The Mail-Journal, Volume 12, Number 41, Milford, Kosciusko County, 5 November 1975 — Page 11

PAY ATTENTION TO TENSION While ignition system troubles are most often responsible for starting problems, there are other, often mystifying causes. An improperly tensioned or worn alternator or generator belt can be the culprit. The faulty belt can contribute to a fatal drain on the battery power and cause a “can’t start.”

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TAILIN’ CARE OF BUSINESS Two out of every three miles driven by the average motorist are for essential trips. About 42 per cent of all car travel is for work-related purposes while another 20 per cent is for shopping and other necessary chores. Slightly over 33 per cent miles are driven for recreational uses.

Nagging winter problems . . . They may well be solved by cooling system services

Take your car to your service station and ask the mechanic to give your car a “cooling system tune-up” and he’ll probably look at you and scratch his head. He knows about ignition tune-ups and carburetion tune-ups, but he might not know about the “second tune-up”- —a cooling system tune-up. Yet this procedure is a vital part of your car’s maintenance and one that’s long overdue for most cars. A cooling system tuneup is a thorough inspection and check of all the parts in your car’s cooling system and replacement of those components that are worn, deteriorated or malfunctioning. To understand the need for a cooling system tuneup, we must first look at the function of the system. Simply stated, the cooling system keeps your car’s engine at the proper operating temperature which allows it to perform at top efficiency. An engine that runs too cool will burn excess gas. run rough and may contaminate the oil with sludge build-up. An engine that runs too hot may boil over and engine parts may fail. Keeping its cool To accomplish the task of keeping the engine at the correct temperature, auto manufacturers have developed the pressurized cooling system which al-

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COOLING SYSTEM TUNE-UP CHECKLIST 1. Visually check system for leaks. Check coolant for presence of oil. 2. Inspect all hose?*. Check all clamps. 3. Cheek condition of V -belts. Check belt tension with tension gauge. Readjust if necessary. 4. Pressurise system with Cooling System Analyser to check for leaks. Check pressure cap with tester. 5. Check crankcase oil and automatic transmission fluid for presence of coolant. 6. Test thermostat operation with radiator thermometer. 7.. Check heater and controls for proper operation. ' 8. Drain coolant and flush system until clean. 9. (.lean debris from radiator fins. If necessary, steam clean or use de-greascr on engine. 10. Visually check core (Welch) plugs and drain cocks for leaking. 11. Check fan blades for damage. Check belt pulleys for mis-alignment. Check water pump shaft seal for leaking. 12. Refill system with proper coolant. Run engine and re-check for leaks.

lows a special coolant (not water* to circulate through the engine where it picks up the heat being produced by combustion. This special coolant can be heated well above the boiling point of ordinary water without boiling over. The “super heated” coolant is piped into the radiator where the rush of cool air carries the heat out into the atmosphere. The cooling system on the average automobile engine must be able to withstand up to 20 pounds per square inch of pressure combined with under-hood and coolant temperatures that can reach from 275 °F. to 300 F. (135 to 150 C>. These high temperatures and pressures put tremen-

dous strains on all cooling system components—coolant hoses, drive belts, water pump, thermostat, radiator cap. It takes only one of these key parts to fail or malfunction to cause the engine to overheat with costly internal engine damage as the likely result. If you are driving a late model car and it’s been more than a year since you’ve had your cooling system checked, you’re overdue for trouble. It’s worth it The cost of a cooling system tune-up is relatively small compared to the potential savings you could realize by preventing a costly break-down or expensive engine repairs.