HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1970-12-03, Page 4Even more aggravating than starting trouble in your own driveway is a can't start away from
home. Even though a road service man may be able to start your car, you have no assurance
that trouble may not happen the next time you try to start. That is unless you get at and correct
the source of your difficulty.
school," she said. The kids
did not look as anguished as
their mother.
Paul connected the jumper
cables from his truck to the
engine. After a few sputters
the car started.
"Bring it in for a tune-up
• when the weather breaks,"
Paul shouted to her.
She was already half way
down the driveway and she
didn't hear him.
"They seldom do," 'said
Paul, glumly, as he prepared
to answer his next call.
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Thp News-Record, POI:ember 3, 1970 -- Car 6re Supplement — Page 68
PeopleWho Don't Take Caie -MakeWork for Us
So Say the Men Who Man- the Rigs
That Tow Autos Out of Trouble,
Adding Some Timely Advice
(Editor's Notes. Last year- the A.4,4 answered close to 80
million road service calls. 0/ that total almost 35 million
were for "can't starts," the bulk of which were in winter
cold or early spring rain. The writer accompanied one of
the AAA road service drivers on his rounds in a major city.
This is his report.
By CHARLES L. BARUCH
The temperature outside was 5° above zero but the greet-
ing we received from the motorist was even icier.
"I've been waiting three hours for you. I missed my plane
and will probably lose out on a $50,000 order," he snapped.
It was amazing to me that Paul, the emergency road
service truck operator, went - who come into the station In
about his business of start- September and who you ask
ing the man's car without 'How about a tune-up?' and
retorting niore than, "I'm they answer, 'Maybe later.'
sorry, sir. There were eight They have the trouble.
calls ahead of you. We're do- I "They'll spend more time
ing all we can." waiting for a road service
It was the third day of a truck than it would take to
cold wave that stunned the do a thorough tune-up in the
city with temperatures rang- first place. Some of them lose
ing between 10° above and more money in missed wages
10° below zero. Paul had than a tune-up would cost.
been working between 12 and But the ironic thing is they'll
16 hours a day on the AAA end up getting the tune-up
road service truck. He'd al- after they've had trouble."
ready lost count of the num- I asked Paul, "You talk
ber of calls for starting help about tune-up but most of
he serviced. them complain about a run-
He had ruined one clutch down battery."
on a truck, found sleep next He smiled and answered,
to impossible and the steady "Anybody's going to run
diet of hastily gulped coffee down his battery trying to
and cold hamburgers had start an engine that's in
soured his stomach. His sym- lousy shape. Sure a strong
pathy for the stranded driv- battery is important. But -the
ers had long since vanished. other parts of the engine
While accompanying Paul have to be in top shape to
on his rounds, I had a chance start in this weather."
to talk to him about the rea- Three Hours Late sons this seemingly endless
rush of calls for starting We stopped at the next
help occurred. house. A young housewife
and her two children were
"Sure It's Cold" shivering in the garage, wait-
He said, wearily, "Sure it's ing for us.
cold. But even in this weath- "What's the matter,
er most people don't have ma'am?" Paul asked.
starting trouble. It's the peo- "My car won't start. My
ple who don't take care of battery is dead. And the kids
their cars. It's the people are three hours late for
Modified Cars Start Hard
Engine changes to cut air-
borne garbage have made
tune-up tolerances more
critical, the two men said„
Owners of the modified cars
are more apt to find them
hard to start and hard to
stop — they just keep right
on running after the igni-
tion switch is shut off,
Other common complaints
are loss of power and ping-
ing on regular gas.
This doesn't have to be if
the car is kept tuned, one
of them said. The engines
are running hotter with wat-
er thermostats up to 200 de-
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er mixtures of gasoline and
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sion and carburetor settings
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