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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1987-04-15, Page 18PAGE 18 THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1987. A persona! view I BYLISABOONSTOPPEL It’s a Sunday afternoon, beauti­ ful day out. You’re driving slowly, minding your own business, sud­ denly you are hit from behind by a 16-year-old who just happened to get his licence a week ago. The 16-year-old thought he knew it all, he could handle any driving situation. Now, he realized, maybe he didn’t know everything. For the countless thousands who Oil science spawns new high tech cars Gasoline spurts raggedly from partially clogged injector. Gasoline sprays in power-boosting mist from the clean injector. A hundred years since the first snorting automobiles caused frigh- tened horses to rear and bolt, technology continues working to ease your driving chores. Right now, automotive engi­ neering is teaming with petroleum Driver's Education helps cure bad habits didn’t take drivers education, their driving skills may be severely limited. Your parents or an older, experienced driver can probably teach you the basics of driving. Bad habits may be picked up from non-professionals. The benefits from Driver’s Education make it worth your while. Driver education instructors have up-to-date knowledge of traffic regulations and practices. science to give your car smoother performance and more power. More and more new cars are switching from a carburetor sy­ stem tofuel injectorstofeed the engine. One per cylinder, the new devices - about the size of your They will show you how to handle emergencies safely as well as teach you things about accident preven­ tion, fuel economy, car mainten­ ance, that you probably would never learn on your own. In addition, professional driving instructors are specially trained to diagnose and correct problems new drivers are having before problems turn into major difficul­ ties. thumb - spray a fine mist of gasoline into the intake port of each firing chamber. You get better mixing with air. There’s one possible hitch: dirt can form at the injector’s tiny opening, the width of a human hair The course at Central Huron is taught by Mr. Smith who is a veteran of the course. His affable manner and sincerity make the course easy to follow. The course includes 10 classes, eighthoursof driving and three hours of observation. It provides practical as well as theoretical knowledge. I think the course helped me to around the nail-like valve in the centre of the orifice. Such deposits, formed primarily as a hot engine cools after being switched off, can cause the gasoline to spurt out in ragged streams instead of a fine mist. You could get poor starting, rough running or stalling. Researchers came up with a new development that’s won the praise of leading car-makers: an advanc­ ed-formula Super Unleaded gaso­ line including a strong detergent that washes away the deposits. The added chemical works much like the detergent in your dishwasher. It coats the surface under the dirt and floats it away. Researchers ran tests in cars “driven” under varying road conditions on a highway simulator. In one such test, researchers found that an injector 21 percent clogged, to the point where performance was noticeably affected, was only 3 percent clogged after two tankfuls of the new-formula gasoline. One be a better driver because there were many things I didn’t know such as: proper procedure to getting up on road .when you slip off; (2)howanengineworks; (3) what various signs mean. With all the benefits a driver’s ed course has to offer and the decreased insurance costs, a young driver can’t lose to enter this course. result was significant improve­ ment in acceleration to highway speeds. So, going high tech, your family car has come a long way since the horse-scaring days. No longer, like grandpa, needyougetoutinthe cold and turn the crank while worrying about sudden wrists- wrenching kick-backs. More than that, you can get cars that automatically go into four-wheel power for tough going, talk to you to warn when your gasoline is low, and give you computerized dash­ board directions for a long trip. We don’t hear much anymore about the idea of electronic highways, with imbedded wires to guide your car to its destination, and keep safe distances in traffic. But there are new radar units that automatically activate your brakes when you’re too close to another car. And soon there could be steering for all four wheels to get you into tight parking spaces. ODERICH LYMOUTH CHRYSLER Where Service Sells Cars and Trucks!USED CARS USEDTRUCKS *1984 DODGE PICK-UP Heavy duty rating, one owner in * 1983 GMC P CK-UP Two tone black & silver. Sierra, cloth seats plus manyotherextras. Stk. . 87256-1 SPECIALS/,295. 1984 FORD CROWN VICTORIA 4 dr. finished in charcoal & comple­ mented with si ver interior incl 50/50 front seat . This family sized car today. Stk 87255-1. 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