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No part of a car gets a more strenuous workout during the cold weather months ahead than the ignition and electrical systems. Severe cold and dampness attack these systemic
Qnly when they are in top condition can they function properly,
The National Automotive Parts Association (NAPA) provides a detailed description of
the electrical and ignition Systems in a new publication "Car Repairs — Facts You Should
Know," The booklet also prescribes Maintenance procedures to help keep the systems in top running order.
Copies of the NAPA booklet can be obtained free from local automotive service and
repair shops, in the United States only.
Parts most often needing
replacement...and why
O several switches
SWITCH — really
switches in one.
First, it turns on the ignition sys-
tem, then the starter — and simul-
taneously turns off the radio and
other accessories to avoid damage
due to power surges which occur
in starting. As it ages, resistance
builds in the switch so not enough
electricity gets to starter and
0 BATTERY — stores electrical
energy far starting and all
other electrical fobs. Life expec-
tancy of a good battery is 2 to 3
years , , IF it's kept clean, filled
and in good state of charge.
O BATTERY CABLES — deliver
electricity to starter and all
other electrical systems.. and
bring in charging current from the
alternator. Unless cables are In '":`.
good condition and have clean,
tight connections, the car cannot
start or run properly.
O STARTER SOLENOID SWITCH
— connects the battery to
the starter motor. Poor connec-
tions and age reduce solenoid's ,
ability to pass enough electricity
to turn the starter motor fast
enough to start the engine.
O STARTER —an electric motor
which, by means of a mov-
able gear, cranks the car's engine. •
As internal wear develops, the
starter may be unable to turn the 4rnim"
car's engine fast enough, or may
run down the battery. Then, the
unit must be replaced.
O DISTRIBUTOR CAP — covers
internal parts of distributor,
providing terminals for each spark
plug wire and for the coil wire.
High voltage gradually burns the
terminals, Dirt and moisture cause
sparks to leak away, resulting in
carbon tracking which is a perma-
nent short circuit, This causes
hard starting and engine "miss."
Replacement is the only cure.
O IGNITION COIL — heart of
the ignition system. it Is
really a transformer, boosting 12
volts from the battery to as high
as 30,000 volts, And It does this
about 100 times a second at only
30 m.p,h, When the coil weakens,
entire engine is affected, When it
burns out, entire system goes
dead.
O SPARK PLUG WIRES—connect
plugs to distributor cap and
carry 30,000 volts. Those wires
must be built so high voltage
doesn't cause interference not
only with car radio but also nearby
TV sets and even aircraft radio.
Under load, detective wires cause
engine "miss."
O
SPARK PLUGS — fire the ig-
nition spark into the gaso-
line mixture in each cylinder to
Power the car. ImproPer Plug gap
causes loss In power and gas
economy. Deposits cause spark to
leak away. High voltage gradually
bums Mu plug, changing gap. Av-
erage efficient life is about 10,000
miles.
ALTERNATOR (or generator)—
generates electric power for
everything except the starter; also 9‘
recharges battery. Dirt or deterio-
ration cause hard starting, power
loss and reduced fuel economy.
0 VOLTAGE REGULATOR—limits
voltage produced by alterna-
tor to the amount needed by the
car's systems. Poor connections
can damage it. if the regulator
gets out of adjustment, It's prob-
ably damaged and should be re-
placed,
O
STARTER DRIVE — the Inov-
able gear connecting starter
motor and car engine. If the start-
er whines — but the engine
doesn't turn over, chances are the
starter drive needs replacement.
CONTACT SET — a switch
that turns the ignition coil
on and off to fire the spark to
each cylinder. Contacts (points),"
gradually wear causing loss of
power and poor gas mileage. Use-
ful life — about 10,000 miles.
O CONDENSER — like an elec-
trical shock absorber, It
smooths out surges caused by;
rapid opening and closing of the
contact set. Should be replaced
when the contact set is changed,
O
ROTOR — turns inside the
distributor, carrying the
spark from coil to each part of
the distributor cap. High voltage
gradually burns it and Insulation
deteriorates. Should be replaced
With the distributor cap,
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1QA Clinton News-Record, Thursday, November 18, 1971
Exploring Safe Driving Rallies
Organized Nationwide by Scouts
How would you like to drive
Into the winner's eirele, only,
you don't know where it is,
and you don't know how to
get there, but YQu have to
arrive exactly on tirrie?
Such is the task for en,.
trants in the Exploring Safe
Driving Road Rally, a nation-
al program for Exploring-age
boys and girls organized by
the Exploring Division of the
Boy Scouts of America.
