The Mail-Journal, Volume 7, Number 37, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 October 1970 — Page 26

Pedal Pumpin 9 Patty Learning Way to Make Her Motor Hum

By JODY CARR Pedal Pumpin’ Patty was her name. A cool kid from Kingston who thought she knew what her car should do

when she turned the key. But Pedal Pumpin’ Patty had a bad habit, one she couldn’t kick. She thought the harder she tromped on the gas, the faster she worked the pedal, the bet-

ter Old Bessie ought to start It was like with the old church organ Patty played. If you want to get things movin’, pump it up real good It worked on the player piano, too. so why not w’ith Old Bessie? One day Patty was on her way to recital, the big one. Big Dad Dalton, the cabaret owner from Dude City, would be there. If Patty played right. Big Dad would discover her. So Patty slid behind Old Bessie’s wheel saying. "Come on, Bess, take me away from all this. We’re gonna give a fine performance, and we’ll be headin’ for Dude City and fame and fortune."

Millions of Motorists Using Credit Card Convenience to Pay for Car Service

The popularity of using oil company credit cards to charge for car maintenance is increasing, according to the Car Care Subcommittee of the American Petroleum Institute Many factors indicate that today’s motorist is aware of automotive safety, and is concerned about the safety and performance of his own car More than ever before he’s purchasing tires, batteries. and maintenance servi ices when needed, using his credit card instead of cash. Dr. Paul Nadler of New York University has estimated that there are today

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She gave Old Bessie a couple of extra pumps for good measure, because it was a cold December night. But Old Bessie just groaned. Started smelling like a gas station. Then she wouldn't even groan any more. Young Tom Sharp happened by just then, the clever boy who worked at Parson's Oarage. “You’ve flooded it, Miss Patty,” he said .“Takes a gooc battery and ignition system to fire up the kind of raw gas you’re pumpin’ into that engine. Old Bessie’s tired. Needs points and condenser. May-

over 100 million oil company credit cards in use compare? with 70 million outstandini just four years ago. Ovei 213,000 stations now honoi Credit cards. In a national study of gasoline credit card usage, just completed by Time Magazine. the following facts were revealed: When asked, “What items have you used your credit card for?’’. .. 51 % indicated tire purchase* 39% indicated battery purchases 36% indicated tune-ups, and 45% indicated repairs

be spark plugs. You’ve Just socked it to the old girl too hard this time.” Too bad, Pedal Pumpin’ Patty. Too much pedal and not enough kindness when it counted. Now you’ve missed your big chance at Dude City. When the chips were down, you had them all on Old Bessie and she said, “Nope!” Bessie has plenty of company. If any of you out there is a Pedal Pumpin’ Patty, Peter or Paul, remember the stakes. Too much pumpin’ and not enough attention blew Patty’s big chance. Don’t blow yours.

In the same study, 20% o. the credit card holders —1 out of 5 — said that they valued their particular credi’ card because “the station has good mechanics and facilities for repair.’’ Nearly all oil companies now allow dealers to charge for installation of products carried in their stations. Many of the companies permit charging of the service work as well as the needed replacement parts. Only a few years ago, oil company credit cards were primarily used for gasoline and lubrication purchase.

John Q. Public Should Do Better

John Lorance and Jim Buxton, test engineers for Olson Laboratories, were in the Kansas City area several weeks installing more than SIOO,OOO in testing equipment in an old garage. “The purpose is to see how the exhaust emission control devices are operating in the hands of the consumer and how they hold up under maintenance programs the owners actually maintain,” Lorance says. “This is the first program sponsored by the federa’ government to see how these devices actually perform in the hands of the public.” Up to now, they said, the

Modified Cars Start Hard

Engine changes to cut airborne garbage have made tune-up tolerances more critical, the two men said. Owners of the modified cars are more apt to find them hard to start and hard to stop — they just keep right on running after the ignition switch is shut off. Other common complaints are loss of power and pinging on regular gas. This doesn’t have to be if the car is kept tuned, one of them said. The engines are running hotter with water thermostats up to 200 de-

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engines were tested by the car makers who follow a strict maintenance program. The cars meet the requirements. but does the public follow the same program? “John Q. Public does not do too well most of the time,” Buxton said. “He drives it... puts gas in. He usually doesn’t perform preventive maintenance. “If he keeps to the prescribed maintenance of the manufacturer, he will be in range. If he doesn’t, he won’t be anywhere close to the requirements. The emissions will be higher. Performance will suffer and so will gas mileage.”

grees. They are burning leaner mixtures of gasoline and the timing has been retarded to see that more of the gasoline is burned. If the timing of the explosion and carburetor settings are not just so, then glowing hot spots develop in the combustion chamber and fire the gasoline at the wrong time without the assistance of the spark plug, which accounts for the engine running after the switch is shut off. It can also cause pinging, which is damaging to the engine.