The Huron Expositor, 1975-05-01, Page 18'= Carl's Auto Body Specializing in - let Collision Repairs * Frarne Work * Spot Repairs
* Complete Refinishing
to All Types of Vehicles
Phone 887-9269
Brussels Ont
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EXPERT TUNE-UP
Our complete tune-up service includes in-
stallation of :
• New Points • New Plugs
• New Condensor 41 New Rotor
BRA
Free Inspection!
Don't Risk Brake Failure
Give Your Car a Real "BRAKE"
We- will check your brakes in minutes
Class 'A' Licensed Mechanic
BOB'S
PHONE 527-183 SEAFORTH
AUTO AIR CONDITIONER COOKS WITH °GAS"! ilf .4-4p ABOUT TWO QUARTS A'MAGICSUBSTANCE THAT IS COMPRESSED TO A LIQUID,THEN EXPANDS INTO A GAS...AND DOES IT OVER AND OVER AGAiN...KEEPS YOUR CAR PLEASANTLY COOL FOR THE LIFE OF YOUR AIR CONDITIONER . BUT THIS MAGICAL SUBSTANCE CAN SEEP AWAY THROUGH TINY HOSE LEAKS AND LEAVE YOU HOT AND BOTHERED WHEN YOU • LEAST EXPECT IT. THAT'S WHY CAR CARE COUNCIL RECOMMENDS THAT YOU HAVE A QUALI-FIED MECHANIC CHECK OVER YOUR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FROM TIME TO TIME . HE'S EXPERT
AT DETECTING LITRE
LEAKS II-1AT CAN
MEAN LOSS OF
COOLANT.
1 WANTED: Recycling metal
Car bodies and scrap Ines
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WRECKERS
We Carry Parts For Late
Model Cars and Trucks
TIRES
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Farm Tractors
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AUTO WRECKERS
REPAIR sERvick
Hwy. 8 west of Clinton at Holmesville
4 When it comes to Autos come to ... Media Automotive WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES INCLUDING • C.I.L. AUTOMOTIVE PAINTS • FRAM FILTERS • NASCO REBUILT PARTS
• WALKER EXHAUST
SYSTEMS
• CHAMPION SPARK PLUGS • GUARANTEED PARTS IGNITION • VICTOR GASKETS
• MANY MANY
NAME BRAND
ITEMS
Keep eye on
tire inflation
You may want to invest
in a pressure gauge to
keep frequent tabs on
your tires. Proper pressure
for tires is generally given
in a location inside the
driver's compartment of
the car — sometimes on a
glbve box door or Inside
the door post. KeWping
tires properly inflated
saves on tire wear, gas
consumption and provides
safer going.
PUT ON REAR
When radial tires are
used with bias or belted
tires, place the radials on
the rear axle.
GASOLINE SAVED
An estimated 15 million '
gallons of gasoline were
saved in the State of New
Jersey due to mandatory
emissions inspection. An
engine that is maintained
for low emissions will also
burn less fuel, explained
Richard J. Sullivan of
New Jersey's Department
of Environmental Protec-
tion. AS more ears are in-
spected in 1975, gas savings
in the state could climb
as . high as 50 million
gallons annually, Sullivan
said.
'AVOID HIGH SPEED
Save gas by avoiding
high speeds. Observing the
recommended 50-55 mile
limit on the open road
makes for fuel economy.
AUTO. FACTS
Mune Automotive
86 Albert Street, Clinton
Call 482-3445
Keep your cool.
A lot of it. In nationwide fuel
economy tests, motorists' cars were
tested before and after a tune-up.
Results showed that a tune-up with
new Champion spark plugs saved,
on the average, a gallon of gasoline in
every tankful. Considering that 3 of
every 5 cars on the road need a
tune-up right now, tune-ups alone
could save us millions of gallons of
gasoline each week .
Tune-ups benefit us in other ways,
too. Quicker acceleration for safer
passing. Dependable starts. PlOs a
substantial reduction in emissions.
See your mechanic regularly for a
Champion tune-up,Once a year or
every 10,000 mites.
Windsor, Ontario
We've got your plug.
O SVanaltrorterating pro-cedure in- many homes at this time of the year is installation-of screens in windows and doors It is the time to check hard-ware, tighten a few screws here arid there and add a drop of oil where neces- • Yonmayfindan adjust--1:46a heeded in the door atter, too, A combination ot wear on the plunger and the lighter screen in-' seat makes> the door .close differently. Thisplunger is not tux-. like the shock absorbers on your car, which may he' showing signs of wear ` after the rigors of winter. Shock absorbers are, es-sentially, plungers. Resists the hop As the plunger on your screen door is designed to resist the forces of the eigser spring, allowing the
door to close gently, so the
shock absorber resists the
tendency of the Wheel on
your car to hop as It
bouncesoff an obstruction
in the road.
Shocks also keep the
cars body from bobbing
up and down like a row-
boat at sea. The shock
absorber'sphilosophy is to
maintain the status quo;
the wheels shouldn't hop
- and the imdy shouldn't
bop.
Eventually, with age, a
worn shock absorber loses
Its control of the situation.
Instead of easing your
wheels over bumps in the
road, it lets them -bounce,
sometimes setting up an
oscillation like a ball on
a- long rubber baud.
Filters stand
guard
against
engine wear
Popular -tourist attrae-
tionsinplaces like London,
Ottawa or Wathington are
the famous changing of
the Guard ceremonies.
While not nearly as col-.
orful as the rituals at
Buckingham Palace, Par-
Iiament FM or the Tomb
of the Unknowns, there Is
a guard changing cere-
mony that's important to
a meter vebfcle.
The automotive ,guards
are the filters that protect
a. car's engine from poten-
. tally serious harm. The
` air, oil and gasoline filters-
help screen out foreign
Materials from vital en-
_ gine parts.
R The air filter prevents
dirt from- entering the
Carburetor where the air
. arid fuel. mixed. When
clogged, the ,filter " can
cease tunc10-4ng-„, result-
ing - engine per-
and, often, a
4ilrii-Stra-Ices of fuel econ-
Olny. Mat cars today Use
disPosable Alters which
ihouitt be replaced at
40,00(kudfeirsts part of an
Sagine; tune-olx
The oil filter catches
o objects In the oil,
eePrpg them from dam-
aging. engine parts, A
clogged filter cannot per-
fanution effi-
-; slentlY. Estee-WY in these
lirohW Of the recommended
enetrlime of oil
4 To avoid shocks, install absorbers
ghat(nevi filter
iihould -ifistaned with
.*verychangentqbricaZ4s.
Other problems • If this only caused an uncomfortable ride, it -would be bad enough. But there are other problems created by worn shocks. Most important is the safety factor, When the wheel IS bouncing a few inches in the air, it cannot contrib-ute much to the steering andlor - braking of your car. During this short but critical period you are virtually out of control.. . Tires and suspension parts also take additional punishment when shocks lose their control. If a worn shock absorber per-mits these parts to suffer -two or three rebounds af-ter a bump, they win have ,.en double or triple punishment You'll feel this in your repair bills sooner or later.
Rule of thumb
As a rule of thumb, any
time after your shocks are
two- years old, they' may
be due for replacement.
New. 'ones will give your
car a whole new lease on
life. -
Think about it the next
time you are driving over
a bumpy road. Or better
yet, before you do.