HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1978-11-08, Page 29When you buy a new car
you are paying $615 for
the safety and emission
equipment required by the
federal government — this
according to a study by
GM. And, if current new
proposals are put into
effect the extra cost will
gO to 0,225 per car with-
in the next three years.
Most of the added cost
would be for better clean
air systems,
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STOP-AND-GO.
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PROBLEM BY MAKING SURE
YOUR OAR'S IDLE SPEED
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Why You
'Can't Get Started
Servicing or replacing
the car battery may not
be the answer to a car's
winter starting woes.
That's what a high per-
centage of motorists
learned when they experi-
enced starting failure and
sought to correct it solely
through attention to the-
battery,
According to a hard-
starting survey conducted
by Champion Spark Plug
Company last winter, re-
peated failure was experi-
enced by 38.9 per cent of
car owners who had their
batteries charged after
initial "can't, starts."
Repeat Failures.,
Of those motorists in-
stalling a new battery af-
ter not starting, 25.9 per
cent had at least one other
failure.
When car owners treat-
ed starting woes with en-
gine tune-up, they had
better success in forestall-
ing future problems, the
As with so many other
vital components on your
car, your windshield wip-
ers are most likely to fail
just when you need them
the most — like during the
next storm.
In the summer, heat,
smog, and even your serv-
ice station attendant's
windshield washer spray
are working together to
reduce the efficiency of
your wiper system. It's no
wonder, after sitting quiet-
ly on your windshield and
deteriorating day-in and
day-out, that they often
fail to do their job.
Check when raining
The best time to check
your windshield wiper sys-
tem is during a rainstorm,
Or you can check it the
next time you go through
a car wash. You can also
survey 'Showed. Rate of re-
peat can't starts was 14.6
per cent after a tune-up,
Installation of new spark
plugs alone was a better
answer to starting trouble
than battery service since
18,7 per cent had addi-
tional problems with new
plugs.
The survey also revealed
hard starting continues to
be the leading problem
confronting motorists. In
the U.S., 29 per cent of
owners reported at least
one failure last winter. In
Canada, 30 per cent had
trouble.
Cold weather was not
solely to blame for start-
ing trouble. Warm weather
regions in the U.S. were
only slightly below the
national average in re-
ported "can't starts."
When skidding,. turn
wheels in the direction of
the skid,
perform a good check
while someone sprays your
windshield with a garden
hose.
However you choose to
check your wipers, you
should check them on both
the fast and slow speeds.
If any trouble symptoms
are present, you should
replace as much of your
wiper system as is neces-
sary to eliminate the prob
lem. In many cases, all
that is needed are new
squeegees (the rubber•
parts that contact the
windshield) .
Replace both blades
When you do replace all
or part of your wiper
blades, make sure you re-
place both sides at the
same time. If one wiper is
shot, it's a good bet the
,
other one is about to go,
too. Safe vision during .
hazardous road conditions
is too important to risk
for a few dollars.
Here are five visible or
audible indicators teat
will signal the need or
attention to your wind-
shield wipers. Clear driv-.
ing vision is especially im-
portant during the bad
weather season. Check for
the following signs of mal-
functioning:-
1. STREAKING = arcs
of unwiped moisture with-
in the wiping area.
2. HAZING — a thin,
hard - to - see - through film
covering most or all of the
wiping area even after the
blade has just been wiped.
3. CHATTERING — a
"stuttering" motion of the
blade accompanied by a
"chattering" noise as the
blade sweeps across the
windshield; with some
areas left unwiped.
4. SCALLOPING — a
ragged outer edge in the
wiping pattern.
5. RATTLING — no vis-
ible signs of problems, but
the wiper blade sounds as
if it were very loose.
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