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Take the matter of using carburetor cleaner or other fuel additive Unless these substances are used in cer tain prescribed way they could cause damage to the converter rendering it use less Read and follow the directions exactly Worn shocks often sneaky Unlike tire that suddenly blows out with loud bang worn shock absorbers can fail with little advance warning Yet when shocks fail the results can be just as perilous mablowout To avoid such danger ask your service man to check shocks every time the car is the hoist for lube job or similar service This is particularly impor tant if your piesent shocks have more than 20000 miles wearon them AVOID TAILGATING This is dangerous because it leaves insufficient room bet ween your car and the one ahead of you and may require jamming on your brakes to avoid collision Aside from taking an additional toll on your fuel this causes ex cessive tire wear UNNECESSARY IDLING of the motor gets you no where yet it consumes fuel Waiting for the wife or the kids to be picked up with the motor running is an exam tie Let your conscience be yourguidehere performed make sure that the engine is in condition to benefit The engine should be in generally good mechanical aindition critical parts lub ricated the cooling system and exhaust functioning Ari engine with burned valves worn or damaged piston rings mnnot be tuned properly un til worn or damaged parts are repaired So it is important that cylinder balance and com pression checks be perfor med to help detect any ser ious malfunctions IGNITION SYSTEM Basics of any tuneup in clude changing of spark plugs and points and condenser in cars so equipped Some cars have electronic ignition with out points and condenser Checking all ignition compo nents is recommended and if replacement of items that come in sets such as plugs and plug wires becomes necessary then change the wholeset Installing one or two plugs or wires is false economy since if several units need replacing then their mates will probably wear out soon CARBURETION The carburetor which de livers the proper mixture of air and fuel to the intake manifold should be checked for leaks in the gasket area Excessive dirt and varnish improper choke and faulty linkage also are possible car buretordefects Related areas such as fuel pimp air filter fuel line and fuel filter should be checked as part of the tuneup pro oedure Emission Control System Various emission control devices have been introduced into cars in the past few years Each of these devices must be checked to make Sire it is properly functioning for best performance depen dability economy and re diced exhaust emissions So when you see an ad for tuneup at an unbelievably low price check what you are fitting for that price Does it include parts or merely labor Is the shop equipped with devices like en gine oscilloscopes exhaust gas analyzers and other so phisticated equipment good tuneup that will save you money and help your car to top performance wont come cheagly But dieap tuneup is no argain HEM OFF THE PIESELING Careful driving can mean savings Little things particularly in terms of car maintenance can mean lot in terms of fuel savings To prove the validity of the above state ment Shell Oil Company em barked on tests of procedures that could save the average car owner nearly three mon ths worth of gasoline annual ly HOW MUCH care How much proper car care and prudent driving habits can save in fuel was the an swer Shell sought in its tests Heres what Shell engineers did and what they found typical company car was taken and put into shape Barry Norton Pete Kennedy where gasoline waste was probable The engine was placed slightly out of tune with ignition timing retarded and carburetor idle set too fast and rich Radial tires on the car were replaced by ordinary tires and air pressure was lowered from the pro 24 pounds to 19 Wheel alignment was al tered and the wrong weight of motor oil was installed GROUPOF DRIVERS group of 23 drivers was employed to drive the cars so altered and the group av aaged 136 miles per gallon Once the cars were put back into proper shape the test The I976 AllStar Service Centre Bill owrd was conducted again This time mileage averaged 156 mpga two mile per gallon improvement DRIVING HABITS Drivers involved in the test were given specific tips on law to maneuver their cars for best fuel mileage as inflows Accelerate gently without actually creeping away from thestop Anticipate stops and take your foot off the gas pedal coasting to the intersection Keep your speed moderate The most economical speed is miles hour Never ex teed55m esperhour Fast Friendly Guys who made their names through Service Cmon down and meet them RON SMITH TEXACO Corner of Essa Rd Innisfil 7371777 Service Bays Open Thursdays till 1000 pm Get into hi gear as quick ly as possibe for the most economical performance Even with automatic trans mission one can get the feel shifting Shell re rts that the com bination good car condition and careful driving made the average mpg 168 That was 235 per cent improvement savings of nearly three months worth of gasoline AVOID JACK RABBIT STARTS they are doubly wasteful They burn up ex cessive gas and they also muse excessive wear on tire treads Fully Licensed Mechanics Mike Laine Rich Godin