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Home My WebLink AboutClinton News-Record, 1975-10-23, Page 22• is saved disaster at check point was la, blonde, and headed tor eatmtiS like at a (its* thriller*, at 0 Is carted,. but tie circUMStances were not what one might saPPeae. The young lady in queS- tlan Was driving her bright 19d6ttustang along A. iiXWAY 011tSide a Major CalifOrnht cityShe was Ordered by a state highway patxalMan to pun into a roadside vehicle inspection Station. That's where her trouble began. •First, no lieeurfe First of all, being under - aged, she had no license to drive the car. (Only the fact that a front -seat pas- senger was holding a small baby in her lap prevented the police from impound- ing the car.) The vehicle itself was as lethal as a letterbomb from a terror- ist. Most at the lugs holding the wheel to the axle were Missing. Thus, the paper thin tires were listing at an oblique angle to the road. Shock absorbers weren't functioning, brakes were defective, the exhaust system leaked, lights did not work and the engine was missing practically every emission control element _including the air cleaner. In total, 18 violations of safety and anti -emission codes were found. While the random in- spection program respon- sible for the above scene has been dropped by Cal- ifornia in a budget slash- ing move, results show the need for inspection in that and other states. Safety defects spotteil Of the 1,518,698 vehicles checked last year 11.5 per .11‘coot of California's total) niyittg. 4 . nearly a minion safety de- fects were spatted. In addition 1.2 million cars.were citetked for emissions and 23 per cent of them exceeded allow- able limits. As " far as safety was concerned, ,about half the cars had defective lights, about 15 per cent had noisy or leaky exhausts and another 15 per cent had unsafe tires or wheels. Other common detects were bad wiper blades (84,000), unsafe brakes 36,00(», obstructed glass (30,000) , defective steering (20,000), and inoperative suspension 119,000) . root intioic Last July, California be- gan investing all of its vehicle inspection funds in an emissions check program in the southern part of the state. First phase of the program will be a pilot project in River- side County. Eventually six counties in the Greater Los Angeles area will be included. According to Jack Dolan who will be supervising the program, "Six coun- ties may not seem like a lot, but 53 per cent of all cars in the state operate in that area. There are more .vehicles 'nearly six minion) in those six coun- ties than in all but a few other states in the coun- try." Dolan added, -1'he bene- fits of the emission inspec- tion program in California will do more than clean up our air. We expect that maintenance that will re- sult from keeping emis- sions low will also save enormous amounts of gas- oline." eta: a the car titosastartinroomosigtwif .allowe xo d 2. Voltage regtsfator Drake ogre the regulator le pew* exljgeted. An autpetstijustzent. Muhl. - ter nuiy not Wow tne battery to charge "Inoue*, or may via** in ewer* charging whit* will even- tually ruin the battery. 3. Sauter ead genera- tor . . Chartres are if your ear IR onlr a year Or two old, these cowmen** will be *key. However, nuke sure- your service Mars ilesuOv4es any corro- sion that !night enin either water or generator connections and that they are all securely Us - tested. If your car is over two year* old better have the generator brushes and conaututator looked at. Dadly worn !washes te. duce the generator effi- omit* at:e 141PPrOPerly 14f041.pg trihat*r*Orke*reai4,re***0 14 oimitnig donewiy. 5. cou. . Armin - if your cs ia ressonn*101/ new, Ovum* stre Yon won't itskve to worry about coil condition. However, better keep in mth ind nt weak con tan • net 01117 *muse tilarling failure but also contribute 119 poor per. faentanee in general and restated mono - ray. If your car has over 20,000 miles on the odom- eter better home your *err. ice oars ran a cheek an coil condition. .1 —‘ 6. qpark plugs . .11 the plugs are nearing the 10.000-esile ma*, thea s,houtd be replaced before the weather turns cold as worn out plugs are prob- ably the biggest singlo factor In hard starting. It is also al itood idea to have your mechanic check the engine with a turning light. Out of time engines not only are much harder to start but lose much of the efilciency and per- formance they were in- tended to deliver. In This Issue — - • In a free nation, therels an unendirig debate over the rights of the individual versus the rights of society is a whole. The statement 'I'm free to do anything 1 please" is.answered by the equally .and reply, "As long se you don% do it to me, buddy." A current ease in point. is motor vehicle inspection. Thirty-one states have mandatory safety inspection laws. Nineteen states have no mandatory safety checks. A handful of governmental units have emissions in- spesction statutes. Most states have no such taws. Most state legislatures recognize the public right to he protected from individuals who would operate vehicles that 'are safety hazards. Yet governmental bodies have been slow to realize that underraainftined cars pollute the environment and netilessly endanger the health of all citizens. This car care section explores the experiences of several areas" inspection programs. Specifically, Penn- sylvania's safety inspection, New Jersey's emission cheeks and California's now abandoned ramkon safety and emissions checks are studied. Read them and draw your own conclusions on inspection. Don't let winter "won't starts" catch you! PERCY DROWN Parts Manager FRED SNROPSHALL Service Manage; DOUG CARTWRIANT Service Keep up your car's start power with our expert engine tune-up. lt' a fast, inexpensive job that pays big dividends with trouble-free starts all winter long. Bring in your car—today, FEEL SECURE! Jr: Get our wheel alignment for SAFE winter driving BRAKES LARRY &WEENY servtre Lined or Adjusted q EXPERTLY! MOTORS LTD HWY. 8, CLINTON 402409321 RCRO ROM OUR NEW & USED CAR LOT PARTS DEPT* 4 R 4 "If you're like MOS eaPadians, Ware pretty dependent on your car. You need it far work - For shopping. For most 4vetythino, in fact. So it you have to bring Your car back for service that should have been done right the first time, you're not only inconvenienced, but also. chances are you're going to resent it. -Well, we know if you're not satisfied with our service. you may not come baRk at all. And"' we want you as a satisfied customer. -So look. We're going to do our level best to see that you don't have to come back. -Unless you want to." We don't want you back because the job was done wrong... We want you back because the job was done right! 1.0019 HOY Dependable Gas Attendant Plymouth CHRYSLER Ooag,-2 Truchs SAIES/SERWCE GARY MORRISON Apprentice Bring your car in today for winterizing to.. Clinton Chrysler -Plymouth 212 Victoria St., Clinton 48 2-35 2 2 COMPLETE (NYCO PARTS DEPT. -GULF SERVICE DEPT. buys g vie rea Polyester Snow Tires $27 95 G&H14 EACH Belted Snow TiresINSTALLED Retreads THESE ECONOMICAL SNOW TIRES CARRY OUR FULL "NEW TIRE" WARRANTY, G18 x 14 or 15 WHITEWALL- ,s71Pso • EACH INSTALLED G78 x las or iS WHITEWALLS FIBERGLAS BELTED so $3 EACH INSTALLED REGoodrich Radials Available now in Snow Tires too.. Radial tires have made a great name for themselves as premium quality tires ---tires that offer superior miliage, control and safety. 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