ary surface driving con~ |

Who are better qualified to give advice on winter driving
than the skilled expertx'in Canada? That's why this article
from the Cunadian Safety Council is specially Feeumimended :

fo car ariv era everywhere.

ditions, the correct following
distance is one vehicle Jength
for every 10 miles an hour.
Or use the two second fallow-
ing distance formula.

Pick an object such as a
telephone pole beside the
toad ahead, When the car
ahead passes this object,
start counting “a thousand
and one, a thousand and
two." If your car passes the

-- Object before you've finished:
counting, you're not:keeping:. ©
formula,

your distance. A-
good at any speed,
This following distance
should be increased up to
four times in winter driving
. conditions, Fresh snow is es-
peclally slippery. When ice
conditions prevail, the speed
should he reduced sharply
_ and following distances in-
creased. up to nine car

lengths for every 10 milés an |

hour of spee
Speed too fast for the con-

' ditions and following too

‘closely are involved in all
rear-end collisions, Excessive
speed is also responsible for

‘ many other winter accidenta
such as striking fixed objects
beside the road.

Need for Patience

Patience is the right atti-,

tude for’ winter driving.

_ Starting off slowly and accel-'

erating only as the driver
feels the tires gripping the
toad surface, Patience when

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Get ready

for.

one. of @ our

stuck, rocking the car back
and forth gently rather than
tire spinning,

Patience when driving, go-
ing only at the speed at
which you can feel the tires
gripping the road surface.
Patience when stopping

which’ takes much longer on -(e

slippery surfaces and should
be executed by pumping the
brakes so that re hin eon-
trol | is maintained.

be

0 “vot Hasard

- ie

Winter’ driving requires aaa

great attention to the prob-
lem of seeing and being seen.
All windows should be clear- -

ed of snow, even if the driver &

has to stop in a snowstorm
to clean them, .

Front ‘and rear. lights
should be visible at all times.
Because winter driving con-
ditions are often dirty, wind-
shleld washers- should be

the inclusion of antl-freeze
solution,

+, When snow drifting makes
driving impossible; motorists §

should .walt it out for snow
ploughs. But they should en-

gure there Is some air clrcu-

lation to prevent gassing by

carbon mosoxide, the silent, .

odorless killer, .

To preyent accidents, driv-
ers should always.be aware
that winter driving is mors
hazardous and: alter their

_ driving habits accordingly, ©

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