The Goderich Signal-Star, 1972-06-15, Page 34The Signal -Star, June 15, 1972—Car'Care Supplement
IteplacingTransrnission Filter
Part . of reventiwe Marntenanee
When your automatic
transmission begins to slip
you can be 'in, deep trouble.
,Here's one area where pre-,
ventive maintenance pays
off with a big plus. ,Ironical-
ly, the reliability of the auto-
matic transmission has often
resulted in its being ignored
neglected — until too
often it's too late, say Fram
Corporation engineers.
\Correct Trouble
tef ore Changing
Burned Out Fuse
The ' next time you are _
faced with a burned out -fuse
• in your. ` home or your car,
don't fix things, up with a
heavier rated fuse.
Refuse to re -fuse until you
have found out what made
the old fuse blow: 'blown
fuse,- like a' fever, tells you
something is wrong. Find put .
what.
For example, suppose.your
. turn . signals ' stop working
due to a blownfuse. You may
put in a new one, and you
are• back in business.. i , 'for
a little while. •
After a couple of repeat
performances, you decide to
ask your mechanic. His ex- 1
perience, like an electri-cian','
overload tells
ai wire ` look dor
.
.•...
... i. ..
In the case' of your turn
signals .the bare wire would
touch metal only when your
cat jiggled a certain way.
That is when sparks would -
fly, •
Your mechanic finds' and
fixes the bare• wire, and your
problem is corrected for good.
Merely replacing the fuse
is an invitation to a fire, be-
cause a hot wire touching
metal -heats up. like: the coils
in a, cigarette lighter. if this
doesn't start things burn-
ing; the sparks probably
Today's auto, with its' bfg-
ger engine, its power' steer-
ing, its air conditioning -- all
place a bigger burden on the
automatic transmission. This
burden Is compounded fury
ther during hotr
, summer -
months,
months, heavy traffic or
trailer towing conditions.
Transmission fluid per-
forms under heat and pres-
sure and must be kept clean
by a filter. .
Excessive heat creates a
varnish, restricting the vital
fluid flow and possibly caus-
ing • expensive ' transmission
repair. or replacement:,:
You can avoid all of 'this
by simple preventive main-
tenance. Invest In a new
transmission filter and a
change of fluid every 12,000
miles or every is •' Lcirs.
Oil compaiswil!1► years
of "resbarch,, testi* are
now productan automatic
transmission fluid that'.>not
only acts as hydraulic fltt4d.
to operate the transmission
but; :with -important addi-
tives," helps to keep internal
. parts clean. As clean, that is,
as is the fluid itself. 'That's
your 'part. .
Change filter and .• fluld
when recommended. It can
be a ,case of paying a little
—now- for 'transmi's'sion filter
and fluid,. or -a. lot later for
transmission overhaul or re-
,Iplacement.
Among the least known (to the motorist) but most vital'Aervices
is periodic 'chugging of the. automatic transmission rfilter. This
filterhelps keep transmission fluids. clean and thus assists in
1-ongcr service lifefor vital tranmissi.on parts.
R,.
�'oolan�RecoverySystems
Overheatin
JelpPreveni
Does your car's . cooling
system perform well most of
the time, but give you prob-'
lems under certain summer-
time conditions?
If so,'.oyou are not alone.
Even when a cooling system
is in tqp shape, severe ;de`
mands of driving ,stop -and -
go .in the city, pilling moun-
tain passes or crossing the
desert in hot weather, can
cause overheating and pos-
sible loss of coolant.
.Yet, there is new help -,.to
avoid these • problems. The
addition of a coolant recov-
ery system can improve cool-
ing system efficiency and
c ntrol overheating during
hi temperature, operation,
i is is a re1ati rely •simple
and inexpensive , device. It
-et ns is of a small, plastic
reservc it tank that is mount-
ed in some unused space un-
der the Kar hood. It connects
to the rakl atoroverflow with
small rubber tubing. A spe-
cial radh for cap included
with most- system kits 'pro-
vides an airtight seal. (eau -
tion: Be sure cap is of same
pressure- -rotting as the one
being replaced.) v
The coolatnt recovery sys-
tem allows ,you to complete-
Hotter Running Cars
Need Lasting Coolant
In► designing.,Mcars, to fight '.'
4ir pollution,, car .manufac-
turers are building hotter-
running engines that help'
make combustion more effi-
•clent. lit addition, the. grow-
ing popularity of . air condi-
tioning :and other power' de-
manding accessories tends to
increase engine heat.
Thstrefore, use ;of' Perma
nent anti -freeze as a year-,
round coolant, is recom-
me ided to avoid overheating
— even .in warm weather
areas.
ly fill the cooling system with
a water and anti -•freeze mix -
lure, replacing the usual air
space left in the radiator for
expansion. When the coolant
in the radiator expands, it
flows thioughw the tubing• in-
to the'reservoir tank Then,
as the radiator cools, coolant
flows back `into' the radiator..
Thus, no coolant is lost.
The fujI cooling system dis-
tributes engine temperatures
more ev'errly, avoiding "hot-.
spots" that can accelerate
engine wear,.. Air in the cool-
ing system is driven out,
eliminating the Major cause
of cooling, system rust, anti-
freeze deterioration and cool-
ing hose wear:. �,__.. ,._r _
Best 01 all, a'coolant recov-
ery- system can help keep
'your car running cool, when
others are stopped by over-
heating. a ;
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