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SPRING CAR CARE Wednesday March a IBS Page Preparing your cars air conditioning for summer Is your car ready for summer Youve removed the snow tires and maybe youve given a good wash and wax to remove winter Mil and grime Now youre all set for those hot days when youll cruise comfortably through town in your tinned cur Mitybc You could be in lor an un- surprise the first time you turn on your air conditioner this summer Mjny cars especially older ones tend to leak Refrigerant 12 the gas which your cars air conditioner requires in or der to operate If a substantial amount of Refrigerant has leaked out over the course of the winter your cars air conditioner will only blow out hot air not exactly what youll want during the dog days of sum mer In the past doityourselfers who wanted to replace lost Refrigerant 12 had to buy a can of refrigerant and a hose and tapping valve then attach them to gether The apparatus was often difficult lo operate Worse it was inefficient and wasteful because once part of the can was used the rest could not be saved for later Luckily for doityourselfers the in troduction of a new product Touch Charge from Convenience Products Inc promises to make the process of Because it with a valve a lost Refrigerant 12 easier and and hose you dont need to worry about more convenient buying these separately or breaking or Add refrigerant until the atr emitted Touch Charge is an allinone unit losingihemlt also eliminates the need to from your cars air conditioner vent is completely assembled and ready to use attach the tapping valve and hose to the boiit Oil air fuel filters prolong the life of your cars engine Until the 1950s car owners expected to overhaul their engines after a mere miles Today a gasoline engine can run well over 100000 miles and a dicsel can last up to What causes the difference One reason is en gine filters Oil air and fuel filters among the simplest and least expensive pans in an engine filters cost only to SIS are now installed in every car engine Re placing filters can help prevent damage ranging from to 1500 making fil ters the best insurance a car owner can buy against premature and costly engine repair bills The most common causes of engine wear are dirt dust rust metal particles and other contaminants When these particles enter the engine they can dam age the expensive moving parts Filters are designed to remove these elements Constructed from specially treated pleated filter papers they come in a variety of shapes and sizes As oil air and fuel pass through these pleats contaminants are retained in the filter The experts at filters Gastoma N have some tips that can help keep your cars engine running with a mini mum of maintenance Replace the oilfiller with each oil change and as often as every miles The oil filter is critical to the en gines performance because it removes impurities from the engines lubricating oil Since the thin film of oil that separates the moving parts is only a few thou sandths of an inch thick its important that the oil be clean Dirty oil can cause engine wear damage the oil pump or even result in engine seizure Change The air fitter every miles more often in dusty areas The air cleans the air entering the engine catching dust water and bugs As the air filter becomes clogged air flow to the engine is restricted This can cause poor engine performance or even engine shutdown Replace the fitel filter every 10000 miles The fuel filter removes dirt from fuel as it enters the engine Without the fuel filter these contaminants could damage the carburetor or fuel injectors Filters are replaced as a unit While they can be changed at a service shop or garage filter maintenance is a relatively easy job Car owners may want buy the filters from their local auto parts store and do it themselves If so Wix recommends that car own ers only buy filters of top quality con- struction Things to look for include solid construction good quality gaskets good instructions and a strong warranty Wix for instance warrants the filter and the engine against filtercaused damage Car owners should also be careful to use the correct replacement filter and to follow the manufacturers installation directions carefully Either way car owners practicing these three simple steps of preventive maintenance will find their money well spent not on engine repairs SC89507I Help prevent vehicle fires by keeping check on faulty wires The two main causes of car fires other than accidents are faulty wiring andor leaking fuel Poor insulation on wires causing a short can start a fire if the circuit is improperly fused Leaking fuel is the other culprit ac cording to Car Care Council An impor tant aspect of tuneup services is the inspection of all fuel lines and connec tions Increased fuel pressure on newer cars combined with higher underhood oper ating temperatures makes this a critical precautionary service Most car fires are caused by fuel line connections generally at the fuel filter or the carburetor says John Kennedy President of the National Association of Fire Investigators Sometimes its faulty material even substandard fuel lines but more often than not its merely a matter of the in staller having failed to tighten connec tions properly Fuel injection requires higher fuel pressures thereby requiring a top quality fuel line As fuel injected engines grow older and those hoses age we can expect to see an increase in the incidence of that kind of fire too A leaking fuel pump diaphragm which allows fuel to spray on a hot exhaust manifold is another cause of car fires Do not ignore the lingering odor of gasoline in your vehicle Inspect for leaks at once says the Council and make sure all wiring is properly insulated SC893333 If You Meet by Accident 8731607 RD N HASSELLS AUTO SERVICE Rads Gas Tanks Tires Alignment Tuneups Brakes Steering 95 COMPUTER AUGNMENT 95 AC RECHARGE DAVE HASSELL 8777958 8778322 GOT MINUTES LET US CHANGE YOUR OIL OIL FILTER LUBE AND COMPLETE CAR 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