HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1970-11-12, Page 18Safety Council Offers This Advice
To Drivers Not Familiar with Snow
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AND AREA BY
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Phone 527-1224
SEAFORTH — ONTARIO
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over all of these
items NOW!
• Engine Tune-Up
• Battery
• Voltage Regulator,
• Automatic Choke
• Carburetor
• Cooling System
• Oil
• Lights and Wipers
• Tires
• Brakes
SPECIALISTS
IN
WINTERIZING
YOUR CAR...
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NEW and USED CAR SALES
"YOUR AUTHORIZED DATSUN DEALER"
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CORNER OF MAIN AND GODERICH STREETS
PHONE 527-1010
SEAFORTH
4a—THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEAPORTH, ONT., NOV, 12, 1970
Best Way to AssureWinter Starts
EveryTime;Keep Engine in Shape
If you want to avoid those
long waits for starting help
on a cold or rainy day,
Champion Spark Plug Com-
pany has some advice for
you. And it's not move to a
warm, dry climate.
The best way to make cer-
tain your car starts every
time this winter is to put and
keep your engine in shape.
Champion Spark Plug
Company conducted surveys
of hard starting experience
in the U.S. and Canada and
found that engine condition,
rather than weather severity,
influences starting ability.
Take the Province of Que-
bec and its sister Province of
British Columbia. Quebec
has severe winters. British
Columbia has mild winters.
Yet 19.5 percent of Quebec
motorists had starting trou-
ble while 32.2 of British Co-
lumbia's car owners experi-
enced difficulty.
Why? Rate of tune-up
purchase in Quebec was 43
percent while B.C.'s rate was
only 23.4 percent.
A comparable picture de-
veloped in the U.S. Cold,
blustery New England states
had a 22.3 percent rate of
starting failure against a 31.9
percent rate of tune-up pur-
-
The popularity of using oil
company credit cards to
charge for car maintenance
is increasing, according to
the Car Care Subcommittee
of the American Petroleum
Institute.
Many factors indicate that
today's motorist is aware of
automotive safety, and is
concerned about the safety
and performance of his own
car. More than ever before
he's purchasing tires, batter-
ies, and maintenance serv-
ices when needed, using his
credit card instead of cash.
Dr. Paul Nadler of New
York University has esti-
mated that there are today
over 100 million oil company
credit cards in use compared
with 70 million outstanding
just four years ago. Over
213,000 stations now honor
There is no better insurance
against winter-time starting
trouble than an expert tune-up
performed by a man with the
right , tools and diagnostic
equipment. Champion recom-
mends plugs be serviced every
.5,000 miles along with minor
engine work and a major tune-
up be performed. every 10,000
miles.
chase. The balmy-climed Pa-
cific Coast states suffered a
credit cards. •
In a national study of gas-
oline credit card usage, just
completed by Time Maga-
zine, the following facts were
revealed:
When asked, "What items
halve you used your credit
card for?" . .
51 ek. indicated tire purchases
3977 indicated battery pur-
chases
36'Z indicated tune-ups, and
45% indicated repairs
In the same study, 20% of
the credit card holders — 1
out of 5'— said that they val-
ued, their particular credit
card because "the station
has good mechanics and fa-
cilities for repair."
Nearly all oil companies
25 percent rate of starting
failure and •a 21.3 percentage
of tune-up purchases.
Like the economy, your en-
gine is affected by the law of
supply and demand. In foul
weather, a sub-par erfgine
demands more voltage to fire
and the supply is generally
lower.
More specifically, when the
weather is cold or wet, the
car's 'electrical system loses
power, Aggravating the situ-
ation, the presence of worn
ignition parts can "leak"
voltage or "block" electrical
flow, making greater de-
mands on voltage available.
Further complicating the
problem is the presence' of
worn spark plugs. These re-
quire more voltage than new
plugs to fire.
The critical function of
spark plugs in starting is
is shown in' the following
statistics. Engine with new-
ly-installed spark plugs ac-
count for only 12 percent of
all starting failures. Plugs
with 11,500 miles or more
usage have 41 percent start-
ing trouble, more than triple
the rate of new plugs.
So, to decrease your
chances of starting trouble
this winter, get a tune-up.
now allow dealers to charge
for installation of products
carried in their stations.
Many of the companies per-
mit charging of the service
work as well as the needed
replacement parts. Only a
few years ago, oil company
credit cards were primarily
used for gasoline and lubri-
cation purchase.
An Expositor Classified will
pay you dividends. Have you
tried one? Dial 527-0240.
To the Minnesota or Mani-
toba motorist, a two-inch
snowfall may, be a common
, winter-time driving nuis-
ance. When that same storm
makes an infrequent appear-
ance in places where winters
are usually mild, a snarl of
gigantic proportions usually
results.
For those drivers who
don't know how to handle
their car in snowy weather
and as a refresher to cold-
country car owners, the Na-
tional Safety Council offers
these tips:
L Test the road with care-
ful acceleration when first
starting out. If the wheels
spin or you skid when brak-
ing reduce your speed.
2. Keep double the normal
distance between you and the
car ahead. Stopping distances
may he as much as nine times
greater than on a dry pave-
ment.
3. When stopping, pump
your brakes instead of jam-
ming them.
4. Make sure your tires,
have plenty of tread. Snow
tires and, in states where they
are permitted, studded tires
help stop cars safely and de-
ter skidding.
Reinforced chains may be
the answer where snow is in-
frequent enough to negate
the reasons for purchasing
winter, tires.
Millions of Motorists Using Credit Card
. Convenience to Pay for, Car Service
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