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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1976-04-22, Page 23opping Canadian check car flaws ts That's oil, folks NEED NEW CAR ? Check our a low cost loans INTEREST AT 13 PERCENT PAR ANNUM THE RATE IS LOW AND THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR LOAN PROTECTION INSURANCE S 1'1 I I I -441111111110 . Clinton Community Credit Union Limited 70 Ontario S. 482-3467 BUSINESS HOURS Monday thru Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m.- 8:0n p.m. CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAY Chryco Ali-Make Parts 11211 1— Spark Plugs - Ignition Parts - Tires — Batteries - Shocks - Front End Parts — Exhaust Parts - Accessories - Etc. .1.1.1..1•••••••=i1=1. DO YOU WANT CAREFREE SUMMER DRIVING? THEN SEE. US NOW FOR - IGNITION TUNE-UP — WHEEL BALANCE FRONT END ALIGNMENT — TIRE ROTATION BRAKE RELINING.— LUBRICATION — ETC. • We Have Excellent Class "A" Mechanics at Your Disposal and They Use Genuine Phone For An Appointment Today, ROWCLIFFE MOTORS Seaforth and Area D9dge, Chrysler Dealer SEAFORTH, ONTARIO PHONE 527-1670 We II troubleshoot your car elitk . illr.----:--.--- 4•oo-----74:41.-z-'!',._z_.._ --fElablit When you bring your car to ou rdiagnostic center—advanced electronic equipment will completely analyze your car's mechanical condition under- an actual" driving situation. Our tests reveal the exact shaP'e your-car is in. And any needed repairs can be quickly performed by our expert mechanics. McGEE AUTO. ELECTRIC Wingham Phone: 357-1416 ciencies and 211 with prob-lems :in steering and sus-. pension. Reatons for rejecting cars for body detdioration included such conditions as gaping holes in floor pans (one opening was large enough for a child to fall through) , rusted and improperly secured doors, bumpers or other parts and, damaged glass. Inspectors' concern about body integrity is significant, according to Qar Care Council. For years motorists have been aware of the safety haz-ards of driving with im-proper lighting, or brakes and steering that are not up to standard. But a neglected body presents a threat to life and limb because this is the protec- tive shell in which - we're encased. • Properly maintained, the car's body and frame can maintain the strength necessary to provide such Protection in the event of % - an accident. This mainte-nance includes repair and painting of sheet metal damage and preventive measures to protect against rust. Oil cans may not be the Most stimulating forin of literature, but a few sec-onds -spent scanning the can tops may prove worth-while to the maintenance-conscious motorist. This is particularly-true with the new motor oil ;Coding sys-tem that recently went into effect. Under the new code, several parts of the Coding systern remain constant. The SAE stands for Society of Automotive Engineers and the numerals 10, 20, 30 and 40 still indicate the viscosity or flow-character-istics of the oil. A designation such as 10W30 indicates a multi-purpose oil covering a wide viscosity range. The W , Means the oil is specially' suited to - wintertime use.. In addition to the SAE viscosity „rating, there is an API or American Petro-leum Instittite classifiea-. Lion of ML i Motor Lights I .• MM (Motor Plediuni) or MS Motor ; Severer. Alt 1964 or later modelfr re i quire the MS, class of oil. While cans bearing the (-OIL SAE -IOW -20W-30 418 SE above API de:signations are • still in circulation, - they eventually will be supplanted with ones marked SA. -SB, SC, SO. SE or CC. SA through SC are irk light duty use such as lawn mower engines. SD oil the generally accepted 1 bricant for most presen -day cars. CC wilt be, for diesel ermines. The SE be used for ' future engines with greater_ heat-resistant re-quirements. The SE oils might be recommended for your present -car if you tow a boat or trailer in high speed conditions oil the long, trip. T hen it.tomes to Autos -tome to McKerlie-Millen WE CARRY , A COMPLETE LINE OF AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES INCLUDING - C.I.L.