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Home My WebLink AboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1976-04-01, Page 314070 FACTS ATNY CARBON DEPOSIT... PERHAPS NO BIGGER THAN A SHARPENED PENCIL'S F'OINT...CAN CAUSE YOUR CAR'S ENGINE TO TURN OVER FITFULLY AFTER tYOU TURN OFF THE KEY.THIS STARTLING CONDITION IS KNOWN AS "DIESELING .......... ,,, „ •r r rr rrr IT15 MOST LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE WHEN A CAR 15 USED PRIMARILY IN SHORT, LOW - SPEED RUNS WITH MUCH STOP-AND-GO. A TRAINED, EXPERT MECHANIC CAN OFTEN HEAP OFF THE "DIESELING" PROBLEM BY MAKING SURE YOUR CAR'S IDLE SPEED CONTROL AND IDLE MIXTURE CONTROL ARE SET TO FACTORY-RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATIONS. COMPLETE, PERIODIC TUNE-UPS ARE .27y ALSO RECOMMENDED. • ea. O Don't compromise on quality... insist on MICHELIN DEPENDABILITY... TRACTION ... STRENGTH ... SECURITY LONG TREAD LIFE... GASOLINE ECONOMY. These are the things you are looking for in a tire today and you get them all in a MICHELIN. Don't settle for less. When it comes to quality... MICHELIN makes no compromises! Isn't that the kind of tire you want? WE CAN FIX IT Professional Service on all Makes to Put Your Car Back in Tune * AIR CONDITIONING * AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION * WHEEL ALIGNMENT * COMPUTERIZED TIRE BALANCING Phone Earl Thompson at our Esso Service garage today and discuss your car needs. Thompson-WarnerMotors Grand Bend LTD. 238-2391 OPEN 7 DAYS TILL 10:00 P.M. "Nice People To Deal With" • Times-Advocate, Second Section, April 1, 1976 Page 11 The new-model automo- tentage of our survey, each 'gross polluter' emit- ted more HC than 13 av- erage 1975s," Mr. Walker explained, adding "the in- cidence of gross polluting among older cars is con- siderably higher, indicat- ing that inadequate main- tenance and vehicle age are contributing factors to excessive emissions," Tune-ups instrumental Champion's tests are showing a marked de- crease in emissions follow- ing tune-up. Reductions averaged 30 per cent less CO at idle after tune-up and an average 70 per cent decrease in HC under sim- ulated 55 mph road con- ditions. Tune-up was also instru- mental in increasing fuel economy. On the average, the nearly 75 untuned cars tested realized nearly a 51/2 per cent fuel savings New model cars found considerably cleaner Get the lead out? Fuel for thought Should you be using un- leaded fuel in your car? If you've been asking yourself that question in the interest of protecting the environment, the an- swer may not be simple. New-model cars with catalytic converters should use the unleaded fuel to - protect the converter. Some cars without con- verters still may be run with unleaded gas, if the manufacturer recom- FOR THE CAR 1. Low rolling resist- ance. This Means mainte- nance of the prescribed tire pressure, brakes that do not bind or grind and well adjusted, free-moving wheel bearings. * * 2. Correct adjustment of carburetor and igni- tion. Clean air filter ele- ments and maintenance of a sufficiently high engine temperature (low temper- mends. Owners of older models with low compression en- gines may or may not be able to use unleaded fuel safely. Those who would like to try it are advised to buy a tankful. If there is no engine knock, then your car can use the fuel safely. But should you hear the knock, indicating pre- ignition or detonation, then go back to your reg- ular brand of gasoline. atures increase fuel con- sumption). * * * FOR THE DRIVER 1. Gentle driving, espe- cially when starting from Test and early shifting in- to the next-higher gear. If transmission is auto- matic, make it shift up- wards at low speeds and use the kickdown sparing- ly. Brake gently. Retnem- her: high engine revs need more fuel and a lot of biles are running consider- ably cleaner than their older counterparts, accord- ing to results of the first phase of a Champion Spark Plug Company's survey of cars in the United States and Canada. David L. Walker,• direc---- tor of Champion's Auto- motive Technical Services Department, said a pre- liminary comparison of 1,667 vehicles surveyed during the company's Fuel Economy and Emissions Test indicated the new- model cars are emitting about 70 per cent fewer pollutants than pre-1968 automobiles. Emissions lowered Emission levels of 1970- 74 cars are also lower, averaging 30 to nearly 50 per cent below those of cars produced prior to' 1968. Mr. Walker said, "The 1.25 per cent carbon mon- oxide (CO) and 162ppm hydrocarbon (HC) aver- ages of the 1975s we tested are indicative of the prog- ress that has been made in emission control." He also pointed out that the test diagnosed one car in 30 as being a "gross emitter" — exceeding 10 per cent CO and 2,000 ppm HC, or higher than test instruments can measure. "While these cars repre- sented only a small per- A car is just like a marriage, according to the Canada Safety Council — it can be made to last longer with due care and attention from all parties concerned! Have a love affair with your car, today! economy energy will be wasted by high braking. * * * 2. Select your speed ac- cording to the developing traffic situation. If lights are red, don't rush up and brake, but let the car roll gently, so when the lights change, you can accelerate without changing gear. * * * 3. Every car has a "most economical" speed range. Usually around 50 mph. Keep it to that speed wherever possible. Never "pump" on the acceler- ator, This squirts raw fuel into the engine — at your cost. Driving at changing speeds is un-. economical — driving at a steady speed saves fuel. From German expert . . . Recipe for gasoline The most efficient recipe *for saving fuel concerns both the condition of the ear and the attitudes of the driver, says Olaf George William Fersen, German auto- motive authority, who reeommends the following to readers of this supplement. He holds that if carefully applied, the recipe may well mean it fuel saving of up to 20 percent. after being tuned, A wide range of other information is being an- alyzed from /test results. "We found emission con- trol system components either inoperative or dis- connected in approximate- ly 10 per cent of the U.S. cars we tested," Mr. Walk- er said. "This indicates a definite need for more conscientious mainte- nance on the part of the car owner." Three-year program Champion's survey is a three-year program to de- termine how engine con- dition relates to fuel econ- omy and emissions. Pre- liminary test results were based on the first eight cities surveyed. 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