HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-05-15, Page 24The News -Record, .May 15, 1969 -- Car Care Su:PPlement r- Page 12
Guess What Tops List of Careless CarOwner Woes
The tip of this coil was so badly When :the air filter is so badly
eroded it had completely dis- clogged with dirt it can't be
appeared on one side. Plastic tapers t:leaiied any more, yott have two
to the rescue . temporarily, choices: buy a new one or ven-
tilate it, as was done here.
This is an oil filler cap. It is sup-
- posed to breathe through a wire
mesh filter. This one choked to
death long ago and its engine suf-
. fered the consequences.
What do yon do when the spark
plug insulator breaks? Wrap it
with some plastic tape and keep
on driving ... but probably not
for long.
'ou're Right 4., It
Reveal Critical
Automobile
In planning your car Main-
tenance, it's wise to know
where trouble is likely to strike.
A list of the most frequent
Causes of trouble is contained
in a survey . of the Missouri
Auto Club in the U.S.
The Club's recently opened
St. Louis diagnostic center
tabulated detects found on the
first 1,603 cars to pass through
its lanes. According to the re -
Sults revealed by P. B. Oldham,
Club technical services direc-
tor, these were the most fre-
quent critical faults:
1. IGNITION --- (points,
condenser, dwell and variation,
coil, timing, spark plug per-
formance, ignition under Ioad)
-1,500 defejts or .94 per car.
2. FRONT END — (includ-
ing alignment, front suspen-
sion pivots and shocks) -1,450
defects or .90 per car.
3. BRAKES --- (including
brake lining thickness and
condition, adjustment, hand-
's Ignition,Tests
Fault in Every
Examined
brake, drum or .dise condition,
brake hoses, pedal pressuie,
brake :balance and progres-
sion) -•-F 1,354 or .85 defeets
per car.
4. HEADLAMPS— ,(includ-
ing :candle power, aim, warn-
ing lights and retraction)
1,055 or .66 defects per car,
5. TIRE$--- (including tire
pressure, tread depth and
walls) -- 922 or .58 per car.
6. STEERING LINKAGE ---
(including steering box, tie -
rods,, steering arm and ball
joints) — 402 or .25 per Ur.-
The
ar:rhe St. Louis facility, first
of its kind ever run by an Auto
Club, performs only diagnostic
work. Repairs, if needed, are
performed at area facilities
with the Club making no rec-
ommendations on where to go..
Tle Club will perform re-
checks of work performed,
consulting, on request, with
the mechanic doing the repair
work,
Heavily encrusted with deposits,
this spafk plug was still' firing
sometimes.
This distributor rotor was so bad-
ly cracked it was falling apart.
The owner wrapped it with curd
so that it managed to hold to-
gether
ogether and somehow kept on de-
livering its spark.
Drugs and Driving Don't Mix, Association Warns
medical uses but are known as
"pep pills" or "co-pilots" to
drug abusers — can cause sev-
ere hallucinations on,the road.
Truck drivers, vacationers,
long distance drivers may take
too many amphetamines to
stay awake, ii''oo frequently the
driver will then hear "voices,"
see "ghost vehicles" and have
other aberrations that can
cause a crash.
* * *
MARIJUANA, thought by
some teens to be harmless, is
Drugs and driving don't mix,
says the National Association
of Retail Druggists.
So important is respect for
drugs in insuring highway
safety that N.A.R.D. is provid-
ing fact sheets for driver edu-
cation teachers in and out of
high school, according to ex-
ecutive secretary Willard B.
Simmons, who _represents
40,000 independent drugstore
owners.
Druggists are teaching the
public the power of drugs.
Drugs save lives, Simmons
points out. He adds facts of
interest to all drivers.
..
"When doctors prescribe
some valuable medications
they_ insist that no driving be
Bene for a specified number of
hours," he says. "Heed their
advice and the advice of the
druggist who reminds you of
that fact."
In addition to urging respect
for. the life-saving drugs of
daily life, members of N.A.R.D.
are lending..theirprofessional
efforts to schools to forward
the work of drug education.
The dangers of drug abuse are
being brought to students' at-
tention at the request of the
Bureau of Narcotics and Dan-
gerous Drugs of the Depart-
nlent of Justice.
BARBITURATES, for exam-
ple --- known as "goofbalis"
and by other terms — produce
slurred speech, .impaired mo-
tor responses, sensory distor-
tion and more. A person with-
drawing from barbiturate
abuse may have spasms and
convulsions, particularly dan-
gerous behind a car wheel.
Barbiturate overuse plus al-
cohol can cause sudden death.
* *. *
AMPHETAMINES — stimu-
lants which have respected
UST
INSTALLED -
EXCLUSIVE IN THE AREA
PRAY WAX
YOUR �c
CAR AO
Just wash and rinse your car thoroughly and white still wet, spray wax with our
regular, easy-to-use, wash equipment. Then let drip dry. For art even more lustrous
shine, wipe dry with KIM -TOWELS.
NO WAITING » 2 CAR BAYS & 1 TRUCK BAY
YOU CAN VACUUM YOUR CAR FOR ONLY A DIME
ZIP U -D� -IT
AUTO WASH
Vkktbria St. , (Hwy. 4, S) Clintbn-
y
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a major villain when it comes
to highway safety. Unlike an
. ordinary cigarette, "grass"
causes .'sensory distortions. A
car 10 feet away may seein 100
feet away. Sideswipe accidents
are common and more serious
collisions can occur.
* * *
EVERY PARENT CAN AID
by checking his child's where-.
abouts, knowing the identity
of group drivers, and making
strict rules about car use, ex-
perts advise.
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