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THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., MAY 2S, 1970-5a
Use Caution When YOu
Remove Radiator Cap Mechanical Efficiency
Of Vehicle is Vital
To Both
By FRED AGABASHIAN,
Champion Spark,Flug Co.
Highway Sifety Team
Is highway driving in any
way the same as race track
driving? In my experiences
I've found many similarities.
For example, there isn't a
race driver in the world who
would go out on a track
knowing that his car is not
100% mechanically sound.
Shouldn't the average motor-
ist also have this confidence
in his own car?
Once you know the vehicle
is perfect, you can concen-
trate on driving skills, with-
out worrying about whether
the brakes are going" to grab,
or whether the tires are safe,
or whether the steering corn-
ponents are going to give out
at a crucial time.,
When your car is in excelf
lent condition, you have con-
fidence in it, and your driv-
ing ability reflects this con-
fidence,
Escape Route Plan
Another similarity I find
between highway driving and
race driving is what .I call
"the escape route plan,"
Planning ahead while driv-
ing helps keep me alert and
helps keep my mind on my
driving. In my own mind I've
been on the shoulders of ex=-
pressways and in ditches all
over the country, In fact, I've
always "driveny the graSs
infield of the Indianapolis
Speedway with every circuit,
and several tames, having an
escape route like" this has
helped me and saved my car.
Driver attitude also plays
ari' important role, whether
Astibashtan
on the highway, or on' the
race track. The racing driver
with 'an immature attitude,
one who loses his temper, one
who "gets even" with other
drivers or one who shows off,
soon finds himself out of the
racing business = in one way
or another.
Similarly, immaturity
•catches up' with the motorist
on the street. They are the
ones who leave a stretch of
rubber at traffic lights, who
pass on curves and hills, and
weave in and out of trafild,
and ones who have unneces-
sary—and distracting—doo-
dads hanging around 'the
rear •window and mirrors.
Word of Caution
I'm.' not saying that an ex-
pert driver on the highway
can take the wheel of a race
car and come out with a gdod
showing. But he is the kind
of driver who has the quali-
fications and prerequisites
that are necessary for fur-
ther training which could
make him a professional
driver.
The simple act of removing
the'cap from an overheated
car radiator can lead to pain-
ful, sometimes disfiguring,
scalds and burns.
Cooling systems in modern
autos are often under such
tremendous pressure that
the sudden de-pressurization
which occurs when the safe-
ty. radiator cap is removed
can cause a cloud of scalding
steam to erupt into the face
of the person removing the
cap.
If your car's engine over-
heats,. steam or smoke
emerges from under, a the
hood, or you detect a smell of
burning rubber, stop driving
as soon as safely possible.
Then turn off the ignition.
Don't release the radiator
cap until all evidence of over-
heating subsides! You may
have to wait several minutes
for it to cool.
You should also. protect
your hand by wearing a glove
or applying a heavy padding
of rags between your hand
and the radiator cap.
If the cap has a pressure
release device (siich as a
lever, a button, or a turn
knob) , activate it to allow •
any excess steam to dissipate
itself.
Turn the cap in a counter-
clockwise direction until you
_feel the seal releale. When
the hissing sound subsides,
the cap can be removed safe-
ly.
If it is necessary to add
water to the radiatbr, do so
with the engine running!
Add water very slowly so it
can warm up in the radiator
before passing into the en-
gine block. If water is add-
ed too quickly, the abrupt
change in temperature could
crack the engine block.
Following an overheating
experience, your car's cool-
ing system should be thor-
oughly inspected by an ex-
perienced mechanic. Over-
heating can seriously damage
metal parts.
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