The Brussels Post, 1976-11-03, Page 21AUTO FACTS
GAS DOWN ME DRAIN
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OwNEK5 WASTE 11415 MUCH
GASOLINE EVER*/ WEEK BE- CAUSE 1146IR ENGINE'S ARE
NOT IN TOP RUNNING CONCH-
TiONS.OVER HALF THE CARS
ON ma ROAD ARE WASTING
NEARLY TWO GALLONS. PER
TANKFUL AND ADDING TO
AIR POLLUTION BECAUSE OF
ENGINE NEGLECT.
ActoapING TO
CAR CARE couNciL,
We COULD SAVE 3,8
BILLION GALLONS
OF GAS THIS YEAR
IF ALL CARS WERE
KEPT IN GOOD CoN-
pmos. HELP CON-.
SERVE OUR WEL-
RE$OuRcES ANv
CLEAN UP 7140 AIR BY HAVING YOUR
• CAR'S ENGINE
CHECKED AND
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THE BRUSSELS POST, NOVEMBER 3, 1916 —21
Know what jack's made for, how to use it to do job safely
Do ing your own auto-
motive work can. save you
time and money,. but it
also can. bring you a lot
of misery if you don't
adopt a professional atti-
tale toward repairs, ac-
Cording to the National
Safety Council,
Many do-it-your,self re-
pairmen, according to NSC
Traffic Department Man-
ager Don Lhotka, make a -critical mistake in using
a bumper jack to support
their vehicles while they
do wheel or undercarriage
work.
"A bumper jack," Lhot-
ka, said, "is made for only
one purpose — changing
a tire, It's not suitable for
extended wheel work or
any work that puts the
mechanic under the car,"
he continued.
Lhotka, offered motorisis
the following advice for
safe bumper jack use:
* * * * * *
Car operation important
Engines operating at idle
get no miles per gallon,
So avoid needless idling.
Warming up an engine on
a cold morning is a waste
of time and gas. As soon
as the engine is running
smoothly, proceed at a
moderate speed. Also,
when waiting for long
periods of time, shut off
the engine.
If your. engine should
flood, do not pump the ac-
celerator. Instead, crank
the engine steadily until
the car starts.
In manual transmission
cars, get to high gear as
soon as possible. First gear
uses about 30 per cent
more fuel than second,
and second uses 15 per
cent more fuel than third.
Avoid jack rabbit starts.
A driver who tromps on
the gas pedal uses four
times as much fuel as the
feather-footed motorist.
Other fuel-wise maneu-
vers include avoiding sud-
den stops and starts neces-
sitated by following other
vehicles too closely'
Make sure the jack
platform, s on a smooth,
level surface and the shaft
of the jack is. perpendicu-
lar to the grounth Position
the bumper hook properly
according to your car,
owner's manual, and make
sure the lock is in the
full-up position before at,
tempting to raise the car.
2. Press. down on the
.service brake and then
set .the emergency brake.
This will lock all four,
wheels, . Then shift into
"park" on automatic
transmission vehicles or
"reverse" on manual
transmissions.
3. Keep children and
pets away from the work •
area.
4. If you're changing a
tire, loosen the lug nuts
before jacking the wheel
off the ground. This will
make it easier to unfasten
the nuts. In addition, a
sharp pull on a lug wrench
while the car is on the
jack could cause the ye-
' hicle to fall. When replac-
ing the tire, semi-tighten
'the lugs while the wheel
is raised. Finish the job
when the wheel is pn the
ground.
5. Jack slowly to avoid
shaking the car.
6. Check to be sure
nothing is under the car
before lowering it to the
ground,
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