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Whitby Free Press, 7 Mar 1984, p. 19

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WHITBY FREE PRESS. WEDNESDAY. MARCU 7. 1984, PAGE 19 Auto Parts & Service t- Rebuiders Lt. AUTO MOTOR ELECTRIC, ALTERNATORS STARTERS, GENERATORS DIESELS, MARINE, TRACTORS & IMPORTED CARS 111 Coiborne St. W. Whitby 668-1441 r- DOCTOR 'Eal JOSEPH A. WOOLLEY, PROP' HON DA AUTO REPAI R SERVICE Operted by WOLmKAR iNC. DOCTOR FH 40 RUSSETT AVE. UNIT NO. 2 OSHAWA 72 8*828 Ajax Transmission Service WINTER SPECUAL TRANSMISSION CHECK ONLY s23e5O MOST SAME DAY SERVICE JOBS We Change Transmission Fiuld & Check Bands 751 McKay Rd., Unit 5, Pickering, Ont. FREE r8,8 TOWING 68,ui Driveline Auto, Parts & Transmissions Power Steering - Pumps & Boxes COMPLETE 4WD SERVICE Rear Ends and Drive Shafts Corvette Speclallsts Free Road Test 1016 Brock Rd. Pickering 686«0856 T.R.î.,M. uc68632324 Distributors for. * Body sîde * Convertible Tops mouiding * Hitches * Pin strîpIng * Replacement * Foamn fenders * Adhesives * Sunroofs * Vinyls * Hydraullo hoists M6 FINLEY AVE., UNIT 79 AJAX ( I CARING FOR YOUR CAR John Walby Winter can be a killer (NC) - For heaven's sake, be careful! Every winter, people are badly injured - even killed - trying to perform road- side repairs or push vehi- dles o)ut of snowbanks. As an auto technician, this bas been brought pow. eiitùlly home to me many tihres. But neyer so strong- ly -Ls i was years ago by a fii;ýnd, who told me of see- in g a young man killed in- stantly by a fragment of a broken fan blade that struck hlm in the head as he bent over a running engine. It's rar-e, but... Steel or plastic f'an blades, that crack under stress and cold are a rare occurrence - but it dues happ-en. If you must loo<k under the hood whilé vour car is running, avoid placing any p)art of y' ur biody~ near wbirling fan blades. And, ify.o-u hear any vunfainiliar no(ises coin- ing fi-om the diirectionr of' your fa n bide, shut <ffthe car- before opening the lio)d. Othier (iatger(>us situa- tions every niotorist should v.atchui firthis %inter in- (lude the risky business ()f hoosting a car witlh a fro-(zen battery. Hydrogen gas ci escape frn m ia âcrean d may be ignitect by sparks ca used w henf bot stercab1>1es are cmnnected. If yo u happen to he bent over: the battery', the resulting explo- SIOt) c<>tllcause OU se- rious fiace andl eye injuries. If you have Ù) boosta bat- tery, do it sièly y switcb- ing off' ailligh ts zind acces- Sortes ()i the cisahied car; lay a damnp cloth over the tiller caps ofb1oth the dis- abled 1attery and the b)0os- ter battery, to reduce hydro- gen gas emtsst<)ns; shield y(>ur eyes wheni making the connection. With one (-able, connect the positive terminais tof hoth batteries. With the re- mnaîning cahle, conneut the negative terminal of* the PRE-SPRING 10 POINT SPECIAL $1 (Most Amercan Cars) 95 Expires March 30/84 GRANT MENZIES MOTORS 200 Dundas W. Whltby (For appointmient> ô66-3332 * MarchS"pecial Any Carm I olus asmail *6r6.3361 km charge .S j200 Dundeest W. w u *Whltby ~rJY SMALL CAR, CENTRE Lube, 011, Fliter & 10 pt. Check-Up Most Cars &,Smali Trucks Watch For Upcomlng Speclals! 630 Eucid St. Whltby 666«23231 PRO DODGEI Your Local Chrysler-Dodge *Sales and Service ; Vour Dealier i Parts & Service.- Thursdays tili 9 P.M. * WH ITBY 209 Dundas St. W. 6630 D&T TOWING, SPECIAL TRUCKS FOR UNDERGROUND SERVICE 24 HRý. SERVICE WE BUY SCRAP CARS DAYS FROM 7AMTOOPM 686;m3300 NIGHTS AFTER 9PM 89O7 -RO f'B ERIT booster battery to the en- gine block of the disabled vehicie. Then, start the en- gine of the disabied vebicle. Once the disabled vehicle is running normally, dis. connect the jumper cables in reverse order, beginning witb the connection to, the engine1blo)ck. There's also the potential danger posed by spinning tires on glane ice - hoping that we'Il umn our way to traction. It's sornething just about every one of us. has ctotw, but it's a bazard- ous thing t> do because the high-speed spinning exerts a tremnendous centrifugal force on the tire, wbicb co0uld expiode - hurtiing h unks of' rubber in al dlirections. If some Good Saniaritan had i)ee n trying t<> push you nd wýîis stanfding nearby, it could cost hlim or ber clearly. So ac-celerate siowiy when stuck. Keep*gloves in car Finaily, to avoid the pos- sii)ility (h injuny causecl by l)aire hancis sticking to fro- zen metai engine parts, re- nmember t) keep an oid pair of' leather gioves in the giove compartmnent or the trunk. Winter driving Iplaces extrai dematnds on oUr driv- ing skilis, but it aiso pres- ents potentiai safety prob- lemns we should ail be more aware of if we're going to bave a winter of'safe and worny-free (lrtving. John Walby trains auto- mobile technicians for Esso Petroieum Canada. "Complete Automotive Service" BUY 3SHOCKS. GET THE 4TH FREE 303 Mary St. E. Whltby, Ont. 668«l1616 e Lube, oll & f ilter (parts Inci.) *»Coollng system Inspection (hoses, etc.) *Check & adjusi ail beits e»Brake Inspection e*Check battery *Check all ghts ,@Inspoct exhaust system *Check ail flidleveis. ,@Check tires & pressures ,@Check front end - - w -w w w w - * 107A WARREN RD. b1 MId-Wlnter CLEARANCE SALE 0f Ail Tires ln Stock NOW ON i NO REASONABLE OFFER'R EFUSED <WHILE QUANTITIES LAST> FREE BALANCINO FREE INSTALLATION OVER 500USED TIRES $20.00& UP HOURS: WHENYOUTHINKTIRES NOTE: We ars op mn 6 !6-1 Ba.Fryour convenience UO 21 ý->+ý4r4-W,-- -, ý 4, -=-7-77- m bý THE J. PHILLÎPS Co.1

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