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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1975-04-30, Page 15S ' \ , . t file.tyriFigr , •-• 4'0 t. : .. "11' O'fir - .4.- • 4,-,.. -- .' • CAR TROUBLE? Clinton Community Cvedit Union. Limited 70 011tafin Sttett CLINTON 482 w 467. ise drivers will heed language of drive belt A1DVICE TO WOMEN who DRIVE.., and MEN, Too from DEDE BENtioN... a woman who does ; /:*,4zireAftf.:j;:Prni?"Mv44.ifkb,.M400.;v:5:comf.4",o. g,.15.440 4vi By JODY CARR Among the inner circle of the auto parts world, it is said that the unsung hero of all unsung heroe's is the fan belt, or drive belt, It drives a, lot more than just the fan. Ask any generator, wa- ter pump, power steering pump or fan. These com- ponents will vouch for the drive belt, without which they would be looking for another way to go. However, this is not why the drive belt has earned its reputation as the good guy. It is esteemed, be- cause the last thing it wants to do is let its bud- dies down. This means it doesn't want tx, let you down, either.. Still, the best of drive belts can't last forever. When one breaks, your car May overheat, your bat- tery may die, your power steering may give out or yOur air conditioning may quit. You may experience a couple of these traumatic situations simultaneously. So your drive belt tries to help you anticipate trou- ble by providing a unique combination of audible and visual warnings of impending problems. First, look for visual signs of old age. Twist the belt. Notice that it is V- shaped, fitting into a V- shaped pulley. The sides of the V on the belt are what do the driving. Are they cracked, frayed or glazed? This may be enough to tell you that Old Faithful wants to retire. Or the belt may signal you audibly, by screeching when you accelerate the engine in neutral. This may be nothing more than looseness, which can be corrected in a jiffy. But if excessive looseness is al- lowed to persist, slippage results, and that means rapid wear, Finally, when the belt point, it may emit a click, click sound, especially no- ticeable at idle. It will speed up as you accelerate the engine and sound al- most like a noisy valve. This sound is caused by a large crack, or separa- tion, in the belt, which hits the 'pulley with each revolution. It is a symptom of advanced old age, the brink of failure. If old faithful drive belt does snap all the way, you're in for trouble. So keep an eye and an ear open for signs of failure, and ask your automobile service inan to check into it right away. KNOW YOUR DIP STICK. Do you know where the engine oil dip stick is lo- cated? Checking on oil levels is important to longer engine life. The dip stick will tell you when and how much oil needs to be added. Sometimes it will indicate oil should be Wit . *MP" Dear DeDe: As I write this letter, I am heartsick. I just re- turned from visiting a neighbor's son in the hos- pital where he has been for two months. He's 19 years old, a talented ath- lete and now the doctors say it will be a miracle if he ever walks again. It seems Bob was involved in an accident. After seeing the car he was driving, it's no wonder. The wheels wobbled, One headlight was completely missing. The front end sagged like an old horse. Can't some- thing be done about get- ting death traps like that off the highway? It may be too late to help Bob but what about other kids? MRS. LMB Silver Springs, Md. Belts help reduce car fatalities Hospitals in Australia are reporting a drop of 24% in bed occupancy since the introduction of mandatory seat belt wear- ing legislation. ' In Victoria the belt wearing law has been in two years, and they have experienced a 20.8% re- duction in road deaths. In the rest of Australia the seat belt law is just one year old, and there has already been a 17.2% reduction in automobile deaths throughout the country. Serious injuries, they stated, have been reduced by abotit Dear Mrs. Unfortunately for Bob, you live in a state that has no Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspection. 1VIaryland is one of 19 states that have no compulsory check on the safety of their cars. Therefore, except for spot checks by the state police, you have no protection against "accidents waiting to happen" like your luck- less neighbor's car. If you feel strongly that a PMVI law is needed, then write your state representative in Annapolis. Residents of other states shduld write their legislators, too, in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, Wisconsin. Dear DeDe: My car hasn't been run- . ning right lately and when I took my car in for serv- ice, the mechanic told me hot spark plugs would solve the problem. I know he doesn't mean stolen spark plugs but what is borrowed Amount 1 12 66.80 88.81 133.24 266.50 355.35 444.20 he talking about, Was he kidding? DuBIous IN DUBUQUE Dear Dubious: I don't think so. Spark plugs are designed in var- ious heat ranges to accom- modate the kind of driving the owner does. In your case, you probably do a lot of short-distance, low- speed driving, Your engine may not get properly "warmed" and carbon may be accumulating on your plugs, hampering their efficiency. So a plug with a "hotter" heat range to burn off carbon sounds like a proper prescription. I'll bet that's what your mechanic really meant. Ask him. Dear DeDe: How come you, a woman, know so much about cars? Gfi Kingston, Ont. Dear GT: My first 'car was seven years old when I bought it. 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