With national sponsorship
by Lincoln-Mercury Division
of the Ford Motor Company,
up to 36 rally teams compete
in a fall final event for $7,000
in, college scholarships and
the use of a new car for a
year.,
Industry Sponsorship
Finalists are selected from
local rally winners, organized
by Exploring divisions in area
Boy Scout Councils, often
with the sponsorship of local
industry. For example, the
Toledo, Ohio area council
rally, which sent the only all-
girl team to the 1970 finals
in Detroit, is sponsored by
Champion Spark Plug Com-
pany.
Rallying, a favorite pastime
for many in the "sports car"
set, is not a speed event, but
a competition involving driv-
ing and navigation skill, plus
the ability to observe local
traffic laws, against a clock.
Competitors run on a pre
selected course, encounter all
types of driving conditions,
and progress is established—
against a time factor known
to the rally master via a
number of checkpoints situ-
ated along the route.
Cars are sent from the
starting point at one minute
intervals and the navigator—
the passenger — is handed u
detailed instruction and di-
rection list which will guide
the rally team to the finish
point.
Points are scored for arriv.
ing at checkpoints and the
finish too soon or too late,
and the team with the least
points is the winner.
Classes are also a factor.
Since time is the enemy, cars
with elaborate expensive
timing equipment are con-
sidered the "equipped" class.
Cars using standard equip-
''''ment, and perhaps stop
watches and a slide rule, fall
into the "unequipped" class.
Normally, the two classes do
not compete against one an-
other, but do run in the same
event. The Exploring rallies
are all "unequipped,"
Up To Navigator
One important factor in
rally success is the navigator.
It's up to him — or her — to
advise the driver where to go,
how fast to proceed and for
how Ione', In the Exploring
events, an observer is also al-
lowed in the car to aid the
navigator.
The Exploring rally pro-
gram is an example of the
modern, creative activities
available to young people.
Entrants need not be an
Explorer Scout to compete,
but if they qualify for the
national event, are required
to join, And the rally pro-
gram demonStrates to the
competitors all racing does
not rely on high speed, that
careful driving and concen-
tration is important for win-
ning, especially in a broad
rally.
TWO PARTICIPANTS IN THE EXPLORING Grand National Safe Driving Road
Rally mapped strategy before start of the six-hour, 125-mile ordeal. To get
there, finalists had to master series. of elimination competitions involving
more than 23,000 rallyists and 10,000 cars. The final runoffs are sponsored
by the Lincoln-Mercury Division, Ford Motor Company.
A key ingredient of Champion Spark Plug Company's Cleaner Air
Clinics is an exhaust analyzer which measures hydrocarbon and
carbon monoxide emissions produced by car engines. Various
ignition system malfunctions can increase these undesirable emis-
sions dramatically, showing the maintenance is a vital contribu-
tion to cleaner air.
Bring your car in for our expert engine tune-up:
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Coin-operated car washes
must be used correctly to
protect paint surfaces from
serious damage, according to
E. J. Hartmann, president of
Ziebart Process Corporation.
Hartmann said, "A number
of people have complained to
us recently that the paint on
their automobiles is not re-
taining its brilliance and, in
some cases, that it is actually
pitting and deteriorating. On
further investigation, we
have found that these people
are frequent users of coin-
operated car washes.
"Questioning these com-
plainants, we have found
that they have the habit of
trying to get in and out of
the coin-operated washes as
quickly as possible in order
to save spending an extra
coin for additional minutes
Of wash time.
"The result," said Hart-
mann, "is that they may
have saved an additional
quarter but they leave the
wash without completing the
job. Rather than spend the
money. needed to do the job
right, they will try to squeeze
a complete job in the me-
tered wash time purchased
with one or two coins. Often
when they leave, their cars
carry with them a layer of
filmy soap. This remains on
the cars and dries, only to
liquefy later with rain.
"The soap solutions used
in these car washes are fine
to clean away road film, but
they are not meant to be left
on the paint surface. I would
warn motorists that they
should use the coin-operated
washes correctly, Take sev-
eral coins with you and spend
what is needed to do the job
right," Hartmann said.
DOt!BLE TROUBLE
A two percent incidence of
spark plug misfire can more
than double the rate of hy-
drocarbon emissions from a
car's engine, according to
Champion Spark Plug Cam-
pany,
AVOID PROBLEMS
Dirty battery terminals can
cut off your car's power
quicker than an unpaid elec-
tric bill, Make sure your bat-.
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clean.
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