HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1981-11-11, Page 9WE HAVE
PARTS FOR LATE MODEL CARS & TRUCKS...
REBUILT AND INSTALLATION SERVICE
USED BY LICENCED MECHANICS
WE ALSO HAVE
*RADIAL SNOWS *BELTED 2 x 2
*4 PLY POLYESTER *RETREADS *NEW
RIMS FOR YOUR SNOW TIRES
L OUR TUNE-UP GUARDS AGAINST WINTER
Bring your car In for our export engine tune-up: a new set "WON'T of Champion spark-plugs plus other basic tune-up Items .
STARTS" your car may need. It's the best winter "won't start"
protection going.
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Side Draft
WOOD STOVES
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• Side draft operating
handle for more complete
combustion of gases and
fire control
• Large Cooking area
• Safety screen for
viewing fire
• And many more
Be Independent From
Power Failures and Save
Energy & Money
Before you buy check the outstanding features that make
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CLINTON 'NENSALL.
527 ,0910
482-3405
262,2418
Get your car ready for Winter
ALL TYPES OF SNOWTIRES IN STOCK
• Radials , • Belted • Polyester
D78-14 Polyester WW Snows
- F78-15 Belted Ww Snows
Gr78-15 Radial we- Snows
NO CHARGE FOR INSTALLATION AND
BALANCING OF THE ABOVE TIRES
Extra snow tire rims available for most cars.
Complete brake &
front end alignment
Always a great selection of good used cars.
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Open 6 days a week 8!30-5:80 closed at noon
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!4824752 In Highway 4 just south of Clinton 482-9796
THE BRUSSELS POST, NOVEMBER 11;1981 A9
Short winter trips
affect your car
Driving habits and condi-
tions tend to be different dur-
ing the winter's cold and often
inclement weather. Faced with
bad weather, many drivers may
stick closer to home, driving
shorter distances more fre-
quently.
A winter of short-trip driv-
ing can put excessive wear and
tear on the engine, transmis-
sion and other components
because it takes several miles of
driving to warm up a car to
operating efficiency, says the
Automotive Information
Council (AIC). Frequent cold
starts also are hard on the com-
plete electrical system — bat-
tery, plugs, wiring, etc.
The same practices that can
guard against excessive winter
engine wear can help you get
better gasoline mileage. Try to
combine many short trips into
one trip with several stops.
You may even be able to
reduce the number of stops by
planning ahead. Fewer stops
mean better gas mileage too,
and a car is easier to start once
it has been warmed-up.
Try to avoid excessive
periods of idling to warm the
car up. Idling produces zero
miles to the gallon and is
harder on the engine than nor-
mal highway use. Except for
below-zero weather, .the car
should be ready to move after
about 15 seconds and then
driven at moderate speed to
warm-up. This method. warms
up the car faster, saves gasoline If you don't operate your air
and engine wear. 'conditioner at least once a month
Short-trip driving also re-:for about five minutes, the
quires that the engine oil and seals — especially the one for
filter be changed more fre- ,the compressor shaft — can
quently. Short trips allow 'begin to leak Freon, the
moisture to collect in the chemical gas which serves as
crankcase, diluting the oil.
Clean oil lubricates the engine
with a protective film that
prevents metal-to-metal con-
tact and resulting wear, and
keeps the engine interior clean
by gathering contaminates and
holding them in suspension for
removal by the filter. If the oil
is dirty' and isn't changed often
enough, along with the filter,
sludge can coat and clog the
engine oil passages, which can
(result in a costly repair.
An adequate but not ex-
cessive warm-up, changing the
oil more frequently with short-
trip driving and trying to corn-
bine trips can give the driver
the best cold-weather perfor-
mance with improved fuel
economy, sums up A1C.
Use car's air
conditioner, even
in wintertime
the refrigerant, the Auto-
motive Information Council
advises. By all means, AIC
says, do not remove the com-
pressor drive belts during the
winter.
BE PREPARED
FOR WINTER(
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SNOW 11 CAR /
TIRES NOW
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