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Adults, Too, Can Benefit, from . ...:.' .
H.ozv"Students .Were Brie ed for Gas Economy
KEEP SPEED DOWN.
Tests conducted with a
popular American car have --
indicated a 25 percent.im-
provernent in fuel econ-
omy *hen speeds are re-
duced from 70 .to 50 miles
-per hour. Wind resistance
increases as car speed in-
creases, -and more energy_
isthus required to move
• the car at higher speeds.
AVOID: `JACK RABBIT"
STARTS. Gradual acceler-
ation in city driving can
save as much as two miles
Per gallon compared to
rapid acceleration. T at's
because it takes a mit of
extra energy •to :increase
an .automobile'saccelera-
tion rate. A power valve,
located in the. carburetor,
lets -More fuel into the cyl-
inders under 'full acceler-
ation. '.In addition; an ac- :.
celerator pump provides
extra fuel to avoid hesi-
tation when the gas pedal
is jabbed. •
KEEP SPEED -CON-
STANT. Driving at steady •
speeds helps to save gaso-
line. Unnecessary acceler-
ation activates•theaccel-
erator pump and power
valve, thus in,jecting.extra
-'and wasted — fuel .into
the system.
* * *.
ANTICIPATE STOPS, It.
is best to plan ahead for
all possible traffic condi-
tion& This allous•for grad--,
• ual, rather than abrupt,
stops and this smooth
driving contributes to bet-
ter fuel economyr Iri addi-
tion, gradual braking pro:
longs the life of brake lin-
ings.
*
AVOID EN'GrNE ID- '
LING. An idling engine
wastes energy; it does n'o
useful work' while consum-
ing fuel. Excessive -idling
may also, shorten engine'
life if .the practice 'is re-
peated over . a long term
period. As a guide, drivers
should not idle engines for
more than three minutes,
if possible.
* *
WARM ENGINE BY
DRIVING. Drivers .wrll ob-
CARE FOR.. YOUR CAR
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ACROSS
1 What a tuned
'engine does.
7 What an unfurled
engine .does.
13 What you can get
for defective '
headlights. •
1.4 To work out
(Colloq.).
15 ";'/—'Flying
• Down,lp Rio.
16 Preacher ---.
18 Sometimes part
of tire.
' 19 Opposite of
• motorist
(Abbrev.).
20 Police racket
• • squad.
22 SE Asian New
Yeat. •
' 23 One thing to look
for on tire. '
.24 Phone Company
dept. (Abbrev.).
26 Various small •
car engines. •
'29 St: or Henry. •
33 — Kleine
Nachtmusick.
34 --The Cows
Come Home.
35 Cry of Bacchus.
36. What 23 Across.
can cause. -
38 • The art of writ-
ing poems
- (Arch.).
39 — Jose,
40 --Lizzie:
41. Important part
of emission
system.
44 Snow White's
Dwarfs.
46 • -• ignition,
• dangerous engine
condition,
49. When I was
—1--.
51 Sadat's country.
52 Composer
Janacek.
53 Accumulates a'
tab.
55 What ignition
system produces.
57 Messrs. Tucker
and Corelli.
58 There's :no
for neglecting
29
30
DOWN
1 What good
"` brakes help
you do.
2 When ignition is
out of --- mis-
• fire occurs.
3 Battery -- can
corrode cables.
4 -Movie Organiza-
tion
5 Thee (Spanish)
'6" Part of some
suspensions:
7 Common service
facility business
lure. • 45
8 Transactional 46
Analysis
(Abbrev.).
9 Common insect.
10 Uncouth persofn,._
11 Vital service for
chassis protec-
-
tion
12 Printer's term.
17 Ignition key
position.
20 Big motor
vehicle.
21 Province hi Can-
ada (Abbrev:).
23 Indy '500' Pit
25 Important Car
Air Condition.
Element.
26 Washington's
Birth month
(Abbrev.).
27 Change this at
recommended
times.
28 Former United
Nations initials.
Car service area -
Been Work-
ing on the Rail-
road.
31 Type of lettuce.
32 Turns on ignition.
34 Vital tosaving
gas, quick starts.
37 Western Hemi-
sphere Group,,
38 King — vital
front end com-
ponent
40 Concise.2"
41 Car component.
42 Hint.
43. Man's name' •.
(Alt. Sp.). s^..
Neighbor Md..
Home of the
Incas.
47 Tropes .loyal to
General Park.
4,8 Latin form of •
To Be.
50 'Motor City - Cul-
tural Group.
• (Init.).
32 Body of water in
Quebec. ,
54 Abrahath's"birth `
place. -
Military shopping
center.
56
For Correct Solutioiut See Page ..
3
tain better economy by
driving the, -car to warm
the engine, rather than
' allowing it to idle exces-
sively. This speeds up the+
warming process, and thus
saves gasoline.' The driver
must remember, however,
that • a cold engine does
-not respond as quickly, so
care must be exercised in
all traffic situations where,
engine respOnse.is critical.
' •* *
MINIMIZE THE USE OF
AIR CONDITIONERS. Air-
cbnditioning puts a sub-
stantial load on automo-
bile 'engines, and should,
therefore, be used only on
the hottest-. days. While
driving at 30 miles per
hour, for example, use .,of -.
the air cbnd'itioner can re-
sult
in a, fuel economy loss
of two miles per gallon, .
As a rule, use of the air
conditioner cuts gasoline
mileage by 10 per cent.
* °*
MAINTAIN CORRECT
TIRE PRESSURE. Under-
inflated tires redtice- gaso-
line .mileage,.slightly. Soft
tires also wear out more
gtiickly, and may adverse-
ly `affect Vehicle handling,
thus creating a potential '
safety hazard, Many auto-
mobile manufacturers rec-
- ommend ,,incr.easing the
tire air pressure ,by • ap- •
proximately four pounds.
before'high-speed driving.
Tires should not, however,: '
be inflated above the max-
. imum .recommended area-.
. sure. •
• KEEP
THE' ENGINE
• TUNED UP. Spark plug
• misfiring may result in a
significant increase in. fuel
consumption. In . Tabora -
tory tests at speeds of 30
and 5.0 miles per hour,. for
example, spark plugs mis-
firing 10 percent of the
time resulted in an eight
percent increase in fuel
consumption. In addition,
ignition timing 'deviating
from the .manufacturer's
setting resulted in a sig-
nificant decreasein fuel.'
economy.. For example, a
10 degree retard -in basic
spark timing may result
in anaverage loss of 1.3
miles per gallon. at speeds
of 30, 50, and 70 miles per
hour. Drivers ' should be
reminded 'that these and
other obstacle§ to efficient
engine performance can
be eliminated with a com-
plete tune-up.
SERVICE AIR FILTER.
A dirty air filter can cause"
a decrease in Mel econ-
omy, and a decrease in
power output; by restrict-
ing the flow of air to the
engine. Drivers should
therefore be advised to
change the air filter at
specified intervals, or ac- -
cording to the manufac-
turer's recommendations.
In addition, frequent air
filter servicing is .regttired
if considerable driving is
done in • sandy or dusty
conditions.
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to
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