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Page SECTION Tl IE HERALD Wednesday 1987 Fall motorcycle care contributes to lengthening the riding season A few hours spent preparing your mo torcycle this Ul will help get your bike on the road sooner nest spring according to HarteyDavidson the only based motorcycle manufacturer Winterizing helps prevent rust and corrosion and can be done on your own in just a Tew hours A tune up and main tenancc inspection by an authorized deal always good way to end or a season However if a tunc up is not needed Davidson provides his check list to prepare your cycle for its hibernation First the preferable method for pre serving your fuel system is to fill tank add a fuel stabilizer and run en for a few minutes to get treated gas throughout the fuel system Warning Do not store the motorcycle in your house or in a garage where open flames pilot lights sparks or electric motors are present Fuel is highly flam mabtc and combustible in the fuel tank If you must store your motorcycle in your home or in an area exposed to open flames empty the fuel system by drum ing the gas tank and running the engine until it stops Coat the inside of he carburetor with light oil and spray he inside of the gas tank with rust presenile This will help prevent corrosion and possible engine damage Remove the spark plugs and inject a few of engine oil into each der and crank the engine live or six rcvo Re install the spark plugs Remove the battery and store in a cool area above 32 degrees Fahrenheit but don expose it to direct sunlight or moisture Give it a slow charge about once a month while it is in storage now under way The Halton Hills Herald invites you to submit recipes 1st prize 2nd prize 3rd prize October 17 Send your on tries to Cookbook Editor The Herald St Georgetown Ont L7Q326 On on IA imperii m SPORTA FORD MERCURY SALES- commitment is to customers Our commit en is to offer a wide selection of Ford and Mercury products plus an experienced second to none parts service and sales staff With this motto Sporta Ford Mercury Sales is successfully enter ing its second year of serving the Ac ton and Hills areas Located at he crossroads of and in Ford Mercury sales has a staff of 14 people con of sales staff bookkeeper parts department and mechanics to serve you he customer to the best of their ability The service department is run by wo mechanics working service manager and service advisor They have a opera led parts department Sales consist of two silcspersons a sales manager bookkeeper or the last eight Joe knowledge of car business fa sound He has worked the General Auditor Office at Ford Motors of Canada and before that at Ford National Service Office Ford Mercury Sales offers personal individual attention o sales requirements along with cons tant and upgrading of service In parts sales and service department Recently the company has installed a hooked In with Ford ter minal which enables up o he minute updates or changes in pro duction and parts availability Over past year It has been noticed hat there Is a great need for a dealership in small own such as Acton So Sporta Ford Is offering service to he motoring requirement of the community This business believes In community spirit hey have been a sponsor of the Acton 1 team and were 1 with he Ac ton Pi Trouble thecar heating system the cold winter months ahead is the time to make sure your healer is working properly A car heating system is much like the engine cooling In addition to the duct work the 1 elements heating ire I The heater re is in essence a miniature radi r and two hoses one of winch hoi tool in core in ihc compartment while the returns this coolant ft help familiarize with some no bible healing problems The Gules Rubber Company has developed troubleshooting guide When your car heater is not producing enough heat any of the following may be the cause 1 The How of air under the dash may be Mocked Coolant level m radiator may be Heater hoses nuy be leaking If a is the problem the hose must he replaced Hoses may he hem or kinked there by restricting the flow of coolant If car hoses have re been removed may not been properly reconnected Air may be trapped in system This also would restrict The solution I it to bleed the system The motor may not be prop working could be caused by a blown fuse a faulty Mower resistor a bad blower switch a loose connection or burned out motor The cooling system may be stuck in the open position When this happens the will noi heat up And if the is 100 cold cat will be insufficient Thclher should be removed tested and replaced if necessary Doors to ihe assembly may Healer core may be clogged Iflhls is ihc core should be removed from the car and cleaned out Iflhcprob- lem still Mists the heater core should be I Water pump belt may be worn and need replacing If pump bell has be come loose due to weir it will not drive he water pump efficiently This in turn means the cooling system will not operate efficiently It a good idea lo have your car heating system checked out as part of he which should be per formed before cold weather hits Consci preventive maintenance can help avoid healing problems which always seem to occur at most inconvenient Ontario Public Library Week