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TIME AND TIME AGAIN
In 10,000.miles of driving, the following
pens in your ear's engine. Is there any wonder
maintenance is vital?
Spark Plugs Eire . ,
Points Open and Close
Coil Delivers
Each Spark Plug Cable
Delivers a Total of . .
(:arburetor Mixes . . .
Distributor Shaft
and Rotor Titrn .
Fuel Pump Pulses .
Each • Of tens
and Closes
Speodome4,r Cable
Rotates
Typical 8 Cylinder
15,000,000 clines
120,006,0001 iitleA
120.000.000 jolts
225.000,000,000 %oh.
2,880.000,000 t'. ii. of ;lir
with (iO(i"gallon- of gas
million rpm 4
1'1 million time-
I 1.million time,
Ill milling 'lm,.
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THE HURON EXPOSITOR, SEAFORTH, ONT., NOV. 6, 1969-5b
Canadian Cites Motorists' Moral Responsibilities
Reports on Most Common Faults
Found In Mass Vehicle Checks
Reveal Need for Maintenance
By STRUAN MATHESON
Information Director, Canada-Safety Council
There's no getting away from it— motorists are responsible
both morally and- legally for the safe -operating condition of
their vehicles. And whether or not there are compulsory spot
or universal • annual car checks in. their part of the country.
The driver himself can detect the major dangers.
• Car Lighting Systems Top the List
The most common fault spotted in mass vehicle checks both
in Canada and the United States.is the lighting system, dan-
geroits defects which decrease the ability of the motorist to
see and be seen.
Headlight alignment should be checked at least once .‘ year.
But most faults detected Were those even the most
mechanically minded drivers
should have detected them-
selves.
Just because lighting is the
most prevalent defect doesn't
rate it the most dangerous.
As disastrous as a brake
failure, for example. Yet the
driver himself can anticipate
this dangerous and unnerving
hazard. If the foot pedal sinks
to the floor under light foot
pressure, the brake linings are
worn or there's a leak in the
braking - system.
Another Warning Sign
non-
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• Engine Tune-Up
• Battery
• Voltage Regulator
• Automatic Choke
• Carburetor
• Cooling System
• Oil
•Lightsand Wipers
• 'Tires
• Brakes
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Another warning sign is
when the car pulls constantly
to one side when stopping. This
could mean the brake lining is
wearing unevenly or is oil
soaked on one side, both of
whiCh are due to wheel cylin-
der failure. It could-also indi-
cate the wheel alignment is
off. In either case, the defect
should be fixed to ensure safer
driving.
If the rear wheels lock on
light application -of the brakes,
another defect in the braking
system is indicated — that of
a leaking oil seal. -
Faulty steering is also ex-
ceptionally dangerous. Exces-
sive play in the steering is the
tip-off to this defect and can
indicate a fault in any Part of
the • steering train.
Tires, the driver's only con-
tacts with the road, require
thorough if not doting care.
At the wheel, the motorist is
tipped off to tire hazards by
car vibrations at 50-65 miles
an hour and in bad cases at
even lower speeds. Another
possible indication of poor tire
inflation is the need to steer
constantly to keep the car on
the road, although this could
Struan Matheson
also indicate faulty suspen-
sion.
Cause of; Trailer Sway
Bald tires are unsafe because
they can't grip the road when
this is a must. They skid on
slippery surfaces and actually
water ski 'in heavy rain be-
cause of water forci_ng its way
under the tire.
Applied to trailers, under-
' inflation of 'trailer tires causes
high-speed trailer sway, fish-
tailing and even j ack- knIfing.
Because of their size and load
carried, almost all trailer tires
require higher inflation than
car tires.
The exhaust system should
also be, checked on a regular
basis: the odorless, colorless
killer, carbon monoxide gas, is
emitted by faulty -exhausts.
The motor, more and more
complicated- as the years "go
by, ties in with safety in one
big way — if it doesn't do what
you expect of it when you real-
ly need top performance you
can be in great danger.
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