The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-10-31, Page 35SetH Up Gas Economy, Cleaner Air Clinics
Aim is to Demonstrate ti Tunea.up
Techniques for Repair Men
Clikics featuring the
latest service techniques
to improve gasoline econ-
omy and reduce air pollu-
tion are being presented to
auto repairmen through-
out the nation by Cham-
pion Spark Plug Company.
According to David L.
Walker, Champion Auto-
motive Technical Services
Director, both fuel con-.
sumption •and ,exhaust
emission levels are related
to engine condition. Tests
by Champion show how
tune-up both improves
'• gasoline mileage and ' re-
duces emissions.
Newly -tuned engines
save an average 8.2 per
cent in fuel compared to
flgines that haven't been
tuned in more than 10,000
• miles. In extreme cases,
where engines were badly
neglected, a tune-up cut
Mel consumption by 20 to
35, -per cent.
An average reduction
of nearly 50 per cent in
hydrocarbon and carbon
monoxide emissions, at
idle, was recorded after
• tune-up. In addition., 40
• per cent of the cars tested -
would pave failed existing --
emissions standards be-
• fore tune-up. After needed
engine adjustments,..qail-
ures fell to 3.3 per cent.
Three out of every five
motorists in this country
are wasting gasoline and:.
emitting excessive pollu-
tants because -of engine
• neglect. Such neglect can
iiaste, up to six gallons of
gasoline per 20 -gallon
tankful. In addition, car-
' bon monoxide and hydro-
carbon emissions can be
more -than doubled when,
engines are not running
properly.
Mr. Walker said engine
tune-up ean 'save signi-
ficarit amounts of fuel and
help clean up the air.
He cited a statement by
a leading U.S. government
energy official which said
untuned engines are wast-
ing 140,000 barrels of gaso-
line per day.
He also stated that es-
timates based on a Cham-
pion survey indicate 42,-
000,000 U.S. cars are emit-
ting excess pollutants be -
'cause they are not 'in'
proper tune.
Working from a special-
- ly-equipped mobile train -
Ing van, Champion Re-
gional Service Engineers
can demonstrate most
csmditions that cause
trouble in automotive ig-
nition systems. Heart of
the unit is a multi -fuel,
single -cylinder -engine
equipped with a dyna-
mometer. This unit can
simulate almost any high-
way driving situation,
4 The van also houses spe-
cial instrumentation in-
cluding measuring devices
for exhaust emissions.
Special emphasis is
placed on the effects of
worn spark plugs, engine
adjustments and the need
for regularly scheduled
maintenance in conserv-
ing gasoline and combat-
ting pollution.
Typical engine malfunc-
tions that waste gas and
cause excessive carbon
monoxide include faulty
carburetor,.sticking choke,
wrong idle setting, dirty
air cleaner and related d,e-
• fects. These malfunctions
contribute to a poor air/
futl mixture.
High hydrocarbon read-
ings and excessive fuel use
• generally result from en-
•
gine misfire and incom-
plete combustion of fuel.
• Common causes include
• weak ignition systems,
worn out or fouled spark
Feet Cold with Heater
On? Check Thermostat
If you have been putting
up with a not -so -hot heat-
er in Our car, it may be an
indication of damage to
more than your disposition,
Your • car's heater de-
rives its heat. from the a
water that circulates
through the cooling sys-
tem. When that water is
too cool to warm your feet,
it 'probably fneans your
engine is cold, too!
• The usual cause of over-
cooling is an incorrect or
• defective thermostat. The
net effect will be felt .in
•your pocketbook as well as •
in the car on cold days.
• Most immediately, you
will find your gasoline bills
rising over and, above the
normal cold- weather in-
prea,se when your choke
is working overtime. The,,,,
longer your choke 'is on,
the greater your gas con-
sumption.
° TUNE-UP. . .
(cOntinued from 'page 6)
A cooling system tune-up
normally takes, about an
hour and a.half to.accom-7•
plish and it carries a nom-.
inal flat rate, Of $16.00 plus
parts.
If your 'service "station
man or garage mechanic
dOesn't know about "Tune -
ti No. 2," ask him to
check his Flat Rate Man-
ual or have him contact
The Gates Rubber Com-
pany, 999 South Broadway,
Denver, Colorado 80217 for
complete information on
cooling system tune-ups.
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Inflates the BiIls
If the engine is running
eVenTcolder than you ex-
pect it to in the winter, the
over-worked choke really
. inflates your.gasoline
And all because of a• de-
• fective thermostat.
Then there is oil dilu-
tion, leading to sludge for -
Illation. Sound ominous? '
It is to an engine.
It a cold engine, •fuel
doesn't vaporize well,
• tends to seep in liquid
form down into the engine
inatead of burning in
the cylinder. This, plus
water .fortned by Conden-
satiorr in the cold engine,
reduces the lubricating
• qualities of the oil.
In tre'ezing weather
conditions, lubrication an
be a particularly Critical
factor. An engine is ' de-
signed to run quite hot,
and all metal parts are
• designed with this heat in
mind. •,
Back to School
As we all remember
from junior high'', school
science class, metalex-
p nds with heat and tion -
tracts with cold. So a cold
engine has a lot of slightly
loose parts that need the
best lubrication' ' possible
to prevent rapid wear.
The final horror •of_the
cold engine is the fouling
of spark plugs, which may
ensue. Plugs fire poorly,
foul rapidly and com-
pound the problem.
Fouled plugs, rapid wear
of engine parts and inefil
cient engine operation re-
sult in a 'condition that
has become more critical
than cold feet or 'tight
„budgets. It's air pollution,
because this kind of en-
gihe kicks a lot of un-
wantedaimoke out of thet
exhaust pipe.
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A Word to
Their Elders
High 'school students
participating in this
unique rally were care-
fully briefed on the fine
points of how to drive
economically, befote
the start of the test.
You can believe how
attentively they lis-
tened to the advice giy-
en them.
That advice -and the
reasons,. Why - is pre-
sented below for the
benefit of their elders,
to whom gasoline econ-
omy is even more im-
portant 'than it is to
the young folk,
plugs, improper timing,
• worn points or condensers,
bad wires or poor compreS-
iion due to engine in need
of mechanical repair.
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• Since they were inaugu-
rated in 1970more than •
3,506 tunerup clinics have
• been conducted in the U.S.
attended by over 3.,50,000.
.0f the hundreds of Cleaner Air and Fuel Economy Clinks
• held this year by Champion Spark Plug Company, none had
• a more unusual getting than those aboard the U.S.S. Frank -
Lin D. Roosevelt:The specially -equipped mobile training
van was loaded aboard the ship so that Champion Regional
• Engineer Dale Sattelmeier could show crew members. how
engine condition affects gas economy and emissions on
military 'vehicles and private autontobiles, •
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