HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1970-12-03, Page 46The Signal -Star, December 3, 1970 -- Car Care Supplement — Page 4E
PeopleWho Don't Take. C..are,Make Work
S� Say the Men Who Man the Rigs
That Tow Autos Out of Trouble, -
.A•dding Some Timely .Advice
(Editor's Notes. Last year the AAA answered close to 80
million road service calls. Of °chat total almost 35 million
were for "can't starts," the ,bulk of which . were in winter
cold er early spring rain. The writer accompanied one of
the AAA road service drivers on his rounds in .a .major city.
This is his report. p
'ay CHARLES L. BARUCH
The temperature outside was- 5° above zero but the greet-
ing we received from the motorist was even icier. "
"I've been waiting three hours for you. I missed my plane
and will probably lose out on a $50,000 order," he snapped.
It was amazing to me that Paul, the emergency road
service truck operator, went er most people don't have
about his business of start- starting trouble. It's the peo-
Ing the man's car without ple who don't take care' of
retorting more than, "I'm their cars. It's the people
sorry,
sir.
There
were
eight
ht w
ho come me into the station in
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do- whoyou ask
and
W.e'reSeptember
calls ahead of you. .e xep
ing all we can." .'How about a bine-up?' and_
It- was -the- third day of a.. they.. answer,. 'Maybe lateyr.'
cold wave that stunned the They have the trouble.
' city with temperatures rang- "They'll spend more time
ing between 10° above and waiting for, a road service
lfh below zero. Paul had truck than it would take to
been working between 12 and . do a thorough tune-up in the
16 hotfirsa day on the AAA first place. Some of them lose
road" service truck. He'd al- more money in missed wages
ready lost count of the nuln- than a tune-up would cost.
ber of calls for 'starting help But the ironic thing is they -'11
he serviced. end up getting the tune-up
He had ruined one clut;;h after they've had trouble."
on a truck; found sleep next I asked Paul, "You° talk
to impossible and the sterkdy about tune-up but most of
diet of hastily gulped coffee them con la,4n .about a run -
and cold hamburgers had down battery."
soured his stomach: His sym- He smiled a,nd answered,
pathy for the stranded driv- "Anybody's going to run
ers had long since vanished. down his battery trying to
While accompanying Paul start anengine that's in
on his rounds, I had a chance lousy shape. Sure a strong
to talk to him about the rea- battery is important. But the
sons this seemingly endless other parts . of the engine
rush of calls for starting have to be in top shaPe to
help occurred. start in this weather.",
"Sure It's Cold" . Three Hours Late
He said, wearily, "Sure it's We stopped. at the next
cold. But even in this weath- house. A young housewife
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Even more aggravating than starting trouble in your own driveway is a can't start away from
_. home. Even :though. a road servicg man may be able to start your car, you have no assurance
that trouble may not happen the next time you try to start. That is unless yott get at and correct~
the source of your difficulty.
'and her twochildren were
shivering in the garage, wait-
ing for us.
"What's the matter,.
ma'am?" Paul asked.
"My car Won't. start. My
battery is dead. And the kids
are three hours lath for,
school," she said. The kids
did not look as b,nguished as
their mother.
Paul connected the jumper
cables from his truck to the
engine. After a few sputters
the car started. •
"Bringit in for a tune-up
when the weather breaks,"
Paul shouted to. her.
She was already half way
down the _driveway arid she
didn't hear him.
"They seldom do," said
Paul, glumly, as he prepared
to answer his next call.
Daytime Use of Car Lights
Cuts Accidents for Drivers
Fall and winter driving
means increased hours of
darkness. Obviously, your
car's lights will be getting
more - use. But do you use
your lights as much as you
should?
According to professional
drivers, use of headlights has
an effect on safety. Checker
Cab Company in Chicago
conducted a 12 -month ex-
petiment where drivers put
on their headlamps during
the day as well as at night. '
The result was a 10 per-
cent decrease in accidents.
Bodily injury accidents were
reduced 12 percent
•
Why the decrease?
According to Checker,
"First, by physically turning
on and shutting off the head-
lights, the driver Is reminded
he is doing something for
safety.
"Second, pedestrians and
other drivers are constantly
telling our men that their
lights are on and this serves
as a further reminder of
safety »5o the driver. Also,
when Checker drivers. see
other Checker cabs with
their headlights on, they
think of safety."
Other reasons offered for
increased use of headlights: -
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TAKE•ADVANTAGE OF OUR GUARDIAN MAINTENANCE
1. Test compression
2. Check spark plugs
3. Check ignition points
4. Test coil and condenser
5, Test battery
6`. Clean, tighten battery
connections --
07 • 7. Test ignition wiring
8. Inspectdistributor cap and
rotor
9. Check distributor advance
10. Adjust ignition timing
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11. Tighte•- manifolds
12. Check choke operation
13. Service air cleaner
14. Clean fuel filter
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6.Check manifold heat riser
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19. Check all lights
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