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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1986-10-29, Page 37WINTER DRIVING TIPS ® sa er drivingA warm �e�r�le eaas How many times have you stepped out of your house on a cold winter morning and had to scrape frost from your windshield and rear window? How many times have you strained to see your way through breath -fogged windows — after suffering through the frustrating and finger -numbing process of starting a cold engine? By the time you arrive at work, with heater working and windows clear, you're already dreading the prospect of again going through the entire process when homeward bound. All this can be a thing of the,,past, thanks to an ingenious product — the interior car warmer. You may never again have to scrape frost off windows, strain your eyesight or blow on your hands to warm them as you gingerly handle an icy -cold steering wheel. The unique interior `pre -warming' unit plugs into a 120 volt outlet and keeps the in- terior of -your vehicle warm overnight. A deluxe model features an automatic timer which turns the warmer on at the time you set it for. Each model has a built-in safety shut-off thermostat. Warm batteries are lively batteries tery to crank the engine fast enough to create combusion. Thousands of Canadian vehicle owners will sleep easier during the coming cold winter nights knowing that their vehicle bat-_ teries are tucked into warm blankets of their own. . M tcn ing tnrnina while visions of dead batteries, 4. i towing cnarges anu irusuraouis ucid;y� ... getting to work dance through their heads. Here are the cold facts: At zero degrees Fahrenheit a -fully .chafg ou r car - rage v your ed automotive battery provides only 40 per- cent of its total cranking power. And at minus 20°F your battery must start an engine that requires three and a half times more cranking power than it would at 72°F. Tb15 Pffnrt nn the part of your batter drains so mucn power tnat it often flues iiui cuiia- i.,a..way i. `b.. �.._...b y"" ._tue•ta,u t'ka work. This means that on your next start-up there may not be enough power in the bat - When used in combination with an engine heater, a battery warmer provides the nearest thin possible to 100 percent star - i ing !'Ciie'uil i y • The bai fiery weir a wr lS; 1p: Ca rets n buttery w:.trnglli ' v' .. warmer is not plugged in. As a matter of fact, the insulation is so effective that it also keens the battery cooler in hot weather. 5 If you're the hardy type and don't mind getting into a cold car each morning, but want better driving visibility, you can also purchase frost and condensation shields to do the trick. They adhere to the inside of your vehicle's side and rear windows. Each shield creates a barrier that prevents the build-up of frost and condensation. Drive Carefully CilNlTOH e..4�y,--prpri�w-gtv�aFrYi gLbw"7.'.i��w."3'51a'iim4*'�fav`ii7Fto.4`+' wn.u' "4�'P%�577' .r,'=duwIGwiL--.. 5 s1'Le _-_:s.4-f41 .mlr-a" � ti-+ , 4,7 ru � -"�'" fm. s ,•ter J;��::..0 � <;6t�'rs'i,. Pioectng By winter's end our nation's highways a and its cars) will have been covered with some 10 million tons of salt. While road salt may save countless lives from icy ac- cidents, it does take its toll on auto -bodies, reminds the Car Care Council. Without proper maintenance on a car's protective finish, road salt and its southern partner, salty sea air, can rust fenders and corrode body sheet metal in no time. The only protection a"car has against cor- rosive environmental conditions is its primer and paint job. Just two gallons, representing approximately one percent of the total cost of the car, serve as a barrier against rust and corrosion. Since only exposed metal can rust and corrode, trouble begins when a car's nicks and scratches are left untouched. 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