The Brussels Post, 1974-11-27, Page 16When it comes to
Autos -come to
McKerlie Automotive
WE CARRY
A COMPLETE LINE OF AUTOMOTIVE
SUPPLIES INCLUDING
McKerlie Automotive
86 Albert Street, Clinton
Call 482-3445
• CHAMPION SPARK
PLUGS
• GUARANTEED
PARTS IGNITION
• VICTOR GASKETS
• MANY MANY
NAME BRAND
ITEMS
• C.I.L. AUTOMOTIVE
PAINTS •
• FRAM FILTERS
• NASCO REBUILT
PARTS
• WALKER EXHAUST
SYSTEMS
Will tires last longer if
the air pressure is reduced
by about four pounds dur-
ing a long distance trip?
No, Tires should be kept
at their recommended in-
flation pressure for all
normal drilling. Pressure
should be checked at least
once a month. Underinfla-
tion causes excessive wear
at the outer edges; over-
inflation causes excessive
wear at the center.
* *
If your car won't start
and a clicking sound is
Right? No, Wrong
heard when the ignition
switch is turned, you know
the battery is dead and
should be replaced,
Wrong—save your mon-
ey. It may not be the bat-
tery at all. First check for
corroded battery termi-
nals, which often causes
the symptoms of a run-
down battery. Clean them
up and try again before
investing in a new battery.
* *
Disc brakes need no
service until a squeak is
heard.
Wrong — Some dipc
brakes have a warning de
vice that sets up a whine
when wear is excessive,
but the squeal also may
be caused by metal-to-
metal contact due to brake
pads having worn com-
pletely away. This condi-
tion can cause serious and
expensive damage to the
rotors. For safety's sake,
have all brakes checked
at least twice a year; more
often as they reach the end
of their life expectancy.
* * *
Carl's
Auto Body
now
Open For Business
Specializing in
• Collision Repairs
* Frame Work
• Spot Repairs
At Complete Refinishing
to All Types of Vehicles
Phone 887-9269 Brussels 0
16 THE BRUSSELS POST, NOVEMBER 27, 1974
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CAR TROUBLE?
1••
IT COULD BE TO YOUR
BENEFIT TO REFURBISH
THE OLD BUGGY.
Check our low cost loans.
MONTHLY PAYMENTS
, Amount
borrowed
,.
il 18 24 36 48
$750 66.60 45.70 35.27 OIMMIIIM0 411.0011M•10
1000 88.81 60.95 47.04 --- .---
1500 133.24 91.45 70.58 49.79
3000 266.50 182.90 141.18 99.60 78.9i
4000 355.35 243.89 188.25 132.30 105.30
5000' 444.20 304.87 235.32 166.00 131 .6(
Interest on above examples at 1,2% 'per annum
Clinton Community
Credit ...Union :Limited
70 Ontario Street
CLINTON 482-3467
11
1.
Feet Cold with Heat
On? Check Thermosi
If you have been putting
up with a not-so-hot heat-
er in your car, it may be an
indication 'of damage to
more than your disposition.
Your car's heater de-
rives its heat from the
water that circulates
through the cooling sys-
tem. When that water is
too cool to warm your feet,
it probably means your
engine is cold, too!
The usual cause of over-
cooling is an incorrect or
defective thermostat. The
net effect will be felt in
your pocketbook as well as
in the car on cold days.
Most immediately, you -
will find your gasoline bills
rising over and above the
normal cold weather in-
crease when your choke
is working overtime. The
longer your choke is on,
the greater your gas con-
sumption.
Inflates the Bills.
If the engine is running
even colder than you ex-
pect it to in the winter, the
over-worked choke really
inflates your gasoline bills.
And all because of a de-
fective thermostat.
Then there is oil dilu-
tion, leading to sludge for-
mation. Sound ominous?
It is to an engine.
In a cold engine, fuel
doesn't vaporize well,
tends to seep in
form down into the e:
oil, instead of burnil
the cylinder. This,
water formed by cor.
sation in the cold en
reduces the lubrice
qualities of the oil.
In freezing wea
conditions, lubrication
be a particularly cri
factor. An engine is
signed to run quite
and all metal parts
designed with this hez
mind.
Back to School
As we all remem
from junior high sc;
science class, metal
pand.s with heat and c
tracts with cold. So a
erigine has a lot of sligl
loose parts that need
best lubrication poss
to prevent rapid wear.
The final horror of
cold engine is the foul
of spark plugs, which n
ensue. Plugs fire pm
foul rapidly and co
pound the problem.
Fouled plugs, rapid we
of engine parts and ine.
cient engine operation
suit in a condition th
has become more critic
than cold feet or tig
budgets. It's air pollutic
because this kind of e:
gine kicks a lot of u:
wanted smoke out of ti
exhaust pipe.