Clinton News-Record, 1974-11-14, Page 15Checking out the route before embarking on their Gasoline
Economy Bally, ore stinieuts and an observer from a San
Francisco-13ay area high sehool. Rallies in San Diego coo
the Roy ores showed dull beginning drivers are capable
of getting uneNpectedly good gas mileage by keeping en-
gines in tune and following sensible driving procedures.
WHEEL ALIGNMENT,
"Toe in" or "Toe out" has
the effect of dragging your
front tires sideways and
causes premature tire
wear. It takes power to
carry this extra load and
that takes gas from your
tank,
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ComPOuNOETI LiQUiP
'TRANSMITS THE BRAK-
ING ENERGY OF YOUR
FOOT TO 114E WHEELS,
CHECK YOUR BRAKE
FLUX) RESERVOIR
REGULARLY AND SE
SURE ONLY HIGH
QUFLUiP IS eoeALI AAPPROVE4 9.
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BODY
REPAIRS
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*COLLISION WORK
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*SPRAY PAINTING
"We're your car's best friend"
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Pere Brown
Lorne Brown Motors' parts
manager. The man to see for
the finest G.M. approved
parts,
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A mechanic great on tune-up.
He also specjalies in
transmission and front end
work
Doug Who)
the youngest niernbor of our
service Matt.
Don't let winter
tt won't starts"
catch you!
Keep up your car's start power with
our expert engine tune-up. It's a fast,
inexpensive job that pays big dividends
with trouble-free starts all winter long.
Bring in your car—today.
LORNE BROWN
MOTORS LTD.
SERVICE CENTRE
JUST ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR
NEW AND USED CAR LOT * HWY. NO, 8
CLINTON 4024321 PARTS — 4824141,
E rect snropshali
Service Manager
The man to see for ail your
service needs.
Larry McClinahey
Trained and ready to do a top
lob on your transmission or
front-arid alignment work.
FEEL SECURE!
Get our
wheel alignment
for SAFE
winter driving
BRAKE
Lined or
Adjusted
—EXPERTLY !
How to get very little
trade-in allowance
for your cat
Keep it dirty. Don't keep the engine tuned. And if you
insist on buying rustproofitig, buy one of the cheap, un-
proven brands.
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MK 34 Safety Requires Cheek
of Power Steering
Adults, Too, Can Botielit from ,
How Students Were Briefed for Gas Economy
OWNTON NMS-11.111C0 THURSDAY, NOY41S4K411 14, 1974
your car is equipped
With power steering, you
may think that this sys-
tent, is very complicated
and must be serviced by
highly skilled technicians
Using Costly special tools.
This is not the case,
Granted, a power steer-
ing system is considerably
more complex than a non-
power system. But most
power steering mainte-
name can be accomplished
by the motorist or his
service station operator.
Special tools are not usu-
ally required.
At Heart is Pump
At the heart of your
car's power steering sys-
tem is the power steer-
ing pump. This hydraulic
pump merely supplies the
pressure to turn your car's
wheels when you turn the
steering wheel. This pump
rarely breaks down as long
as you make sure its sup-
ply of power steering fluid
does not get too low, Peri-
odic checking of the fluid
level is all that is neces-
sary for regular mainte-
nance of the power steer-
ing pump.
One other item that
should be checked period-
ically is the belt that con-
nects the pump to the en-
mamoommommousomi 4070 FACTS
gine, rf this belt should
break, your entire power
steering system will cease
to function, immediately,
This could be extremely
dangerous if you are trav-
elling at high speed on the
freeway.
Cheek Fluid Level
While you are checking
the fluid level and the
drive belts, cheek the hoses
that connect the pump to
the other eoraPctrients in
the system, Hose connec-
tions should be tight and
leak-free, Hoses should be
firm and free of cracks.
Leakage in the hoses of
the system is the main
cause of fluid loss, which
in turn is the main cause
of power steering troubles,
How can you tell if your
power steering system
needs attention? Usually,
the first sign is either an
unusual noise (squealing,
chattering or knocking
sound) or a change in the
"feel" of your steering
(sluggishness, jerkiness or
a tendency to pull to .one
side) ,
If any of these symp-
toms occur, you should
waste no time in getting
your system checked; ear-
ly attention can prevent
big problems later,
Students at the Champion
fuel saving tips,
KEEP SPEED DOWN,
Tests conducted with a
popular American car have
indicated a 25 percent im-
provement in fuel econ-
omy when speeds are re-
dUced from 70 to 3Q miles
Per hour, Wind resistance
increases as car speed in-
creases, and more energy
is thus required to move
the car at higher speeds.
