Clinton News-Record, 1971-07-15, Page 2ACROSS
1 These need adjust-
ing every six
months for safe
stopping.
7 These should be
replaced every
24 months for
smooth riding,
13 Houston gridders.
14 Dodge car.
15 Part man, part
goat (Myth.)
16 Singer Boone.
17 Desert Song
nomad.
18 Social Security
System (Init.)
19 Recent painting
fad.
21 Direction
(Abbrev.)
22 Gold (Span.)
23 Comedian Murray.
25 With 7 Down, the
heart of the igni-
tion system.
28 Close to (Abbrev.)
30 Vital part of dis-
tributor.
34 Shape of Indy
"500" track.
35 How your head-
lights should be to
oncoming traffic.
37 Bathroom wall
material.
38 Inspect air pres-
sure in these often,
40 "Just Molly and
41 Comedian Foxx,
42 Resort.
44 Pitcher Drabow-
sky.
46 Change this often
to prevent engine
wear.
49 "Dieseling." 20
51 Baseball bat wood. 22
54 Tire pressure 24
measurement. 25
55 Type of combus- 26
tion (engine)
(Abbrev.) 27
56 Passageway.
58 Not forwarded. 29
60 Changing air and
oil varieties help
keep air clean.
61 Comedians Arnold
and family. 32
62 When worn, you
risk tire trouble.
DOWN
1 Employer.
2 Inlets.
3 Vital parts of elec-
trical system
(Abbrev.)
4 Ignition —.
5 In maintaining
your car, there's
no margin for
6 Super-sport model
(Abbrev.)
7 See 25 Across.
8 How engines with
defective cooling 51
systems will run. 52
9 Our Lady
(Abbrev.) 53
10 What you should 57
always do for your 59
60
Walden
Stares at.
Dame.
Cooking utensil.
Fifty Six (Roman
numeral).
Another name for
Egypt.
Important part of
wheel.
rod, vital
steering com-
ponent.
radiator
hoses are likely to
be defective.
Color of light
warning that oil
pressure is low.
Short note.
Vital part of sus-
pension system.
Female relatives.
Walking —;
happy.
Musical composi-
tion.
Fine day, — it?
Mona
Biblical Book
(Abbrev.)
Thin Man's Dog,
Winter convey-
ance.
His and
Island, in Paris.
Printers measure.
Foot (Abbrev.)
11 —
12 What good brakes
are.
16 Ma and —
Kettle.
31
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36
39
43
45
46
47
48
50
car.
OF SAVINGS
CAN BE YOURS!
ON A CAR OR TRUCK
FROM
ROY MANN!
1970 FORD
Y2-ton Fleetside, radio, only 6,800 miles.
1956 CHEVROLET Ys-ton, A-1 condition.
1969 CORTINA
Sharp.
1968 FORD Four-door hardtop, radio, power.
1966 CHEVROLET
Caprice, two-door hardtop, double power, radio, real
clean.
1966 IMPALA
Convertible, power steering, power brakes, radio,
whitewalls, the works. A great vacation value.
ROY MANN
SHELL SERVICE
20 Huron St. — Clinton
The New-Record, July 15, 1971 —Car Care Supplement— Page 2B
California Survey Reveals
Toll of Repairable Defects
Here's Another . . .
CARE FOR YOUR CAR
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The accident report was terse.
Driver — Male — Age 49. Car
ran of freeway — rolled down
embankment. Weather clear.
Pavement dry. D.O.A. (Dead on
Arrival.)
* *
To those who read about
the single car accident in the
next morning's paper, that
accident may have looked
like another case of a drunk
losing control of his car. But
the California Highway Pa-
trol wasn't satisfied with the
explanation.
They studied the victim
and his car as part of their
investigation of the relation-
ship between mechanical de-
fects and single car highway
fatalities.
A blood alcohol test showed
he had not been drinking. A
thorough check of the car
showed the following:
The power steering belt
and fan belt were loose.
The fan hub was loose on
the water pump shaft, the
right front lower ball joint
shank failed at the edge of
the right support arm. This
caused the suspension at the
right front wheel to fail.
Thus the driver lost con-
trol of his car and left the
freeway, causing the fatal
accident.
This case was but one in a
detailed study of 409 fatal
single vehicle accidents
where 29% of the vehicles in-
volved had one or more me-
chanical defects. Two out of
three of these defects either
caused the accident or con-
tributed to it.
In 6.4% of the accidents
investigated, a mechanical
deficiency was directly re-
sponsible.
The two-year study dis-
closed 172 faulty mechanical
systems in 119 vehicles. The
most commonly observed
problems were in braking
systems, accounting for 35%
of all defects found. Next
were steering system defects
at 26%, with tires ranking
third at 21%. Additional fac-
tors, lumped together as mis-
cellaneous (lighting, shock
absorbers, exhaust systems,
windshield wipers and oth-
ers) accounted for 18%.
Nearly all reported defects
were attributed to wear and
lack of maintenance rather
than design and assembly
flaws.
Another accident reported
by the California researchers
involved a vehicle whose en-
gine locked up when, at high
speed on a freeway, a con-
necting rod broke. The vehi-
cle went out of control, hit
a guard rail and struck a
bridge abutment. The driver
was killed.
Make sure your car is in
top condition before leaving
on your trip.
For Correct Solution See Page . . . 7
Valerie needs a ride
And a dry towel.
A new hairdo.
And a very sympathetic ear.
But most of all she needs an engine tune-up. That's a new
set of Champion spark plugs plus any other basic
tune-up items required.
Ir delivers dependable starts. Quicker acceleration better
gas mileage, too.
Bring your car in for OUT engine tune-up once a year or
every 10,000 miles. For a ride you can depend on.
An Untuned Engine Is Trouble
PAUL J. GOLDSWORTHY
MOTOR SALES - BP PRODUCTS
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