Avoid explosions which can cause serious injury What not to do around your battery SECTION THE HERALD March it IMS Page In a world of precautionary labels put thus on your must read hit Stat simply DANGER EXPLOSIVE OASES the warning on your car bat also says POISON CAUSES VERE BURNS Sound scary Consider that the bat cry is a device which uses diem produce electrical energy In so doing it burg was Council lists dont to remember when you are working around the battery Don use a match or cigarette lighter to what you arc doing Don lean over the battery when working on it PREVENT VACATION WOES HAVE CAR CHECKED promises to be a big year for v cation travel by car These will be spoiled for thousand of families who have car trouble of one kind or another Moat breakdowns can be avoided by preventive maintenance Car Care Council When us ng booster cables never connect he ground jumper cable the negative post of a run down battery In stud connect it to the frame or engine block of the stalled car as far as possible from the battery Don be careless when using tools around the battery You ght actfden tally make a direct connection across the terminals or from the hot terminal to a grounded part of the car creating dan hot spark Don smoke around the battery when working on Don hook up your battery charger incorrectly Instead follow the directions on the charger and be sure the charger is turned off or unplugged before making connections Remember to turn the OVERHEATING CAN BE AVOWED- KEEP COOL ON THE ROAD j Failure of cooling system parts is among the most common cau of me chanical trouble on the road Overheating literally can destroy an engine and transmission but it is pre veritable charger off and unplug it after charging and before disconnecting the charger leads The Council suggests the use of a couple devices to minimize chance of injury One is a good battery earner which holds the battery securely when Is necessary to remove it from the car Spilled acid can cause severe burns to clothing and skin The other recommended device is worse from fragments of an exploding battery case Many people are injured annually from that docile looking battery under the hood Dont be careless lions to be sure you are not one of them KEEP IN MIND- CARS WORK HARDER AT RICHER SPEED There a new sign appearing on our nation highway speed limit Many of us will encounter this on our vacation trips this summer At higher speeds our cars will be working a tittle harder than they have had to in the past OIL FILTER CHANGE MOST COMMON AUTO SERVICE e according to Facts and Figurr by Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Assn Quoting from the 1984 Hunter Service Job Analysis the publication reports more than 148 m oil changes with percent of car owners requesting the oil filter be replaced at the same me nearly as many requested a lube Job well Oil change along with filter replace men I continues to be among the most critical areas of car mi cording to Car Care Council ex this trend to corn because of the popularity of four cylinder cars nlng fluids and fillers is cm to car care particularly with harder working small nes One filter that Is not changed as often as It should be is in the automatic trans mission according to this industry source Repair shop owners reported overhauling million automatic transmissions in nearly equaling the million new and rebuilt engine they installed Repairmen say mow overhauls cost lug MOO SI or more could be avoided through periodic replacement of the transmission fluid and filter This in expensive service they report it the most neglected item of car care The second most common replace component according to the Hunter survey was the air filter followed by spark plugs although these are greater in number because of the multiple units per vehicle Especially significant is the fact that despite the many owner a manuals which FEATURES BENEFITS OF MANUFACTURED AND RETREADED TIRES An increasing number of economy minded motorists are lurning factored and tires as a sensible alternative to the cost of new Thanks to new technology and tires look and perform the as new tires at a far lower cost without sacrificing any safety and handling features of new tires BLAUPUNKT A Car Stereo Designed For People With Ears And Something Between Them GEORGETOWN CUSTOM CAR SOUND 55 Sinclair Ave 8772425 Start Spring TUNEUPS Most Cars and Light Trucks Vans Extra INCLUDES Spirit Timing and Idlt tab Bailor cap Chech and adjust beta as necessary Inspect Valve and fftire Service battery fuel War lor EH extra Additional Part LIFETIME SERVICE GUARANTEE Our Prices are so low theyll SHOCK YOU CAPITAL 361 STREET GEORGETOWN CALL 8731 626 FORD SALES