The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 39, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 October 1972 — Page 25

Celebrities Demonstrate Car Care Needs w3Hk Under the hood to investigate a mechanical difficulty are from left: television personality Dave Garroway, comedienne Peggy Cass, race driver Peter Revson and comedian Louis Nye. In an hourlong National Automotive Trouble Quiz TV Special, this foursome dramatized what to do about car trouble situations that are not strangers to many of America’s 110 million licensed drivers.

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Much more. Winter tests on motorists’ cars showed that untuned cars had over twice the “won’t starts’’ tuned cars had. A major reason for this is worn spark plugs. They demand twice the voltage of plugs in good condition. And on a cold day, your battery supplies less voltage. When the supply can’t meet the demand, your car won’t start. No matter

how hard you try. So please consider our “slogan” and see your mechanic for his engine tune-up now—before trouble strikes. You’ll enjoy dependable starts. Plus better acceleration and gas mileage. And reduced emissions, too. f Toledo, CHAMPION [ ~

Do You Know Correct Answers? If Not You've Lots Os Company

Do you know how often to have your engine tuned, how to start a flooded engine and what causes your engine to keep running after you’ve turned off the ignition? If you do, you’re a pretty “with it” motorist. If you don’t, you’ve got a lot of company. Questions on tune-up, hard starting and after-run gave viewers the most difficulty in the recent National Automotive Trouble Quiz. The television quiz, produced by the Fram Corporation, was aired nationally and posed questions on car maintenance to the audience. Three groups of drivers — driver ed students, their parents and members of the Sports Car Club of America — served as a cross-section of the motoring public in answering the quiz questions. One question, “How often should you have your car timed?” stumped more than half of the panelists. They failed to guess the correct answer which is, “Once a

year for cars that travel an average of 12,000 miles.” On the question, “How do you start a flooded engine?” more than a quarter of the panelists failed to answer correctly. The right reply was, “Depress the accelerator all the way to the floor, hold it there and crank the engine until it clears itself and fires.” A third question, “What’s wrong when the engine keeps running after it is shut off?” puzzled almost half of the panel members. They should have replied, “The trouble is dieseling, sometimes called engine run-on, and the services of a professional are needed to correct it.” Starring in the NATQ special were stage and TV comedienne Peggy Cass, comedian Louis Nye, race driver Peter Revson, and Dave Garroway who served as moderator.

ON THE SKIDS If your car goes into a skid on a wet or icy street, turn the steering wheel in the direction of the skid. Do not jam on the brakes but pump them gently.

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