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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-10-30, Page 40i ;tf RAA, Plus.' nl fair 9.la1 . rico officaa. e*tra eh!cIes. a•pr +`hletwork Qt p. *Abstain° -inquire todaj t...-. .BLL BUS:: 524.2138. ' RES:.5aa tit 0 atm& 'INSURANCE SERVICES LIFE • HOME •AUTO • COMMERCIAL- FARM • TRAVEL TIRES OVER 1000 NEW TIRES IN STOCK SIZES TO FIT MOST CARS IL LIGHT TRUCKS GOOD SELECTION OF SNOW. TIRES TO SWT YOUR WINTER DRIVING NEEDS WE'RE SPECIALISTS! We sell and Install Re -built and Used TRANSMISSIONS WE GUARANTEE YOUR MUFFLER FOR AS LONG AS YOU OWN YOUR CAR • Free Inspection • Quality parts • Competitive prices • Fast, courteous service NEW & USED RADIATORS Check your rad now before the winter cold gets you! We Service Any Make & Model of Car or Truck 24 HOUR TOWING SERVICE L.H. JENKINS AUTO WRECKERS R.R. No. 4 Goderich 524-2181 West Side Aut iody, 38 Victoria St., Goderich has re0t1y installed a new col- lision repair system (the fust in thisarea). Called the Dataliner, this machine is specifically designed to straighten out to-: day's unit body tars that have been collision -damaged. With its new Dataliner, West Side Auto Body e,an restore.. auy car to factory specifications and they have on file the original dimensions of practically every • auto made since 1975. Because the Dataliner measuring system is so exact, they can identify the damage and be cer- tain that the car is back to original specs and is straight ,and safe. The Dataliner not only measiifeVNiefear it actually pulls it back into shape. :"Accurate ccjirrte repair 1s;• crucial. to the safe .....operation* t+ry's'xeairs," explains Jim Maddox, p'iioprieteir of West Side Auto Body. "Cars are built with unit -body con- struction. There is no frame. Body and chassis are one ' unit consisting of many parts joined together with thousands of welds. Since unit body cars are designed with `crumple' zones to protect the passenger compartment, even a `minor' collision can put the whole car out of align- ment and into dangerous driving condi- tion. So the only way to repair a car pro- perly is to realign the entire car. And that's exactly what we do, with the Dataliner system, the most advanced, ac- curate technology available for auto body repair." Maddox points out that repairs made on the Dataliner cost no more than those made with less accurate and less safe methods. Engine oil has an important job to do Of all the fluids that can berfound in your car, none is so versatile as the oil that pulses through its engine. Oil has to do its job when the engine is first started on a cold winter morning and it has ,to work equally well at high speeds on the highway during the hottest day in the summer. When you pop the top on one of those handy plastic litre containers, you're ad- ding to your car's engine a substance that performs no less than 17 different func- tions — all of them protective. This highly refined, , multi -talented descendant of the black crude that gushes from the earth is one of 350 lubricating oils that are refined for a wide range of ap- plications. Things get pretty hot and heavy inside a running engine. Hot metal rubs against hot metal, temperatures quickly soar to the point where parts would melt and fuse together, were it not for a protective layer of oil. Oil molecules act like liquid ball bear- ings, separating moving parts, thereby reducing the friction. Still, temperatures can run as high as 800 degrees Celsius, hot enough to damage engine parts. But the oil dissipates much of this heat, cooling the engine and permitting it to run at safe temperatures. In fact, the oil circulation system that envelopes the engine with a micro -thin film handles about 30 percent of your car's cooling duties. Tremendous combustion pressures build up inside the engine that must be contain- ed. Engine oil seals them in by coating piston rings, liners and piston grooves, preventing a power -robbing condition known as blow-by. As you can imagine, a heck of a ,lot of thought goes into making something that's expected to do so many jobs. In fact, there's more high-tech engineering in a drop of top quality motor oil than there is in a micro chip. Basestocks must be specially refined and fortified with a long list of additives, each of which has a specific function. The additives that reduce foaming, rust, sludge and varnish inside the engine are examples. In addition, there are scuff protectors in the form of antiweld and antiseize ad- ditives, wear controllers, formulation to minimize combustion chamber deposits, valve deposit reducers, agents that reduce sparkplug fouling, decrease oil consump- tion and control emissions. All the ingredients in the recipe work in concert to deliver better fuel economy, because they allow your car to run smoother. But, just like any other compo- nent, it only works properly when it's kept in top shape. In the case of motor oil, that means regular changes, including the filter. Be sure to refer to your vehicle owner's manual. for the proper type and grade of motor oil to use. That's a quick course on motor oil — from the ground up, so to speak. Next time you pop a top, you'll be a little wiser. iii