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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-04-01, Page 27CAR CARE QUIZ Pass this test and save cash! Here's a quiz where there could be a cash payoff if you know the right answers. Sorry, no one is offering prizes for the top scores. But by knowing and following some of the maintenance and driving practices contained below, you could reap sizeable savings in gasoline bills. 1. Worn spark plugs waste an average of how much gasoline, compared to newly installed plugs? A. Over six percent B. Nearly two percent C. There's little difference 2. An engine in need of tune-up wastes this much more fuel than a newly tuned engine, on average A. Less than a gallon per tankful B. Between one and two gallons per tankful C. Between five and six gallons per tankful 3. Far best fuel mileage be sure your tires aren't A. Overinflated B. Underinflated C. White sidewalls 4. The following is a notorious fuel waster A. Worn windshield wipers B. Frayed battery cables C. Clogged air cleaner 5. Brakes can have an adverse effect on fuel economy if A. They are disc brakes B. They are not properly adjusted C. They are drum and shoe types 6. You' should use premium fuels only if A. Your car is over three years old B. You have an eight-cylinder engine C. Engine does not perform properly with- out it 7, Unleaded fuel is necessary if A. Your car is equipped with a catalytic converter B. You use a four-barrel carburetor C. Your engine has a tendency to overheat 8. The following is wasteful of fuel A. Driving too slowly B. Driving too fast C. Driving with the windows closed 9. According to AAA, "jackrabbit starts" can waste A, 10 percent of your fuel B. 25 percent of your fuel C. Up to 44 percent of your fuel 10. To save fuel, when you are waiting at a rail- road crossing for several minutes A. Keep transmission in neutral B. Put engine in reverse but foot on brake C. Shut off engine 0 '01 13 '6 18 '8 11f 'L 13 '9 18 •v3 18 'C 8 'Z 1'11 ;SHMASNIf Z1110 For Complete, Professional Automotive Service — Visit the Service Department at Remember . . It's Sense to See LARRY SNIDER MOTORS LIMITED EXETER 235-1640 LONDON 227-4191 Open Weekdays Until 9:00 Saturdays Until 6:00 Comparative car test shows how . . . Times-Advocate, Second Section, April 1, 1976 Page 7 Car's condition plus careful driving can yield fuel savings Little things, particular- ly in terms of car main- tenance, can mean a lot in terms of fuel savings. To prove the validity of the above statement, Shell Oil' Company embarked on tests of procedures that could save the average car owner nearly three months worth of gasoline annually. How much care, How much proper car care and prudent driving habits can save in 'fuel was the 'answer Shell sought in its tests. Here's what Shell engineers did and what they found: A typical company car was taken and put into shape where gasoline waste was probable. The engine was placed slightly out of tune with ignition timing retarded and car- buretor idle set too fast and rich. Radial tires on the car were replaced by ordinary tires and air pressure was lowered from the proper 24 pounds to 19. Wheel alignment was altered and the wrong weight of motor oil was installed, Group of drivers A group of 23 drivers was employed to drive the cars so altered and the group averaged 13.6 miles per gallon, Once the cars were put back into proper shape, the test was con- ducted again. This time, mileage averaged 15.6 m.p.g. — a two mile per gallon improvement. Driving habits Drivers involved in the test were given specific tips on how to maneuver their cars for best fuel mileage, as follows: * * * Accelerate gently , with- out actually creeping away from the stop. * Anticipate stops and take your foot off the gas pedal, coasting to the in- tersection. * * * Keep your speed mod- erate. The most econom- ical speed is 35 miles per hour. Never exceed 55 miles per hour. * * * Get into high gear as quickly as possible for the most economical perform- ance. Even with automatic transmission, one can get tho feel of shifting. * * Shell reports that the combination of good car As with so many other vital components on your car, your windshield wip- ers are most likely to fail just when you need them' the most —like during the next storm. In the summer, heat, smog, and even your serv- ice station attendant's windshield washer spray are working together to "reduce the efficiency of your wiper system. It's no wonder, after sitting quiet- ly on your windshield and deteriorating day-in and day-out, that they often fail to do their job. Replace both blades When you do replace all or part of your wiper blades, make sure you re- place both sides at the same time. If one wiper is shot, it's a good bet the other one is about to go, too. Safe vision during hazardous road conditions is too important to risk for a few dollars. Here are five visible or audible indicators that will signal the need for attention to your wind- shield wipers. Clear driv- ing vision is especially im- portant during the bad weather season. Check for the following signs of mal- functioning: 1. STREAKING — arcs of unwiped moisture with- in the wiping area. 2. HAZING — a thin, hard - to - see - through film covering most or all of the ,wiping area even after the blade has just been wiped. 3, CHATTERING — a "stuttering" motion of the blade accompanied by a "chattering" noise as the blade sweeps across the windshield, with some areas left unwiped. condition and careful driv- ing made the average m.p.g. 16.8. That was a 23.5 percent improvement or a savings- of nearly three months worth of gasoline. 4. RATTLING — no vis- ible signs of problems, but the wiper blade sounds as if it were very loose. Can be reduced or eliminated by switching to polycar- bonate blades. Meters, liters, grams come to Canada MEASURE FOR MEASURE Although to some it may seem strange, But nothing stays the same bat change; And so the pendulum now swings About the way we measure things. And now the inches, yards and feet Give way to things with metric beat. And ounces, pints, gallons and quarts Are. measurements of liter sorts. And no more think in terms of mile, Now kilometers are in style. And when we think of melt or freeze, 'Tis not in Fahrenheit but C's. Let's greet the news without ambivalence And check this table for equivalents. WANTED CARS AND TRUCKS FOR PARTS AND SCRAP — ANY DESCRIPTION OR LOCATION REWARD "SELL TO A LICENSED DEALER" CLANDEBOYE AUTO WRECKERS R.R. 2, LUCAN, ONT. 227-4111 Make sure windshield wipers are in shape , News item: Canada has switched from the ald Eng- lish 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 per gallon, among other new approaches to operating and maintaining their cars.