AVOID "JACK RABBIT"
STARTS, Gradual acceler-
ation in city driving can
save as much as two miles
per gallon compared to
rapid acceleration. That's
because it takes a lot of
extra energy to increase
an automobile's accelera-
tion rate, A power valve,
located in the carburetor,
lets more fuel into the cyl-
inders under full acceler-
ation, In addition, an ac-
celerator pump provides
extra fuel to avoid hesi-
tation when the gas pedal
is jabbed.
* * *
KEEP SPEED CON-
STANT. Driving at steady
speeds helps to save gaso-
line. Unnecessary acceler-
ation activates the accel-
erator pump and power
valve, thus injecting extra
— and wasted — fuel into
Ceonomy Rally. shared these
the system.
ANTICIPATE STOPS, It
is best to plan ahead for
all possible traffic condi-
tions, This allows for grad-
ual, rather than abrupt,
stops and this Smooth
driving contributes to bet-
ter fuel economy. In addi-
tion, gradual braking pro-
longs the life of brake lin-
ings, *
AVOID ENGINE ID-
LING, An idling engine
wastes energy; it does no
useful work while consum-
ing fuel, Excessive idling
may also shorten engine
life if the practice is re-
peated over a long term
period, As a guide, drivers
should not idle engines for
more than three minutes,
if possible.
*
WARM ENGINE BY
DRIVING. Drivers will ob-
tain better economy by
driving the car to warm
the engine, rather than
allowing• it to idle exces-
sively. This speeds up the
warming process, and thus
saves gasoline. The driver
' must remember, hoWever,
that a cold engine does
not respond as quickly, so
care must be exercised in
all traffic situations where
engine response is critical.
* *
MINIMIZE THE USE OF
AIR CONDITIONERS. Air-
conditioning puts a sub-
stantial load on automo-
bile engines, and should,
therefore, be used only on
the hottest days. While
driving at 30 miles per
hour, for example, use of
the air conditioner can re-
sult in a fuel economy loss
of two miles per gallon.
As a rule, use of the air
conditioner cuts gasoline
mileage by 10 per cent,
* *
MAINTAIN CORRECT
TIRE PRESSURE. Under-
inflated tires reduce gaso-
line mileage slightly. Soft
tires also wear out more
quickly, and may adverse-
ly affect vehicle handling,
thus creating a potential
safety hazard. Many auto-
mobile manufacturers rec-
ommend increasing the
tire air pressure by ap-
proximately four pounds
before high-speed driving.
Tires should not, however,
be inflated above the max- •
imum recommended pres-
sure. * *
TUNED UP, Spark plug
misfiring may result in a
significant increase in fuel
BRAKE FLUID
LIKE -THE HUMAN 6001.
yOUR CAR NEEDS OS
LIFEGNING FLUIDS. ONE
OF THE MOST IMPORT-
ANT OF MESE IS
8RAKE FLUID.
IF FREQU ENT OF AMMON
pt.u117 FIND
SARY, AN17
th
FIX THE LEAK.
BRAKING SYSlEre
FAIWRES ARE
USUALLY POE TO
L055 OF BRAKE
FLUIP.
consumption. In labora-
tory tests at speeds of 30
and 50 miles per hour, for
example, spark plugs mis-
firing 10 percent of the
time resulted in an eight
percent increase in fuel
consumption. In addition,
ignition timing deviating
from the manufacturer's
setting resulted in a sig-
nificant decrease in fuel
economy. For' example, a
10 degree reeerd in basic
spark timing may result
in an average loss of 1,3
miles per gallon at speeds
of 30, 50, and 70 miles per
hour, Drivers should be
reminded that these and
other obstacles to efficient
engine performance can
be eliminated with a com-
plete tune-up,
RANDY'S
SUNOCO
SERVICE
HURON ST., HWY. No. 8W
CLINTON
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