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Whitby Free Press, 25 Jul 1984, p. 24

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PAGE 24, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1984, WIIITBY FREE PRESS (NC) - Getting ready for a motoring holid'ay? In that case you 'il want to prepare your car so it won't break down and spoil your vacation. Before taking it to your technician for pre-vacation servicing, give your car the once over yourself. Start with-the tires, checking for excessive or uneven tread wear and under-inflation, which you can test with an inexpensive pressure guage. Follow the proper tire inflation instructions printed in raised letters on each tire wall. Giving the once over Make certain ail interior and exterior lights and lenses are in good condition and replace any that are cracked or burned out. Since it's bound to ramn some time during your va- cation, replace cracked or worn wiper blades. While some of the rnany fluids in your car should be checked by your techni- cian, there's no harm in per- sonaliy checking the levels of such fluids as your oil, windshield washer and, only when the engine is cold, your radiator. If they're low, top them Up. While you're under the hood, have a close look at ail beits and hoses. If they're cracked, frayed oer brittie, have them replaced. The same goes for loose or corroded metal clan4ps. Noisy or spongy braites, loose steering and warmn shocks each contribute to poor handling, not to men- tion reduced safety. Bring any of these conditions to your technician's atten- tion. Pre-vacation car service. should always, be per- formed at least a week be- fore you plan to leave. That's so your technician can make any post-service adjustments that might he necessary. To ready your car for the long trip,:he'll replace dirty air, dii and fuel filters; check the battery, spark piugs, and wheei align- ment. He'll aiso check and replenish those fluids you don't, like the brake and transmission fluids. It may be necessary for him to adjust your carbure- tor and valves; to tighten drive beits and to reset ign i- tion timing. Since, as I've said before, no tune up is complete with- out a thorough emission control system check, he'l likely give that the once over, too. Take some spares Itfs a good idea to stow a few replacement parts and emergency equipment in your trunk before you take to the road. Thingslikeelec- trical or duct tape, sparefan beit, some flares and, of course, a flashlight with fresh batteries, can come in handy. Now your car's in shape, how about you? Fatigue is leading cause oftraffic acci- dents, so make sure you don't spend too many hours behind the wheel, and that you get plenty of sieep. And, oh yes, happy holiday! John Walby trains auto- mobile technicians for Esso Petroleum Canada. LIR S mTOTAL AUTO MRAUT Fb SERVICE LTD.ý ELElfQN%TJM4E-UP ANALysis 'On atartlng, chargîng and ngne Uystem *Non4eoctronic Ignîtion 08-00 extra. eilOcldee pluga 282 MONARCH AVE. JINIT 10; A. 1AY 4'5. 9534 cYL. 58.956CYL. V8-8Sà48aCYL. 68630 SMfALL CRCNR SUN ROOF SALE COMPLETELY~ CR INSTALLED Lifetime warranty againsi leakage &materlals for as long as you own the car. 630 EUCLID ST. WWITRV SI-22 da*«à:n% Your Local- I Chrysler-Dodge iSales and Service * Dealer * Parts & Service Thursdiays tili 9 p.m. * WHJITBY 209 Dundas St. W- 666-3000 * MAG WHEELS VISIT OUR NEW LOCATION 317 HOPKINS ST. 6622 WHITBY66,21 Aga Complets Collision Repairs & Palntlng . 324 Ash Street WHITBY, ONTARIO ~MERCURY-, Vor Your A verage Body Shop 668-8522 Ail Work Guaranteed RONALD MOQUIN Frame Repairs Free Estimâtes ATTERSLEY TIRE SERVICE PASSENGER & LIGHT TRUCKS BRAKES TUE-U P SHOCKS EXHAUST 103 Dundas E. Whitby 6368-3356' 162 King St. E. Oshawa CAR-RENTA LS NOW iliAVAI LA BLE FEATURING LYNX, TOPAZ & MARQUIS I ~ 668a893% When rust protection is applied to your car ~ / naturally you expect it to J stay there. but most oiling B ~ Iprocesses stide off so quickly 1) their warranties require the materiat 1be reapptied every year, at the owners N expense. What they cati a tifetime warranty is actuatty just one year of coverage. Doesn't sound like tif etime protection to us. At Ziebari our exclusive seatants, toots and techniques have been proven in research to be a better way to protect your car against corrosion. Were so sure of it, we back it with a reat insured tif etime warranty. Ziebart not only standsbehind its rust protection, but the St. Paut Insurance Companies stand behind Ziebart. Rust Protection that stides off your car is ugty. and a warranty that won't protect you is reatty ugty. If your car deater does not offer genuine Ziebart, give us a cati. Iftl4 iEAR? CORPORATION ONE CENTRAL" LOATION rZ i b servng the uurmi'g e zîlçba il Drake St. customers can mpl>t^HNCE PRTECION ERVCESNOW be servl.d at our NEW MrtMANC & POTETIONSERVCESexpndd locatio... 440 HOPKINS ST. CAIL TODAV FOR AN APPOINTMENI (South of Dundas St. E.) WHITBY 6661 81il PHONE FOR RATES 1 1 m ý joh,-n-, VV -'l by '711 ýiM rýz-r; Î, etc cul sens jjustu sens ïýý A Vis pp, coi

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