Clinton News-Record, 1974-11-14, Page 16Why You Can't Get Started
Servicing or replacing
the car battery may not
be the answer to a car's
winter starting woes.
That's what a high per-
centage of motorists
learned when they experi-
enced starting failure and
sought to correct it solely
through attention to the
battery.
According to a hard-
starting survey conducted
by Champion Spark Plug
Company last winter, re-
peated failure was experi-
enced by 38,9 per cent of
car owners who had their
lengthen the life expect-
ancy of your car, two
things should be kept in
mind: "Rude riding meth-
ods melt your money
away" and "Rust never
rests" - so you have to
fight it, wherever it shows.
batteries charged after
initial "can't starts,"
Repeat Failures
Of those motorists in-
stalling a new battery af-
ter not starting, 25.9 per
cent had at least one other
failure.
When car owners treat-
ed starting woes with en-
gine tune-up, they had
better success in forestall-
ing future problems, the
survey showed, Rate of re-
peat can't starts was 14.6
per cent after a tune-up.
Installation of new spark
plugs alone was a better
answer to starting trouble
than battery service since
18.7 per cent had addi-
tional problems with new
plugs.
The survey also revealed
hard starting continues to
be the leading problem
confronting motorists. In
the U.S., 29 per cent of
owners reported at least
One failure last winter. In
Canada, 30 per cent had
trouble.
Cold weather was not
solely to blame for start-
ing trouble, Warm weather
regions in the U.S. were
only slightly below the
national average in re-
ported "can't starts."
Coast Starts Hard
In Pacific Coast states,
27 per cent of car owners
surveyed had at least one
failure while the South
Atlantic states had a 28
per cent "can't start" rate.
These areas also had the
lowest incidence of tune-
up purchases in the U.S.
When skidding, turn
wheels in the direction of
the skid.
IN WINTER TESTS:
Boost winter
driving
economy
and safety.
Get our
complete
car care
services.
ENGINE
We'll check
condition and
adjustment of
ignition and
carburetor
systems, and tune it necessary.
Specialists in automatic tran-
smission service and repair.
HAROLD'S
SHELL
SERVICE STATION
227 Victoria St.
482-9023
CHAMPION
WINDSOR, ONTARIO
When it comes to
Autos come to
McKerlie Automotive
WE CARRY
A COMPLETE .LINE OF AUTOMOTIVE
SUPPLIES INCLUDING
• CHAMPION SPARK
PLUGS
• C.I.L. AUTOMOTIVE
PAINTS
• GUARANTEED
PARTS IGNITION
• FRAM FILTERS
• NASCO REBUILT
PARTS
• WALKER EXHAUST
SYSTEMS
• VICTOR GASKETS
• MANY MANY
NAME BRAND
ITEMS
McKerlie Automotive
86 Albert Street, Clinton
Call 482-3445
fihen is
good time
to buy
snow tires?
(-lid say
right abouf-
now.
00
The tire experts
All sizes of snow tires now in stock
-we have-
•Radial Snows *4 ply Polyester
*Belted 2+2 *Retreads
•New rims for your snow tires,
up to and including 1975 models rims
See us for early delivery
we'll install any tires
WANTED!!
Cars, Trucks and Tractors
For Wrecking
We Have
PARTS FOR LATE MODEL
CARS & TRUCKS .. •
REBUILT AND USED
INSTALLATION,SERVICE BY
LICENSED MECHANICS
Guard against winter
"won't starts"
Bring yOur cab in for our expert
engine tune-up: a need set of
Champion spark,-.plugs plus
OW Willie tune-up items your
car may mod. It's the beat win-
ter "wan', Mart" protamtlen
going?
CLERE VU
AUTO WRECKERS
Highway- 8, Hainiesailia, Phan. 4824211
1
Service, Maintenance Now Seen
4s Most Important Phase of
4utomobiie Ownership
By OLAf GEORGE WILLIAM fER$VN
The (lermans are frequently accused of loving their
ears more dearly than their children, A status symbol
as well as a means of individual freedom of movement,
the car in Ciermany is valued as an important personal
investment that has to be taken carp - of.
