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Home My WebLink AboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-11-08, Page 27IS YOUR CAR WINTERIZED? We'll check these trouble spots to ensure that you have problem free winter driving. Cooling System Ignition System Exhaust System ' Suspension Charging System carburetor Battery Steering Tires Mount Snow Tires Shouldyou neglect this maintenance, remember, we offer complete road service! Bill McLaughlin Motors The small dealer with the 'big heart Service ...Selection Savings,' Satisfaction Seaforth' Phone 527-1140 or 527-0060 Codling System Carburetor Ignition System Battery Exhaust System Suspension Charging System Steering Tires Mount Snow Tires FREE COMPLETE • BRAKE INSPECTION GRIFFITH'S B.P. WE OFFER 24 HOUR ROAD 'seRvICE 523-4501 soh 1101.11111•111.11111.1.11 1111111.11111.......11 -------- CAR CARE SECTION. I .1 New model cars found considerably cleaner They emit 70c/0' less pollutants in United States and Canada Get Your Car g ii 11" TER 11 NOW The new-model automo- 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 • 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 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 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." • • mph road con- ..... ......... .. • ''''',,,,:,:55,::.*i:,.ii;,i,:f•iii:1:lil:a ... 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- centage 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 In a nationwide fuel econo- my fest' program, cars ad- judged to be in need of tune-up were tuned to manu- facturers' specifications. The average • post tune-up irn- , ,provement in fuel economy 'was 11.36 per cent. On this basis a car in need of tune-up and travelling 200 miles per week will consume $7.22 worth of gas (based on averaging 18 miles per gallon and'gasoline selling at 65c per gallon). BEFORE tune-up usage: 11.1 gallons per week (based on 18 m.p.g.) - Weekly cost, $7.22. AFTER tune-up usage: 9.8 gallons per week (based on 20.5 m.p.g.) - Weekly cost, $6.37 orin annual savings of $44.20. In terms of distance trav- eled, a car with an engine in good tune can drive 63 miles farther a week on the same., amount of gasoline. (Based • using an lb gallon tankful of gas per week.) That's nearly the distance between Vic- toria, B.C. and Miami; Fla. CHAMPION SPARK PLUG Company's Mobile Proving Ground (M.P.G.) is continuing its 30 city, international test program to determine the effects of tune-up on gasoline mileage and emissions. In early findings, its tests have shown that late-model cars arc up to 13 times less polluting than pre-1968 vehicles and are staying well within government standards for keeping the air clean. Tuned up car goes furthur on less gas We'll check these trouble spots to ensure that you have problem free winter driving.