The Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-11-02, Page 49Keep your "gas guzzler" tuned up, please
Do you know how much
gasoline we use each year?
About 10 billion gallons —
that's more than 400 gallons
for each man, woman and
child in Canada and we could
probably pour one or two
billion' gallons down the drain
for `all ilia good"they do Can you picture all the oil
wells, refineries, pipelines,7
tankers, tank trucks and
filling stations it takes to
deliver this ocean of gasoline
to us, and the energy used in
doing it? But despite the
price, which is steadily
creeping up toward the world
level of $1.50 a gallon, we use
and waste more gasoline each
year, and no one can be sure
how soon the wells will -run
dry. •
Ideally, we should all be
driving cars that give at least
50 miles to the gallon. But, as
these will not serve
everyone's needs, we can at
least sge that our cars use as
little fuel' as possible by
keeping., them in top
mechanicafahape
The Champion Spark Plug
Co. carried out some tests
which showed- that almost
half of the cars in the Toronto
Appliance
economics
According to the National.
Home Improvement Coun-
cil, homeowners about to in-
vest in appliances for their
newly -remodeled kitchens
are well-advised to consider
investing in energy-saving
models.
For example, selecting a
new refrigerator will most
likely be a surprising experi-
ence .for the average•.
homeowner- He'll find some
amazing innovation's, par-
ticularly power -saving fea-
tures and improved insula-
tion.
One energy-saving model
uses about a third Tess elec-
tricity than other models not
equipped with its special
thermostatically -controlled
motor. While it is true that
the amou.nt of electricity
-consumed by the refrigerator
each operating hour is a
modest amount, it is also true
that it is operated twenty-
four hours around the cluck,
365 days a year.
Even though frost -free re-
frigerators do use more
kilowatts of energy annually
than non -frost -free models,
they avoid .the extra energy
drain resulting from frost ac-
cumulation.
Today's power -saving re-
frigerators also preserve food
longer during power failures,
which become'alarmingly
more common each year.
Operating savings in the
long run compensate for the
higher initial purchase price.
Tips for Cottagers
You can save energy at
your cottage as well as at
your permanent residence by
remembering a few rules
offered by the federal
department of energy, mines
and resources:
When you're leaving the
cottage, be sure to turn off the
hot-water heater. It won't
take long to heat up when you
return.
If you don't use cottage in
winter, drain the water from
all taps; defrost and unplug
the refrigerator, make sure
it's dry and leave the door
slightly ajar; turn off . the
main electric power switch as
a double cheek that nothing
has been left on.
If you use the cottage in
winter, turn the thermostat
down at night.
and Montreal areas were ignition), timing;
badly maintained and wasted +Cooling system —
fuel, polluted the air ex- radiator, hoses, thermostat,
cessively or otherwise per coolant (replace it each
formed badly. They said that year) ;
the fuel efficiency of cars +Oi1 — .change oil usually
could be improved by an every 2,000 or 3,000 miles and
average of nine percent. They replace .oil filter at every
reduced--one--car's- fuel con= °thee-oihchanga;-..-- _ -
+Mechanical — heat riser,
valve, contral linkages,
compression, motor moun-
tings;
+Electrical — alternator,
voltage regulator, .. battery,
starter, block heater;
+Exhaust system — look
for weakened spots in muffler
and all pipes;
+Drive train — tran-
smission, transmission
a.inkage,.differential fluid; ...
+Undercarriage — drive
shaft, shocks, steering
linkage; also for lubrication
and wheel -bearing repack
instructions, see your owner's
manual;
+Brakes — linings, master
cylinder, parking brake.
sumption by 55 percent.
The office of energy con-
servation department of
energy, mines and resources,
estimates that good car
maintenance increases fuel
economy by 15 percent over a
poorly maintained car.
Winters are especially hard
on cars. A major tune-up in
the fall can help make your
ear last longer and save on
fuel. This involves a thr-oough
check to rectify any faults in
the following items:
+Fuel system — car-
buretor, air cleaner, fuel
lines, fuel filter, - emission
controls; -
+Ignition system - spark
plugs,' ignition-' leads, coil,
distributor (or leads and If salt is used on the winter
iztsulatat s : leetr.otli -:'cads:: wher:e-..yottLiirine; have-:-:
your car rust -proofed, but
insist on a guarantee; or have
the underside of your car
sprayed with used motor oil
before or during winter. Also,
if possible, wash the , un-
derside of your car at a do-it-
yourself car wash, and pay
special -attention- to -the -plata'
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where salt and dirt collect.
For more information, send
for The Car Mileage Book,
available free from the Office
of Energy Conservation,
Department of Energy,
Mines and Resources, Box
3500, - Station C, Ottawa, 'Ont.
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