The Huron Expositor, 1974-05-09, Page 236
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Inef fieient -Cooling 'Systems 4
Can Cut Gasoline
•Inspections'
Producing Good Results
Little children leap up'
his radiator, but a car's
and down in glee. and their
cooling system can be re-
pers efficient combustion of.
sponsible for reducing gas-
parents sncLiile when they see
oline mileage. So can other
Inside the engine, a stuck
car parts that seemingly
heat riser valve also wastes
have no• connection with
It. This source of pleasure
fuel consumption.
operating as it should, fuel
Since the condition of the
is not vaporized efficiently
cooling system' affects en-
,Por Chicago residents is a
gine performance, abnor-
into the exhaust. .
malities in cooling temper-
As for the exhaust system
s:
multi -colored "scoreboard"
age. A faulty thermostat,
struction in it, fuel econ-
causing an engine to run
omy suffers. The . reason is
„>
that flashes results of the,
where more gas, is needed
the engine work harder and
recently -introduced com'00-
-
ory emissions tests in
s!
.ili�s
hlessecond largest U.S. city.`
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tells motorists they Pass
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or Fail their emissions
probes may be a showman's
touch to the serious pro-
gram.
But when it flashes green
for a car that has just com-
pleted the test, the car own-
er seems to feel joy
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and a sense of satisfaction
'that his or her car is not
All eyes are on the "scoreboard" that flashes results of the
:part of Chicago's air pollu-
mandatory emissions test all Chicago cars must undergo. Since ,
tion problem,
introduced in June 1973, tests' have been held for tens of
thousands of Chicago car -owners. About two of every three'
One Third Fail
owners get the greeq "pass" light add one-third the red "fail"
The emissions inspection
light. The "abort" light is for a small percentage of vehicles
program was begun in ChIN,
that cannot be tested due, to major engine malfunctions or
sago in June of 1973. Since•-
unadaptability to the testing equipment.
then tens of thousands of
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Inef fieient -Cooling 'Systems 4
Can Cut Gasoline
Mileage
No one pours gasoline in
to maintain power. An oyer -
his radiator, but a car's
heating engine' also ham -
cooling system can be re-
pers efficient combustion of.
sponsible for reducing gas-
fuel.
oline mileage. So can other
Inside the engine, a stuck
car parts that seemingly
heat riser valve also wastes
have no• connection with
as. When this valve ils of
g n
fuel consumption.
operating as it should, fuel
Since the condition of the
is not vaporized efficiently
cooling system' affects en-
and excess raw gas escapes
gine performance, abnor-
into the exhaust. .
malities in cooling temper-
As for the exhaust system
atures curtail gasolinq„anile-
itself, if there is any ob-
age. A faulty thermostat,
struction in it, fuel econ-
causing an engine to run
omy suffers. The . reason is
too cool, creates a condition
the obstruction, will make
where more gas, is needed
the engine work harder and
thus use more gas.
cars have been probed to It is the computer and check lanes.
see if they meet hydrocar- test machines, rather than According to program'di-
bon and carbon monoxide the operator, that deter- rector Joe Seliber, "We try
limits established•ind motorists time is
rem by the mines pass or fail. Since to em .
city. allowable limits' .differ for , to essence. While `the
To date, about two out of ' age of car and for private law states a deadline . for
or commercial vehicles, the compliance, we urge mo- ”
every three cars have beeri computer instantly com- torists to have inspections
able to meet the standards: pares the emissions of the done well before that dead -
The one-third who have car being tested and what line , when .facilities aren't
failed have been, told the permissible levels Are. Re- crowded.'
provable causes of . their ..
._
problems and asked to re- , sults are simultaneous)
turn for a retest after theprinted out for the car Pollution Wastes Gas ,
' mex� aSeliber believes one ap-
ssary engine adjust, owner 'and flashed on the �
ts--have been made. "scoreboard" for him to see. proach to getting more cars
The test itself is short acid Cars that pass are adorn- in for testing lies in the
siraple for the motorist. He ed with a blue and white current fuel crisis. He said
drives to one of,. 18 check that the same engine mal-
lanessituated in variotis sticker which is valid for 12 functions that cause high z
parts of Chicago. The car is months. emissions are the ones that '
hooked up to a test equip- One Major Problem. Waste gasoline. Once the
oem
mentvan with an infra -red high emissions are brought
emissions the fact that ther•;.. Y
Despite the under control,gasoline con -
emissions probe inserted in checks are man-
• sum tion will o down. � • [�
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ings are taken at two speeds major problem. Not enough license fees. There are ap-
-one at normal idle andcars are being brought in to proximately one million ve-
a second at fast idle. utilize the capacity of the hieles in the city. Your needs.
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