Rising prices and increasing labor costs, the critical
space problem on a partly obsolete network of roads
and the latent threat of higher taxes and gas prices
are a constant worry to car owners.
Service and maintenance these days are definitely
ranging before perform,
ance and prestige value in
prospective buyer consid-
erations.
The liberal use of salt
as a means of melting ice
and snow on wintry roads
has taught many car own-
Replacing
, ::.:::...:.„....: .
,
.,.......,-, , ,....
0
...
Your new or used
Check our low cost loans
car?
MONTHLY PAYMENTS
Amount
borrowed
,v.
il 18 24 36 48 60
$750 66.60 45.70 35.27
1000 ' 88.81 60.95 47.04
-...•-...-
-
•-••-• ----
1500 133.24 91.45 70.58 49.79
--•--
-- .....t.
3000
4000
5000
'266.50
355.35,
444.20
182.90
243.89
304.87
141.18
188.25
235.32
132.30
166.00
99.60 78.96
105.30
131.60
--
88.93
111.17
Interest on above examples at 12% Per Annum
THE RATE IS LOW AND THERE
CHARGE FOR LOAN PROTECTION
ammoramoraw
immummaimam
IS NO
INSURANCE
I 1
i
„
I I
\
_
II- i
Fl I
' 117101.4ve
76
Credit
Ontario
Clinton
St.
Union
BUSINESS
Community Community
Limited
482.3467
HOURS
tit, 712-'
Monday thru Thursday 9:30 aati, - 5:15 p.m.
Priday 9:30 cm, 4 7:30 OAR.
CLOSED ALL DAY SATURDAY
111.0.1111milimmi lliiiiiiiiii101.10111111.111111.11.0111111111111.1111111111111k
Off the major traffic arteries tourists can still enjoy the romantic atmosphere of medi-
eval Germany. German .motorists keep ears in top shape to enjoy trips to places like this.
Now that you know this, don't be
too quick to blame your battery when
you have starting trouble. Instead,
see your mechanic for a more
thorough diagnosis. Half the time
ignition failure turns out to be the
troublemaker, Trouble that a tune-up
can help correct fast. And be sure to
ask for Champion spark plugs in that
tune-up, Champion. It starts more'of
the world's cars than any other spark
plug brand.
Weave got your plugi
Am. out .Hwtoter.,:i.
weather: worries..
P4GE NEWS-RECORD, THURSDAY, NOVEIVIliFoR 14, 1974
In Germany Car Care is Given Top Priority
ers the hard way the
meaning of rust corrosion,
Statistics figure out the,
average loss of value per
car and year by corrosion
to be around 200 Deutseh-
marks ($155),
Many car manufactur-
ers fit their products with
longlife-undersealing
these days. In all cases
where this is not being
done, purchasers are well
advised to have their new
cars undersealed when
new - before costly clean-
ing and de-rusting opera-
tions become necessary.
Body Protected
During the last two
years two other systems of
protection against corro-
sion have proved their
worth; spraying of all
chassis and body box sec-
tion internals with a pro-
tective coating or filling
them with plastic foam.
Mounting labor costs
have steeply increased
maintenance and servic-
ing bills more recently. A
new regulation requires
workshops to hang out the
amount charged per hour,
so customers can figure
out what their bill may
look like. With labor cost
between 30 and 45
Deutschmarks ($8 to $11)
an hour many car-owners
have to revert to do-it-
yourself practices. The
garage trade tries to coun-
ter this with publicity
methods,
The currently threaten-
ing fuel-shortage, how-
ever, seems to make all
other worries look minor.
The discussion between
motorists seems to center
about one theme only:
how to achieve improved
fuel economy?
The most efficient recipe
seems to concern both car
and driver, If carefully.,
applied it may well mean
fuel savings of up to 20%.
First requirement ob-
viously always is a good
mechanical condition of
the car.
20% Fuel Savings
To save fuel and to