• AUTOMOTIVE PAINTS • FRAM FILTERS • NASCO REBUILT f , PARTS • WALKER EXHAUST SYSTEMS • CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS GUARANTEE!) PARTS; IGNITION • VICTOR GASKETS • MANY'MANY NAME BRAND ITEMS Mckerlie-Millen Inc. 86 Albert Street, Clintbn Call 482-3445 Keep your cool. CLERE-VU AUTO WRECKERS, We Carry Parts For Late Model Cars and Trucks TIRES 4 Stock of new and used tires for... Cars Trucks Graders or Farm Tractors See us for ... Vulcanizing & Farm Service I.. WANTED: Recycling metal Car bodies and scrap steel CLERE-VU AUTO WRECKERS Phone 482-3211 • - REPAIR SERVICE Hwy. 8 west of Clinton at Hoimesvilie W toc.ac$ OR R4,41 e carry 43 large 11\1 /. 4 • inspeOtrirs eiarnined 809 cars, 'finding 3.64 with -lighting discrepancies. 216 had headlights improperly 35-7 cars had body -con-ditions whieh were cause for rejection. 243 were found with- braking defi- A negleestett ear body rAtes 'high- among .auto-0,1 mot<lve satPty cording- to a report ju releAsed by' Car Care; Copmil Of • Canada, The- *X: Information is based on a survey` of inspect 0n. rec ord$ from Windsor, On where, ProVindiat 0-ct, (sitrithrry• mus — Among the best investments a motorist Can: make in- making sure Iris ear gets top value on trade-in attention to. body appearance. A finality paint job in a welt.eimipped shop will likely pay for itself in increased worth of the car. Sloppy reconditioning is easy to, spot. (Photo Courtesy of . To Kelp you get ready 40Mxiniateconvertionstrorn Customary to metric and vice versa. When you,knovi:: You can find: If you multiply by: inches inilliineters 25 feet centimeters 30 yentS meters 0.9 toilet. kilometers 1.6 millimeters inches • 0.04 centimeters inches 0.4 meters yards 1.1 . • -kilometers miles 0$ ta CC is square inches square centimeter§ 6.5 square feet square meters 0.09 square yards square meters 0.8 square miles square kilometers 2.6 acres square hectometers (hectares) 0.4 square centimeters square inches 0.16 square meters square yards 1.2 'square kilometers square miles 0.4 4quare, hectometers (hectares) acres 2.5 vuntes-grams ' 26: pounds kilograms 0.45 Shetifons megagrams (metric tons) 0.9 mil ounces . • 0.035. ilograme pounds 2.2 Metagtamstmetric tons) short-tons 1.1 ta_v 5: I got -4 > ounces milliliters 30 pints liters 0.47 quarts liters 0.95 gallons . liters ' 3.8: -milliliters. .., ,„ounces 0.034 liters pints 2.1 liters quarts 1.06 liters gallons. -, 0.26 f degre=es rahrenhelt degrees Celsius 5/9 (after sub- tracting 321 degreteelsius degrees Fahrenheit 9/5 (then add 32) cur AND-SAVE the above table which fura,%hes you with a quick and easy way to learn the equivalents of the• tomary to the Metric system, to which the U.S. will eon ert soon; Meters, liters, grams come to Canada News item: Canada has switched front the old Eng- rIsh- Measurement to the metric system and the U.S. is soon to change over. Motorists will thus be thinking in terms of kilometers per liter instead of miles pier gallon, among other new approaches to operating and maintaining their cars. MEASURE FOR MEASURE Although to some it may seem strange; But nothing .stays the same but change: And so the pendulum now swings About the way we measure things. Ahd now the inches, yards and feet Give way to things with metric heat. And ounces, pints, gallons and quarts Are measurements of liter sorts. And no more think in terms of mile, Nowkilometert are in style. And when we think of melt or freeze, ,„ 'Tis not in Fahrenheit but G's. Let's greet the news without ambivalence And check this table for equivalents. 4