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° The Signal -Star, December 3, 1970 --- Car Care Supplement -- Page.1 QE , 4
Best Insuranee.AgainstEmergencyis Good.
Car- Care
warn other motorists or ped- tem. Should you experience
estrians that you are out of 'such a fire, immediately pull
control. the jack . handle out of . the_
• trunk,wrap protective cloth
around it and rip loose any
burning Wires. Then, if you
If you experience a blow- have , , a fire extinguisher,
out, keep a firm grip on the douse the burning area. •
brake and the pedal sinks to steering wheel and avoid If you don't have a fire
the floor, 'try pumping ' to slamming on the brakes or extinguisher, smother the
build up pressure. If there is, you risk losing control- of the burning wires with a coat or
no pressure, coast in gear car. A smooth pumping of . similar heavy article of clo-
and use the hand brake. For the brakes is recommended. thing. NEVER UbE WATER
quicker stops, shift into a. Then pull off the road at the OR Al.". 1MPT TO GRAB
lower forward gear. - • nearest safe spot. ,THE WIRES WITH ' YOUR
If all of these precautions HANDS,
fail, look for something to HOW TO COPE WITH FIRE If the fire is beyond con -
sideswipe such as a guard4 Most engine compartment trol, hurry as far away from
rail, `snow bank or parked car. fires are caused by short cir- the car as you can in case
Should you step on* the Use .your horn and lights to cuits in the electrical sys- the gas tank explodes.
Keeping all of your car's
components in good working
' * order is your best insurance
against emergencies caused
by equipment failure. But
should . critical equipment
fail, due to neglect or un-
foreseen circumstances, it's If your gas pedal becc.mes
vital to know show to react, stuck to the floor board,
says the )rational Safety y simply turn- off the ignition,
Council. - »'» put the car in , neutral4and
Four situations that could stop.. If your car has power
confront a driver and prove steering and brakes, • these
components will work harder
so be prepared for the oc-
currence.
National Safety Council Cites What Is Most
Likely , to Happen Unexpectedly, Offers.
Advice on How to Cope with the°Problem...
disastrous are:
• Stuck gas pedal
• Brake failure
• Blowout -
• Fire inenginecompartment
IF BRAKES FAIL -
HOW TO HANDLE
• A BLOWOUT
-Like to Know . .
How Much
Cash to Run
Your Car?
How much does it cost you
to operate your car? •
It depends on where --you
live and how much mileage
you accumulate during the
year. . -
-One of the nation's top
management. consulting
firms, Runzheimer and Co.,
Inc. of Rochester, Wisconsin,
figured out -costs in 10 North
American localities, especial-
ly for this paper.
Of the areas included in the
study, motorists in El Paso
spend the least or 7.11 cents
per mile to run their cars.
Conversely car owners in
Halifax, Nova Scotia spend
the roost or 8.26 cents per
mile.
Here's how Runzheimer
rates the. 10 geographically
diverse areas.
COST
Fixed Running
Basing Point Per Day Per Mile
San Francisco,
Calif. $3.93 . • 4.250
Denver, Colo. 3.14 , 4.40
. El Paso, Texas 3.11 ... 4.00
Duluth, Minn....... 3.35 4.30
Louisville, Ky3.13 ••• 4.20
Pittsburgh, Pa. .3.33 4.30
•Chelsea, Mass3.57 3.90 ..
Miami, Fla. 3.39 3.90
Calgary, Alberta 2.92 4.85
Halifax,
Nova Scotia3.16 5.10
Costs -cited above are ,based on
the 1970 Ford, Chevrolet, Ply-
mouth, fullsize, 8 cylinder top
line, 4 door hardtops equipped
with standard accessories, radio,
automatic transmission and power
steering.
Per day costs include deprecia-
tion, license fees and taxes, sales
and ;use taxes. and insurance pre-
miums on comprehensive fire and
theft; $100 deductible collision.
