hit the brake pedal, do youreally “know. whether or not your brake lights turn on? _.; How, many drivers have.mum=_ ~ pled to themselves about you ‘recently? Burned out lights ac> “count for most. discrepancies in — reports from diag“ostic centers ; around the country. Even the driver. whose lights. all burn..like. blazes may have ~ . his lighting problems, too: Im= properly aimed headlights, This ‘is the driver who appearstohave ~ his high beams on as he heads your way. But your up-and-down | flash warning finds that those were his low beams blinding you --aimed too high. ; Meanwhile, .there is someone else groping along, unable to. see” because his lights -- at least one of them -- has drooped so low it can’t light the road that lies ahead, Drooped.’-That’s the term, For headlights can do just that, even if it is barely: perceptible to you. where they.. should be aimed. Too high, too low, or too much to one side or. another, and a driver is temporarily. blinded, for all..intents and purposes. The adjustment should be ~~ checked every six-months, If your man js properly equipped, “he will have an electronic checker _to keep you right on the beam, It will tell. him if-your beams- “are up to power, too, Headlamps can lose their brilliance after 3 while, . Whether. your Hghts are out, | drooping or cross-eyed, they are -trouble for you if they are not up -to. snuff. Better have: them ON TOP _ Smart automobile. owners make it a special point during fall and winter to “Stay on top of the weather.” Be Do This means knowing in ad- vance not only what weather conditions may be tomorrow, but what they are like in the area toward which the motor: ist is headed. on a longer than . “Just about town” trip. U1 is the cae radio, of course, that is your “any time” pipe- line to the wanted weather in- formation, availahle from sta- tions everywhere, When on a trip, one should have no difficulty in picking up hroudcasts from = stations in areas toward which the motor- ist is travetling. — BRAKING DISTANCE IN FEET FROM 20 MPH AFTER YOU GET YOUR FOOT ON THE PEUAL ggg ao SIDNEY REVIEW Wednesday, Dec ay: : _ starting trouble. However, a winter-long test involving an en- tire community. shows that gasoline savings are cold weather. bonuses for. those cars with engines in-tune. ae western. New Jersey community of Sparta. 0... GLARE \CE “ay. og HIOiKIE MEGIAIA AlGIONS Li€lviels MBRAICINIE Bex ALULT QIPIE AIVIC BRIA RIN LIT TIL TIEIR ELD, niois E a5 AIRMMOIRIEIS : xh OJAINISBRR HOLT ALLIVIAMBESITIAL IA RDILIALT L{IRIE Lil E/G|SMacIM Q ALTICIH AAD TAL TICIR EM PIALLIALt EIniols M TIAINIGIO ELAIRIN EME TIUINIE LIGIHLT of [SIT MMEISI TIE MiEiTIS 17% 7 PES 8 he, Be ee nee ca cee -@ Despite the fact that it was an unusually, mild winter: iy Le. ~ STUDDED TIRES {front and rear, used) - Sparta, cars in need of tune-up had nearly two-and-a-half time- pees wR se Lo Caan ER ‘the incidence ‘of starting failure as the tuned cars.” : ~ os STUDDED TIRES. (front and tear.new) : : © Of the tuned cars, only one had starting failure more than ee en ; _,--,once. Among the untaned enes, there. was an average of mear's 50% ee eee “two failures. a 250" REINFORCED TIRE CHAINS (rear) i 100° 7 * * e In addition, the tuned cars were able to start an averiee of 15.4 percent more quickly than their untuned counterparts. The quicker starting partially accounted: for better. gasoline “ eeonomy: : ; ; . ne : mo 7 2 we e Tuned cars realized just under five percent hetter pas : REGULAR TIRES economy. or almost one gallon of gasoline per tankfull saved. gay _ - OR oe te . a Cts —_ : ate ns rn pawn Conducted in cooperation with the Sparta Chamber of Com- 4. SMOW TIRES (reat) - pa ene merce and‘area service facilities, the survey sought to gather” ~ . : > information not easily duplicated under laboratory conditions. que, my 3 ; ‘Followed Usual Deriving Habits er os —_ _ > Participants were asked to follow their usual driving habits. 7’ am Gi “‘Tune-up work provided to the “tuned” group included in-. , ; ao .. - galling. new spark plugs, points and condensers, battery, dis-. triputor and coil check, timing adjustment, Inspection of wir-.: Few. of us keep ‘our.cars equipped for the. unexpected, © which may confront us espe- cially during. the season of. . inclement .weather. . -If-you-are among-the mil- lions of unprepared motar- ists, you can-correct the con-. dition quickly and_inexpen- sively. _ - Begin with the following shopping list- of . 