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Guide tells how to save on gas through ear care
,Dean of automotive editors puts
it all in informative book
"Save Money, Save Gas"
by Robert W. Irvin,'Enter-
prise Publications, New
York — Other than to
stop eating, there is prac-
tically no way to save
money readily than to cut
down on gasoline con-
sumption. If you are typi-
cal, you may not be able
to reduce the amount of
driving you do. But Bob
Irvin, the dean of auto-
motive editors, has written
a definitive guide to help
you make that driving cost
a whole lot less.
Irvin writes, "One thing
is true for every car —
you can improve fuel econ-
omy by better mainte-
nance and car care." And
he proves it.
If you are ever unlucky
enough. to be in a car that
enters deep water, the
Canada Safety Council of-
fers some advice.
A car floats for a short
time after hitting the wa-
ter in a near horizontal
position irrespective of
how it hit the water, The
time varies with make
from a few seconds to
three or four minutes, af-
ter which it sinks verti-
cally, engine end ,first.
Rules for escape are:
1. Immediately after
hitting the water, release
your safety belt.
• 2. Open door windows,
movable roof (if any),
and/or back window.
Leave the car via the best
route as quickly as pos-
sible, During the floating
period, it will be difficult
to open the doors because
Tune-up benefits
Defining a tune-up as,
checking the carburetor,
the engine compression,
cleaning or replacing the
air cleaner element, gap-
ping or replacing the spark
plugs or distributor points,
Irvin explains the benefits.
The author quotes the
U.S. Environmental Agen-
cy which says, "Keeping
an automobile tuned up
can, on the average, im-
prove fuel economy 6 per
cent as compared to an
tintuned automobile. How-
ever, an'individual vehicle
which is grossly malad-
justed or undermaintained
— for example, spark plug
misfire, air filters clogged,
carburetor improperly ad- ,
of water pressure from the
outside.
3. If it is impossible to
,leave the car while float-
ing, the car doors can
usually be opened un-
derwater because outside
pressure of water has been
equalized.
4. If the car is dam-
aged to the extent that
none of these ways of es-
cape can be taken, use the
feet or shoulders to re-
move the front or back
window by pushing it
out. This, can best be
done by pushing in the
corners.
When a • car ,sinks in
water, outside and inside
lights should be switched
on if possible. This lessens
confusion in the vehicle,
and makes location from
above easier.
justed—can suffer signifi-
cantly worse fuel economy
penalties of 20 per cent
or more."
Packed into the 95 pages
of the book are numerous
gas-saving tips that have
eluded many writers on
the subject. Irvin points
out that Les Viland, an
economy run veteran, is
an advocate of waxing
the vehicle, even the tires
and fan blades, as an aid
to better gasoline mileage.
Weaving wastes
Also cited is an Auto,
mobile Club of Michigan
study showing that motor-
ists who weave in and out
of traffic on city streets
can waste up to 43 per
cent of their gasoline.
The book also contains
valuable information on
what gasoline economy
you should expect from
your car, how to get gas
economy with tractors and
recreation vehicles, the
effects of tires and other
equipment on mileage and
how pollution controls
bear on gas savings.
Gadget warning
Irvin warns against fuel
economy gadgets now on
the market. A leading con-
sumers organization his
tested a number of these
"miracle" devices and "has
yet to find one that' is
beneficial."
One auto company did
find' a carburetor that
helped realize a 66 per
cent fuel savings. How-
ever, the carburetor would
have cost $2,500 to produce.
"Save Money, Save Gas"
has been called by its pub-
lisher an Insider's Guide
to Gas Economy. Indeed
it is. The price of the
booklet is less than the
price of the gas' you an
save in one fill-up after
a tune-up. Irvin's work
should be as much a part
of a car owner's "musts"
as' a driver's license.
How to get book
(If you can't. find the
volume in your regular
book store, it can be mail
ordered through "Save
Money, Save Gas," Box
489 Radio City Station,
New York, N.Y. 10019, Add
25 cents to the $1.50 price
for mailing and handling.)
These rules may help you get
out of sinking automobile
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