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aitlXougt he bad not liked being
held in a small confined cell for
45 minutes. I was highly
indignant — but we did get a
great picture out of it.
A local newspaper ran it on
the front page. It was a picture
of our son, grinning happily as
he came out of the jail. It's one
of the best pictures we have of
him. even though it's not exactly
our idea of a good "photo
opportunity."
Apparently that's the way it's
going to be from now on. When
the union our son belongs to
went out on strike, a big picture
of him standing on the picket
tine next to comedian Dom
DeLuise, who supported the
strikers, ran in the newspapers.
That picture is even better
than the one of our son getting
out of jail. •
1 wonder how it would look
on our Christmas card? •
Gossip may be good
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diplomacy. Don't tattle about a
friend suffering gynecological
problems, a married couple
visiting a sex therapist, an uncle
whose businesswent broke.
Choose acceptable subjects.
Women gossip mostly about
friends and family, while men
prefer to prattle about strangers,
such as personalities and sports
figures. Keep up on the news.
Read books and magazines.
Find the right gossip partner.
Stay away from the
blabbermouth who'll trumpet all
the tidbits you give him or her
in a ceaseless broadcast.
Chances are, he'll soon get catty
about you. Stick with reliable,
trustworthy confidants who are
strong on compassion and •
.common sense and who listen
more than they talk.
Cultivate connections. The
more people you know in your
social professional network, the
more stuff you'll find out. Listen
closely arid. where appropriate,
read between the lines.
Just the facts, please. If you
lie, or if you embroider a story,
you risk being known as a
phony. Never pass on hearsay as
if it's gospel writ in stone.
Consider a story's sources.
Quash nasty rumors. If you
doubt that what you've heard is
the truth, make your skepticism
plain. and public. Question the
purveyor and double check with
independent sources.
Don't betray confidences.
Once you've won notoriety for
spreading stories you promised
to keep secret, you've •
disqualified yourself trom the
gossip mill and may never get
within earshot of an honest
secret again.
Show sensitivity. Repeating
rumors that could unfairly hurt
or wrong someone can quickly
earn you a name as a
back -stabber.
Become a raconteur. You can
spread the latest gossip only
when someone out there is
listening. Nothing hypnotizes an
audience starved for gossip quite
as well as dramatic story -telling.
Keep it light. For the
gossip -shout -town, a sense 'of
humor is considered standard •
equipment. Gossip is no fun
unless you can kid yourself
about indulging in it. IS
to
your
By Ray Stapley
* My Pontiac has a six
cylinder, 250 CID engine and
it has gone 35,000 original
miles. At 65 miles per hour
the red light comes on warn-
ing me of overheating. When
speed is reduced to 50 miles
per hour the light goes out.
The cooling system has been
power flushed, the antifreeze
was replaced and the water
pump, thermostat and heat
gauge are new.
The engine was tuned,
several parts were replaced
but this was not the remedy.
Any suggestions?
A. Craig, Saskatoon, Sask.
** Since the problem clears
when speed is reduced, a col-
lapsing lower radiator hose
could be restricting the
coolant flow through the en-
tire cooling system.
If this hose is soft and
mushy, or the coil spring in-
side it is missing or eroded it
must be replaced.
Due to the internal pressure
generated by the radiator's
pressure cap, the radiator
and heater hoses flex as the
coolant flows through them.
After a countless number of
flexing cycles, the hoses
gradually deteriorate and
either collapse internally or
blow open resulting in loss of
antifreeze and overheating.
Neglecting to change the
antifreeze and service the
cooling system as specified by
the manufacturer is a com-
mon cause of premature cool-
ing system trouble.
It is sometimes assumed
that regardless of how long
the hoses have been in ser-
vice, when they appear to be
sound externally they .are
KITCHEN CENTRE
Dealers of
given a clean bill of health.
But deterioration of the
hoses usually starts internal-
ly and gradually works
through the outside.
Therefore, if the hoses have
not been replaced for two or
more years, to be sure of their
condition they should be
removed and closely in-
spected internally.
I examine the cooling
system hoses and clamps on
my car annually and replace
them every three ' years,
regardless of their condition.
It's a minor investment com-
pared to major engine
damage due to boil -over.
Keep in mind that flushing
may not'be the answer if the
cooling system's interior is
coated with mineral solids
and other foreign matter.
Other defects that can trig-
ger overheating are: Loose
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cooling tins on the radiator's
cooling tubes, defective or
wrong .pressure cap, under-
sized radiator, minor flaw to
a head gasket or internal
erack in the head or block.
I strongly advise having the
cooling system checked and
pressure tested - preferably
with a cylinder leak detector
- by a qualified cooling system
technician.
* * '* *
* My 1979 Grand Prix, has a
301 CID engine and the inside
of the carburator's air
cleaner housing is coated with
oil. Changing the positive
crankcase v 'ntilation value
and its vacuum hoses helped,
but it was not the cure.
There's a steel plug in the
hose attached to the exhaust
gas recirculating valve. What
effect would this have on the
engine?
J. Redko, Whitby
so A friend with thesame
engine encountered taesani
trouble recently. The engine
also idled roughly and ,
sometimes stalled:
The problem persisted after
replacing the PCV valve.. All
was well after unplugging the
fitting on the intake manifold
that supplies the vacuum to
the PCV valve.
Preventing the EGR value
from operating by plugging
the vacuum hose attached to
it can trigger engine -ping
under load, and gas mileage
will drop to some degree.
* * *
Send your questions to Ray
Stapley, c/o Toronto StarSyn-
dicate, 1 Yonge Street, Toro
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to, Ontario M5E 1E6. Those o
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the greatest general interest
will be published. Please keep
letters brief and include
phone number if possible.
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