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Frequcnt.
eck of Map_
Will' Reveal
Area Hazards
° The U.S. Department o
Commerce report$ thbt coraco,
Sion loss in the United States
is estimatefi at $1O -bison 411-
1nually and, Perhaps • 50 per
dentofthis loss,is in the auto-
motive held. It ;appears this
figure' is on the rite.
One Of the tohtributing fac-
tors is current vehicle body de-
sign, This, -along with induls-
• trial, fallout • and air pollution,
moist and•., salty coastal air,
road chemicals, heated ga- •
rages,: snow and just plain
water — the principal .causes
of rust and corrosion -- points
toward continuing rust prob-
lems for car and truck owners
throughout ' the U.S.
• Although auto companies
spend millions of dollars eac•
h
year on rust preventives, an
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WINNI
esti Gated 30 =per cent of all
buyersstill get additional af-
termarket rust protection for
their cars and trucks.
• v . Rest i3eens Inside
In the past few years, the
manufacturers have stepped
•BISMARCK 1`
MINNEAPOLIS. 4R
MILWAUKEE '4
ON 3CIR
NEW YORK CITY 3CIR
DELPHIA 31H
NORFOLK 4CH
SAN DIEGO IC
CHARLESTON 4CH
KEY -
I) No problem; 2) mild to average;'
3) bad to severe:4) most severe;
C) moist coastal air; 1) industrial fallout;
R) road chemicals: H) humidity.
MOBILE 4CIH
HOUSTON 4CIH NEW ORLEANS 4CH
CORPUS CHRISTI 4CH
There are few areas in. the United States or Canada that are Immune
from corrosion. Areae depicted in dark grey have the most severe
problems. Lighter ahadee of 'grey have trouble of progressively -less
KEY WEST 4CH
CAPE KENNEDY 4CH
MIAMI 4CH
severity. White areas are relatively corrosion -free. Polluted or salt
air take a heavy toll of car bodies as do salt and other types of
chemicals on winter roads. (Map is courtesy of the Ziebart Co.)
up their use of rust -inhibiting,
primers either with a spray
application or dip. Use of gal-
vanized -steel, dm and alumi-
num.. coatings have also in-
creased. But, body design, in
-itself, an ever-changing ne-
Get Your
Readyto Go....
•.From new Kelly. Springfield Tires to Vllheel Balance -
and Alignment 1,we do everything to keep the wheels
of , your car turning right for safe winter driving.
Always Reliable Workmanship .and Products.,
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cessity, aggravates the prob-
lem as certain design features
are conducive to corrosion.
Often those curving lines at-
tractive to the eye lead to con-
fined, poorly ventilated areas
in which moisture and dirt
Can accumulate. And, it, is now
an accepted fact , that :most
rust begins from the inside,
rather than from the Outpide
as had been the popularlac-
ceptedtheory.
Salt, either from the air in
coastal regions or from deicing
chemicals, has often .been telt
to be the .principal culprit in
speeding up rust destruction..
However, recent studies, such
as , those conducted. by ' the
Ontario Highway Department,
,are. specifically reporting _that
"atmosphere pollution rather
than salt is shaping up as the
real villain in the rusting of
automobiles."
Over New York, City 'alone,
almost 600,000 tons of sulfur
dioxide is in the air and a siin-
Ple rain Contributes to form
dilute acid which accelerates
the natural tendency of steel
to rust.. In fact, pure water
itself has been found to be
more corrosive than certain
salt solutions.
. Heated garages, where solid
-ice or snow ona vehicle is
turned into a liquid state in
the melting process, also are
rust inducing.
Now Safety Problem
Besides the. obvious liability •
to a vehicle's looks and resale
value, auto rust also is be-
coming . an increasing safety
problem. The Society of Auto-
mobile Engineers (SAE) has
stated that salt spray rapidly
deteriorates brake lines and.
steering apparatus, and some,
fleets report that 40 pe cent'
of their brake lines are .rust '
damaged after two years of
service. .
Frequent car washes as well
- as commercial rust -.proofing
can fight deterioration and
add value to a car at trade-in
time.
Beware Bad .Advice on Cold Weather.
Driving; Experts Explode Myths
Any driver seeking advice
on winter car care usually can
find plenty and much of it
is incorrect. '
To 4elp drivers steer clear
. of bad winter driying advice,
automotiveexperts list • the
following winter driving myths
and compare them with *hat
automotive engineers and fleet
operators say:
1. "Art engine should idle
and warm up before the car
is driven, especially in cold
weather." Not so, say the ex-
perts. The best way to warm
up an engine. to peak operat-
*Engine Tuns -up
*Battery
*Voltage Regulator
*Automatic Chola
*Carburetor
*Cooling $ysttm
*Oil
-*Lights and WiPers
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ing efficiency is to drive the,
car easily: Just idling the en-
gine keeps., the choke closed
longer. .
2. "Pump.. the accelerator a
few times before using the
starter so the engine will start
the first time and ' prevent
flooding." Pumping the accel-
erator more than once on cars
with automatic chokes may
flbod the engine.
The proper method is to de-
press the pedal slightly, hold
it there and start' the motor.
If the engine is flooded, a.mo-
torist should floor the gas
pedal and hold it . there while
he tries to start the engine. If
the engine doesn't start, wait
a few minutes and 'try again,
repeating this method every
few minutes until ,the car
starts.
3.' "Power brakes make your
car safer; you can stop quick-
er." Not necessarily, sats the
Allstate expert. Power brakes
make you stop with less effort.
but not in less distance..
They give some drivers a
false 'sense of security, be-
cause•like power steering, they
don't give the driver enough
feel of the . pavement. On wet
or Icy pavement this is dan-
gerous.
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4. "Cars don't need as much
maintenance as they used to."
Despite the improved oils and
lubricants developed by the
car manufacturers, 'drivers
.still are advised to change
their oil more often . under
severe driving conditions.
City driving and winter
driving may require a driver
to change his oil more ire-
- quently than his manual sug-
gestsi '
Re-�"r servicing should in-
clude more than Just required
oil changes and lubrications.
Periodic inspections .should be
made of the brake''fluid in the
master cylinder, of the air and
oil filters, steering system,
shock absorbers, the under-
carriage and the exhaust sys-
tem, to name a few. Tires
should always be carefully in-
spected.
The Allstate Motor Club re-
minds car owners to beware of
bad advice. Talk is cheap, but
repair bills and accidents re
-
suiting from taking bad adice
are. not.
SIGNAL YOUR 'INTENT
On winter's icy roads, mo-
torists should give signals of
intention to turn soonerthan'
they would `under normal driv-
ing conditions.
ROUGH DRIVING COMB
An Australian television
network staged a two -car run
where one car was driven in
a normal, sate manner and the
other was driven hard to make
faster time. While finishing
the 238 -mile course in 40 min-
utes quicker time, the hard-
driving motorist used 86 per-
cent more tire tread (91 cents
worth) ; 55 cents more in fuel
and 31 cents more in braise
wear. So, the 40 minutes saved
cast him $1.77. The moral:
take it easy and save.