The Mail-Journal, Volume 6, Number 37, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 October 1969 — Page 23

You Sure All Lights are Working? Better Check

How long has it been since someone made a left turn in front of you without signaling? Probably not since yesterday. You snarled at him for not using his turn signals. But did it occur to you that maybe his

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turn signals were out of order, and he didn’t even know it? Incidentally, are yours working? For some reason, we seem to know less about what lights are Working on our cars than about anything else. When you hit the brake pedal,

do you really know whether or not your brake lights turn on? How many drivers have mumbled to themselves about you recently? Burned out lights account for most discrepancies in reports from di-

agnostic; centers around the country. Even the driver whose lights all burn like blazes may have his lighting problems, too: Improperly aimed headlights. This is the driver who appears to have his high beams on as he heads your way. But your up-and-down flash warning finds that those were his low beams blinding you — aimed too high. Meanwhile, there is someone else groping along, unable to see because his lights — at least one of them — has drooped so low it can’t light the road that lies ahead. Drooped. That’s the term. For headlights can do just 0 that, even if it is barely perceptible to you. But they are

Leak, Drip May Signal Trouble, Check Them

Have you ever noticed the dirty looking areas on concrete highways right between the paths thousands of wheels have traveled? Part of that dirt is grease and oil from oth- , er peoples’ cars. On your driveway or garage floor, the same kind of dirty

adjustable devices which mechanics can keep aimed where they should be aimed. Too high, too low, or too much to one side or another, and a driver is temporarily blinded, for all intents and purposes. The adjustment should be checked every six months. If your man is properly equipped, he will have an electronic checker to keep you right on the beam. It will tell him if your beams are up to power, too. Headlamps can lose their brilliance after a while. Whether your lights are out, drooping or crosseyed, they are trouble for you if they are not up to snuff. Better have them checked now.

marks may be from your own car, and this can be a housekeeping problem — particularly painful if you have Just invested in yards of new concrete for the driveway or if someone manages to step in the grease, then track it all over«your brand clean carpeting. Taking a positive look at this messy business, a leak or drip is a danger signal. When cars are new, they don’t drip grease or oil. At least, they shouldn’t. But time, wear and vibrations take their toll on seals and gaskets. Think of all the parts that could be leaking: the engine or the differential, the power steeling, a brake cylinder, even a shock absorber. A spot of grease or oil under your/parked car can mean you soon will have no lubrication on expensive gears such as in the rear axle or transmission. A drip can indicate that raw gasoline is getting on your engine (right next to 15,000 volts of electricity). This kind of thing spreads car fires. Your car sounds a fouralarm alert, in its own quiet way, when the drips are leaking brake fluid. This usually drips onto the inner surface of a tire; so you may not See it Unless you happen to climb Underneath your car to look. But your service station man can spot it when he has your car on the lift for service, which is a good reason, among others, for getting the car up on the lift from time to time. If you see greasy or oily spots on the floor of your garage, on your driveway or your wall-to-wall carpeting, check into things. Put some newspaper or large pieces of an old sheet you were going to tear up for rags anyway under your car’s regular parking place. See how much grease or oil accumulates overnight and approximately where the leak seems to be coming from. Next day, take your car and the evidence to your service man and ask him to fix things up. This can save your car, your money and even a life. BELTS SAVE LIVES Seat belts do save lives. Studies of actual auto crashes by Investigators at Corneil University prove it. The National Safety Council estimates that at least 8,000 to 10,000 lives a year would be saved if every motorist used a seat belt A PENNY FOR YOUR SAFETY A tip to car owners — Invest a Lincoln penny in your family’s future. Why a Lincoln head penny? Insert a penny head first into the treadgrooves of each tire. If the head of “Honest Abe” can be seen, the tire has worn to a dangerous point and should be replaced.