8 “items. Stored neatly in a carton in _ the trunk of your car, these should prepare you for most roadside emergencies. 4. FIRST AID KIT. ,, Check the Canadian Red Cross for proper contents—such things ~ as water, paper cups, a blan- ket, certain bandages, etc. 2, FIRE EXTINGUISHER. .. Buy a good one and practice using it -- before you have.to A COs; or 2!2 pound for larg-_ er} dry chemical extingulsh-~ er is recommended. 3. FLASHLIGHT , . . Use it to read a map, find a key or house number at night. And — get one with a magnet so it can be placed on the side of the car to free your hands while you are changing a flat tire. 4. TIRE INFLATOR |. . The pressurized can is easy to use and will help you get to the nearest service station for 4 tire’change. In fact, there are times when it is downright unsafe to try to change a tire yourself — traffic conditions, weather, position of the car, time of day, etc. $. SPARE FUSES . .. Your auto store or service station man tan tell you how many of what type you will need. If you can't figure out fuse locations from your owner's manual, ask your service man to help you. 6. FLARES ... When you're in trouble on a dark read, 7e- REINFORCED TIRE CHAINS (rear) WATE: Stade tres refer to tungsten carbide stods. 2 tlsed tires had 2,500 miles of wear on clear pavement." ~" -flector. flares or emergency flashers are friends indeed. -ahead of your car to alert I do-this during the tests?” " He was, told, “Yes.” ; a service outict, but. in the case repair work was done. eo : _ing and replacement if necessary. These are available at. most auto supply stores. Place | yours 50 feet behind and battery conditions were checked at onset, if not-up to specifi- ‘filters provided. _ oncoming traffic of your pre- ~ dicament. ae _ 7, BATTERY, JUMPER .CA- BLE ,.. This can be worth its weight in platinum when you are stranded with a dead bat- tery and another motorist comes to your aid. 8. A DIME ...°. in case you have to make a phone call, also performed, : The tests were supervised and certified by the United States Auto Club. ° | ; According -toGeorge M, Galster, Champion’s: director of testing. And the results give even more evidence that an un- tuned engine is an. invitation to. starting trouble and a. gas _ waster us well: Pa : : CO VICTORIA ETT" irag Tran erviee “ dutomatics Are Our Business” FREE DIAGNOSIS - ROAD TEST INSPECTION ADJUSTMENTS - REPAIRS - REBUILTS One-Day Sereice for ell Mofor Overhauls - Hoists to Serve. Factery-Trained Mechenics « full Netion-Wide Guerentes! Complete Stock of Rebuild Transmissions — and Converters | * ALL MAKES OF WATER PUMPS © _— PHONE 384-2851 650 Dupplin Rd. Quadra at Pandora Near Mayfair at Douglas Downtown Victoria In Duncan On The Highway — LOCATIONS To Serve You Better _ For Fast Efficient Serviee Its a well-documented fact that a tuned engine helps avoid “These findings were documented by Champion Spark Plug Company: in tests involving typical car owners:in the north- - .. One hundred and ten Sparta. motorists, representing a cross : - ~~ section of all U.S. car owners, participated in the hard starting. >= ‘le. and fuel economy tests.. Fifty-five cars ‘were.tuned to factory =~ specifications. The other 55 were left in an untuned conditignss This led one owner of a foreign car to ask the survey team, | “I always store my battery in the house. ona cold night. Should . ~ . Each participant was furnished with a Jog book to record 09. | -. his or her starting problems (if any, and gasoline purchased. ©9005: All-cars were equipped with a device that measured and re- |” But they are adjustable devices: - 53 3 on “h:. corded ‘the time the starter was in operation, all winter, oe which mechanics.can keep aimed, me ee - Oy ' : Ge : If a car did encounter starting problems, it was started by) . ; ee a _ Boren ee of the untuned.group, no° - Although no tune-up work was done on the untuned group, |. cations, ‘they were replaced. Also, oil was changed and new: automotive technical services, “The unique feature of. this. survey is simply that the average motorisi. was doing the: ca Mente: Certified by U.S. Auto. Chih 0 Miscellaneous repairs on components affecting starting were .