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THE LUCKNOW` SENTINEL.
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Car Car. Supphmnt
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22nd, 1969
Few of us keep our cars.
equipped for the unexpected,,
which may confront us espe-
cially during the •season of
inclement Weather. ' •
If you are among the mil-.
lions• of unprepared motor-
ists, you. can correct the .con
edition quickly and inexpen-
sively. `
BegiTfi: with the following
shopping. `list of ten :items.
'Stored neatly' in a carton in
the . trunk. of 'your.' car, these
should 'prepare you for most
roadside emergencies,. •
proper contents—such things
as water, paper cups, a blan-
ket, certain bandages, etc .• • •
2. FIRE EXTINGUISHER' ,
.Buy a good one. and practice
using it before you have to.
A CO2 or `21/2 pound (or larg-
er) dry chemical extinguish
er is recommended.
' 3. FLASHLIGHT . Use it
to, read a mail, .find-- a ey or
house, number: at night. And ,
gets one with a -magnet so it
can be placed on the side of
the ;car to: free, your hands.
while you, are changing a flat'
' ' 1. FIRST AID KIT... Cheek tire,.
the American R.ed Cross for 4. TIRE INFLATOR
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pressurizedcan is easy to use
and will help you get to the
nearest servicestation for a
tire change.."In fact, there are
timeswhen it is downright.
unsafe to try to, change a tire
yourself --;'traffic: conditions,
weather, : position of the car:
time of day, etc. •
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5. SPARE FUSES Your
auto- -store or service s a ; on
roan' can tell you how• many
of what type •ydu. will need.
If you. can't figure out fuse
locations from , your owner's
'manual, ask, your service man:
to help you. It, can, be a frus.-,
trating search, on 'a rainy
night, .whenyou; have: no.
lights.
6. FLARES , .. When your e
in trouble on a dark road,, re
flector• 'flaresor emergefncy
flashers are friends indeed.,
These are available at most'
• auto supply :stores: Place
.yours, 50 feet behind and
. ahead of your 'car to alert.
onicom ng ra... c
dioa ent,
RY UMPE
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�BATTE _. .
BLE ...'This can be worth its
weight to platinum when:you:
are stranded with a dead bat-
tery and• artother; motorist
comes to your :aid.
8. TWO 4 z 4 WOOD
BLOCKS ,, .. about 12. inches:
long, to block the wheels
while yon jack up the car for
a: tire change if you've
forgotten your tire inflator.
"Chocked" wheels • keep the
car from rolling' off • the
bumper. jack.
9 -7A -DIME ...in -case you
have to Make a, phone call,
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10....A. DISPOSABLE, WASH-
,' CLOTH; You'll be glad you
have it after . you'veworked
with the battery jumper
cable.
n Proves
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Winter -Long Survey Participated In
By Typical Car Drivers Yields
Certified Documentation
It's a well-documented fact that a tuned engine helps avoid
starting trouble. However, a winter -long test involving an en -
re ccanniun ty shows that gasoline savings are cold weather
bonuses for those cars with engines in tune. ;
These find}ngs were documented. by' Champion Spark Plug
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Company In tests involving typical car owners ..in the• north=..
western New Jersey community of Sparta.
'. One hundred and ten. Sparta motorists, representing a cross
section' of all. U.S.• car owners, participated in the hard starting
and fuel economy tests. • Fifty-five 'carswere tuned to factory
' specifications. 'The other• 55 were left in an'•untuned •condition..
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• Despite the fact that it was an unusually:mild winter i
Sparta, cars. in need of tune-up hadnearly two -and -a -half time
the incidence' of starting failures as the tuned cars'.
a Of •. the tunedcarry only one hada starting failure more than
mice- • Among the untuned cars, there' wasan average of nearly
two failures.' •,
:a In'.addition; the 'tuned cars were able to ,start an average;.•
• of 15.4 percent more'quickly.than their untuned counterparts. •
.The quicker starting partially `accounted • for • better gasolinee
economy. ` . .
• Tuned 'cars reulized=just-under-.five--percent-better-gas
•economy or almost One gallonof gasoline per tankful :saved.
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'Conducted in cooperation with the Sparta 'Ci amber of Com-
merce -and `.area service facilities, the .survey sought to gather .;
;information not easily duplicated under laboratory conditions.
'' Followed Usual 'Driving. Habits
Participants Were asked to• follow their usual driving habits:
This led -one owner of 'a foreign` car to * ask the survey team,
"I always store my• battery in the house on a cold night: Should
I• do this ,during the tests?" '
Ile etas 'told,.."Yes."
Each participant was furnished with a:, log book to record
, 1;3.:or rim—g roble�rrs �i + rd=gasoiine pu'ehased
Ali, care' were. equipped With • a device that measured and re-
corded the time the starter was in operation, all Winter:.
If a car ,did 'encounter starting: problems; it was 'started by
a,
service>:outlet,' but m the case of the 'untuned 'group:, no
enc.,
• Tune -tip work provided to the "tuned" :group included in
stalling new spark, plugs,,' points and condensers, ;battery, dis=•
tributor and coil check, tieing adjustment, inspection of wir-
ing and replacement if .necessary...
untuned
battery., conditions" were checked at onset, if not 'up to
Although no "tune-up work was done on the oup;
` `sPecifi�` ..
cations; they were .replaced. Also, oil was changed , and new
filters provided: • '
Tests Certified b.'y. Lt S . Auto• Club : "
Harry'.De1Roy of_United States Auto Clubchecks ducted /by Champion Spark Plug Company.
• tune-up specifications for a car participating'.. in ` . Tuned cars had less than half:' the trouble, got
the Sparta, N. J.,. starting and economy tests con- better mileage.:
hsiscellarieous repairs on components; affecting starting. were:
' The tests Were supervised and. certified by, the United States •
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Auto Club.
According to George: )M.. Galster, 'Champion's director of
automotive , technical services, The unique feature, of this•
.survey is: 'sim.ply" t
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testing. And the results give' even more evidence that •auxun-'
tuned engine is ati• invitation to starting trouble ,and a gas'•
u -aster as well.`,
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At least nave cars besides 'Stour_:
o t•n.should concern you 'l i e
driving.
They, are the One ahead. the
(me that one approach-
ing.
pproach-inti.. in the op.ptisinc lane, the
ono r e;idy'tt7.en ter f r$r;11` fif t;
sti'eet. 4iitzi the o11'f' parked at
tl1r e irt)..
Be prepared fair any .tif /lit i
to do anythin1.1. ;Aithatrt WA rrr- •
inn '
I�rivn g r.egit res .that
,deck
sioris be . made almost con•
• star2tly. Most tram..c emergen-
cies must be recogrrized and
action taken in•.split' seconds;.
Drive ahead — try to decide irk.
any place for each ertietgerlcy
'that away arise.
Try to ci'rive hi stwh a way
that you have. plenty of time
tai ryyeilte' 'tl'ie 'right l •casiozi.
g ,0tyilir..t. t' o , d' f.l ss .� lit et .:.-
ands by ern,tdii1Lz the traffi c
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STUD YOUR SNOW TIRES- •
• for extra performance 'and safety..
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