$100/300M bodily injury and
$25M property damage.
Per mile costs include gasoline.
oil, normal preventive and repair
maintenance, washing, greasing
and tires.
Add a further depreciation al-
lowance of one and one-half cents
11.50 per mile — but only •on
mileage over 1,500 monthly.
Avoid Pushing Stalled Car; Depend
OnJumper Cable to Transfer. Power
• Back in the good old days,
whenever they 'Were, the wise
.motorist • always carried a
rope in his car — especially -
if it was subject to fits of
stubbornness.
More than one driver,
cloaked in duster and gog-
gles, has been ,seen tieing the
rope to his front bumper, so
he could haul the car out of
the mire.
Later, man learned about
Pushing one car with another
mainly to get the faulty
one started. nut. car makers
recommend against pushing
or towing by novices today. --
In addition to the distinct
danger pf damaging your au-
tomatic transmission, it is
altogether possible that your
particular car cannot t
started with a push. ' °
„ So today's emergenc3
measure, other .than the„
nearest telephone, is jumper
cables—long cables that per-
° mit you to transfer current
from the strong battery in
one car to the dead one in
your own.
Jumper cables cost only a
few dollars in your auto store.
They are good insurance —
if'you know how to use them.
First, be sure you have
good ones. A heavy -current
load might melt inferior ca-
bies before they can get your
car started.
Second, double check with
Radical Changes
Radical weather changes
also affect the life and per-
formance of an engine in
other ways, Buxton said.
It can cause moisture to
gather inside the engine
' while not running. The mois-
ture combines with the oil
to form acid and "the acid
eats at the metal. That's why
it is better to drive a car 10
miles than two miles, Buxton
said, because it gives the 'en-
gine i °chance to burn the
moisture out.
"You take a car and don't
maintain it, and it might go
100,000 miles," Buxton said
"I'll takedcare of mine = and
' drive It 150,000 miles."
•
Here's how it's done, but learn
CO hook up correctly.
your service dealer to be cer-
tain you know how to hook
them up correctly. This isn't
hard to do, but on some cars
you can ruin your charging
circuit if the cables are re-
versed.
So the thing to do. is take
notes when you are discuss-
ing the matter with your
service man. Write an in-
struction sheet and attach it
to the cables or slip it Pinto
the bag they come in.
It isn't a bad idea to go
through- the procedure in
your driveway at home: Then
you'll feel perfectly confident
to give, your rescuer direc-
tions when he offers his help.
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John Q. Public Should Do Better a
John Lorance and Jim engines were tested by the
Buxton, test engineers for car makers wio follow a
Olson Laboratories, were in strict maintenance program.
the Kansas City area several The cars meet the require -
weeks installing -more than ments, but does the public
$100,000 in testingequipment follow the same program?
'in an 'old garage. John ' Q. Public does not
"The purpose is to see how do too well most of the time," - 4,
the .exhaust -emission . con- Buxton aid. "He drives it .. .
trol devices are operin puts gas in. He usually
the. hands of the cons er doesn't . perform preventive
and how they hold up der maintenance.
maintenance programs the "If he keeps to the rhe -
owners actually maintain," scribed maintenance of the.
Lorance says. manufacturer, he will be in
"This • is the first program range. If he doesn't, he won't
sponsored by the federal be • anywhere close' to the re-
government to see how these quirements. The emissions
' devices actually perform in will be higher. Performance
the hands of the public." will suffer and so will gas
Up to now, they said, the mileage."
Keep a Wary Eye On Non -Motorist
Motorists afe not the only
ones who use the streets and
highways. Pedestrians often
jaywalk, children hidden by
parked cars dart into the •'
street, cyclists sometimes
ride as if they were in an
empty field, and animals give
little heed t� traffic.
All such irresponsible be-
havior is aggravated during
bad weather, when people
become more impatient.
Keep your eyes moving to
spot these potential emer-
gencies. Don't depend on
others to know the safety
rules.
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