Clinton News-Record, 1979-10-25, Page 39oou$ot your husband off.
oris In the .usual hectic
, -but there's no'tiime to
relax. There's shopping. too
.be done, Johnny , has a
morning dentist, appoint -
Ment, StitY
ppoint-ment,..Suzy has a 1 o'clock
Music lesson and the: dog is
due at the,vet's for a shot,
Your: jump into your car,
anxious to get the day
started 'and then it hap-
pens,
As you pull out of your
drive onto the street
there's an unfamiliar, omi-
nous sound. We've all ex-
perienced itat one time or
another. Sometimesit's a
clank, sometimes a clunk,
andsometimes it goes
click, click, click._
But whatever, you begin
to get that awful feeling
that this is going to be one
--of"-those days. You visual-
ize your car going up in
smoke, or gadgets and
things falling from the en-
gine, or maybe that deadly
silence when a . car stops
4 nning and just sits there
e a' stubborn mule, doing
othing. ' •
. 'Well, ladies,. take, heart,
automotive engineers :call
those clanks- and clunks
-"car talk" and they say
that anyone can get to
know what Betsy is. saying,
at least enough to deter-
. mine just how serious its
illness may be. .'Under-
standing the groans. _ and
moans of a sick auto, they
advise, will help you to
take better care of your car
and avoid troublesome
breakdowns.
To help out, Ford service'
experts have prepared a
' glossary of : sounds if you're
, interested In learning the
ABC's of car . chatter.
Noises worth noting. are:
Engine Cackles ' A
car's idle speed may need
adjustment if the • "engine
"cackles" or continues to
run for a brief time after
the ignition is shut off:
Diesels
g; as mechanics re-, 'up °�►uld be
b � �.tl»i� :anityger ,Beit
fl Screech
ter, to the problem, : also: the pts Mato lou screech
ma . occure.
. .� a!�'4 "a � oa , from the, 'eg�he '
May � after several mote life Vii, '84>►nething,t compartment Whet.. , ou
short. shopping trips.. En- more serious Is :afoot ' and: Step on the gas al 113d1.;
gine cackles. to pi ofessloeal at. �"
after a short • immediate' d>�Ive simply indicate , tha tention iso recluiiped,
• an engine's emission 'eon+'
trui devices haves- • 'not • Exhaust Pipe hops.-- Ac-
.warmed up sufficient* ancompanied. by a rough. en-.
' are not cause foralarm. ,.fie Idle, a soft popping or
,drumming sound from' 06
Ignition . Clicks -- 'If a Exhaust pipe points to
clicking sound occurs when` ' .:. ' -•----- ,,�---
the ignition
key is turned fouled spark. plugs or
on' and the car's engine re- faulty ignition wiring. The
fuses to start, a corroded nom normally Is audible
battery cable may have ,cut only when the car is idling.
off electricalcurrent to the Louder• popping or rat-ta-
starting system, Less fn., ,tat -tat. . noises that occur
quently, the "click" is during periods of accelera
caused by a faulty starter Ilon or deceleration are
relay switch: Mips of muffler. wear.
The whirring or spinning Radio Whines -- Consis-
noise of a small electrical tent whines; or high-pitched
motor from under the hood, buzzes from the car radio
on the other hand, could 'most often result from a
mean trouble fir the starter poor or broken ground con-
motor itself. nection, or .a short in the
Tire Ticks - A rhythmic radio's filter circuit.. The
ticking sound at low speeds , noise shouldn't be confused
often warns that a nail,` with brief periods of inter-
rock or piece of glass is Terence that may be caused
embedded in a tire. The by high tension wires or
"tick" usually is blotted power stations. A raspy or
out or muffled by other ragged tone from the radio,
noises at higher speeds, on the other. hand, may. be
and may lessen in time as 'caused . by damage to the
the object works : its way speaker surface or water
into the tread.. A • quick leaks that 'have dampened
checkto remove the prob- -the speakers.
tem before real damage is
done caneliminate the
need for, a hew tire or avert
,a dangerous blow-out;
•
Speedometer Chatter --
A chattering or :clicking:,.,
sound from the instrument,
panel usually indicates thei.
need for speedometer ser
vice. The noise may or may
not . be aocompanied by aj
flutter of the speedometer.,
needle. In most cases, a
kink °has developed in the
speedometer. 'cable or the;
system mayneed lubrica
Wit. . '
Engine Pings --. Pingsi
and knocks from underthe
hood (especially when yoti
accelerate) often are an;
engine's way of asking for
higher octane fuel: If a dif: I,
ferent grade of . gasoline,'.
doesn't . help, engine timing
may be at fault and a tune.
'0.11.0 •a Idose or.:faulty fail' tbe belt niay 'bred'',
belt. Intermittent chi o engine' may °verb
peeps can point to thp'samt th, t could lead too
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