HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1971-07-15, Page 6LIGHTS
We'll make sure all
lights are burning
properly and
correctly aimed.
WIPERS
We'll check arm and
blade condition and
windshield washer
tank fluid level.
TIRES
We'll check Pressure,
tread and general
condition.
BRAKES
We'll check fluid level,
tinings, cylinders,
adjustment,
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The News-Record, July 15, 1971 — Car Care Supplement — Page GB
New Car ServiceEquipment Saves Time, oney
Mechanical Technicians Now Use
Electronic Instrumentation
To Speed Auto Repairs
In automotive service, necessity has literally become the
mother of invention. New developments in service equipment
and techniques have been brought about by a growing short-
age of mechanics.
In 1960, there was one mechanic for every 60 cars. Today
the ratio is over one to 90 and conservative estimates raise
that figure to one mech'anic for 120 cars during the present
decade.
How to handle the increased load? The automotive service
industry has come up with several approaches to the solu-
tion, not the least of which is improved facilities, from build-
ing design to space-age
equipment. optimum performance con-
dition in much less time ac-
tually, than the old fashioned
"guess and replace" tune-up
used to take.
In the long run, such serv-
ice is a true bargain, since
the owner is paying for the
parts and service he needs,
yet no failure-prone compo-
nents go overlooked.
Electronic instrumenta-
tion, power equipment and
Specialized tools make it pos-
sible for mechanics to diag-
nose and correct car trou-
bles in a fraction of the time
it took just a few years ago.
Imagine having four tires in-
stalled, wheels aligned and
balanced . . all during a
lunch hour stop!
Some Repairs Routine
Accident repairs which
would have been prohibitive-
ly expensive if not impossi-
ble, now are routine, thanks
to impressive new equipment
which scientifically "de-
crashes" the car.
Electronic testing equip-
ment makes it possible for a
technician to analyze an en-
gine's condition with extreme
accuracy, pinpoint potential-
ly troublesome components
and put the car back into
The tremendous increase
In the popularity of air con-
ditioning in cars has added
another dimension to auto-
motive service. Whereas these
units once were handled only
by a limited number of spe-
cialists, many shops now offer
air conditioning service. ,
Developments in tools and
training techniques have
made this possible.
New training facilities are
being made available to serv-
ice stations and repair shop
personnel by car factories as
well as by manufacturers of
parts and services equipMent,
This promises to add to ranks
of qualified service techni-
cians needed today and In
the future.
Easing the Load
Improved dissemination Of
Starting with the 1971
models, all new cars sold
throughout the United States
feature fuel evaporative con-
trol systems to help re-
duce air pollution that may
be caused by automobiles.
Unlike exhaust or crank-
case emissions which become
a factor only when the en-
gine is running, the evapor-
ation process is a continuing
one and is a factor when a
vehicle is at rest as well as
when it is under power,
Evaporative emissions from
the fuel tank and carburetor
are believed responsible for
20 percent of the total emis-
sions of hydrocarbons from
cars that do not have con-
trols. Hydrocarbons, parts of
fuel not burned in the nor-
mal combustion process, are
released into the air by both
the exhaust system and by
evaporation from the fuel
tank and carburetor.
The evaporated fuel, which
formerly was vented into the
atmosphere, now will be
eliminated by a system which
stores the vapors in the
information on new models,
available to all service per-
sonnel, means that most rou-
tine maintenance operations
can be handled by literally
hundreds of thousands of
service stations, garages and
crankcase or in activated
charcoal canisters until they
can be drawn into the engine
and consumed in the com-
bustion process.
Federal Requirement
Evaporative control sys-
tems were required for new
vehicles sold in California
starting with the 1970 mod-
els. Their introduction, under
federal requirements, on a
national scale is the third
big step auto makers have
taken in the past decade to
eliminate emissions as a fac-
tor in air pollution,
The first two steps were
eliminating emissions from
crankcase ventilation and re-
ducing pollutants that em-
anated from the exhaust
pipe.
On cars built prior to the
introduction of emission con-
trols in the early 1960's, 60
percent of hydrocarbon pol-
lutants were traced- to the
exhaust pipe, 20 percent to
evaporation and 20 percent
to crankcase ventilation.
other outlets throughout th
country. This helps to eas
the load on franchised ca
dealers who then are able t
accommodate customers wit]
special problems requirin
their service facilities.
Improvements in the de-
sign of engine components
and modification of many
engine adjustments resulted
in sizeable reductions of pol-
lutants emitted through the
exhaust pipe.
Hydrocarbons which were
formerly released into the
atmosphere from engine
crankcases are now sealed
and recirculated for burn-
ing in the combustion proc-
ess. f
START THE
FUN TIME
SUMMERTIME
WITH OUR
SPECIAL
CAR CARE
SERVICE
ENGINE
well check condition
and adjustment of
ignition and
carburation systems
and tune if
necessary.
BATTERY
We'll check far
full power and
see that water is
at the proper
level.
COOLING SYSTEM
We'll make sure
coolant is at proper
level and that the cap,
hoses and connections
are tight,
LUBRICATION
We'll check engine
transmission and
power steering oil,
Lubricate chassis,
change oil and
filter if needed.
IVAN'S
SUPERTEST
89 Albett St.
Clinton 482.7903
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New Anti-Pollution Devices
Are Built Into '71 Cars