The Goderich Signal-Star, 1969-10-09, Page 26Leak, Drip May Signal
Trouble, Check Them
The Signal -Star,
Have you ever noticed the
dirty looking areas on concrete.
highways right between the
paths thousands of wheels
have traveled? Part of that
dirt is grease and oil from oth-
er peoples' cars.
On your driveway or garage
floor, the same kind of dirty
marks may be from your own
car, and this can be a house-
keeping problem — particular-
ly painful if you have just in-
vested in yards of new con-
crete for the driveway or if
someone manages to step in
the grease, then track it all
over your brand clean carpet-
ing.
Taking a positive look at this
messy business, a leak or drip
is a danger signal. When cars
are new, they don't drip grease
or oil. At least, they shouldn't.
But time, wear and vibrations
take their toll on seals and
gaskets. °
Think of all the parts that
could be leaking: the • engine
or the differential, the power
steering, a brake cylinder, even
a shock absorber.
A spot of grease or oil under
your parked,car can mean you
soon will have no lubrication
on expensive gears- such as in
t1ie rear axle or transmission.
A drip can indicate that raw
gasoline is getting on your en-
gine (right next to 15,000 volts
of electricity) . This kind of
thing spreads car fires.
Your car sounds a four -
alarm alert, in its own quiet
way, when the drips are leak-
ing brake fluid. This usually
drips onto the inner surface of
a tire; so you may not see it
unless you happen to 'climb
underneath your' car to look.
But your service station man
can spot it when he has your
-car -on -the--11.-for- _service,_
which is a good reason, among
others, for getting the car up
on the lift from time to time.
If you see greasy or oily ,spots
on the floor of your garage, on
your driveway -or your wall-
to-wall carpeting,' check into
things. pot some newspaper or
large pieces of an ,old sheet you,
were going to tear up for rs,gs
anyway under your car's regu-
lar parking place. See how
much grease or oil accumu-
lates overnight and approxi-
mately where the leak seems
to be coming from.
Next day, take your car and
the evidence to your service
man and ask him to fix things
up. This , can save your car,
your money and even a life.
'Stay Or Top Of
Weather' Advice
To Motorists ...
Smart automobile owners
make it a speciaY point during
fall and winter to "Stay on top
of the weather."•
This means knowing in ad-
vancenot only what weather
conditions may be tomorrow,
but what they are like in the
area toward which the motor-
ist is headed on a longer than
"just about town" trip.
It is the car radio,of course,
that is your "any time" pipe-
line to the wanted weather in-
formation, available from sta-
tions everywhere.
When on a\trip, one should
halve no difficulty in picking up
broadcasts from stations in.
areas toward which the motor-
ist is travelling. In addition to
call letters they -usually' iden-
tify the city from which they
are broadcasting.
BELTS SAVE LIVES '
Seat belts do save lives:
Studies of; actual auto crashes
by investigators at Cornell
University prove it. The Na-
tional Safety Council estimates
that at least 8,000 to 10,000
lives a year would be saved if
every motorist used a seat belt
every time he .got- into .a car.
SIGNAL LANE CHANGES
October
Motorists usually signal their
intention to turn. But many
forget they should also signal
• their intentions to change
lanes: 'Every turn should be
advertised in .advance. And
when changing lanes, first
make sure no car is cruising
along in your blind spot.
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• Electric system
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• Shock absorbers
• Radiator, hose ,
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