Halton Hills Newspapers

Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), March 29, 1989, p. 38

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SPRING CAR CARE Mrcb 1H9 Prepare your cars cooling system for a troublefree summer In todays busy environ ment no one wants to be plagued by car troubles But with the hot summer months ahead your car may very well be put to the test To help you prepare there are very simple and fast preventive measures you can take to safeguard against vehicular woes Maintaining your cars cooling system is one of the most important pre ventive maintenance tasks you can do The following tips offered by the makers of will help you get your car ready for troublefree summer driv ing In cooling systems with antifreeze coolant recovery reservoirs the radiators should be full of antifreeze Cars withoul recovery reservoirs should have an anti freeze level about one inch below the filler neck when the engine is cold Just because your coolant is providing ample antiboil protection does not mean that the antifreeze is in the best working condition For example the rustinhibitor pack age may have lost its effectiveness When the protective chemicals no longer work rust may accumulate and clogging may occur As a rule the entire cooling system should be flushed and refilled with fresh antifreeze each year to maintain opti mum efficiency The makers of Advanced Formula Anti FreezeCoolant have a pro gram that actually guarantees your radia tor against any type of coolantrelated damage for a period of one year By flushing and refilling with specified Pre- Make sure to examine cars hose clamps during spring checkup A quick soring car care checkup is one way of helping to prevent major break down problems during the upcoming hot summer season automobile owners remember to examine major parts of the vehicle for problem areas however hose clamps which play an important role in keeping these parts in good working order are oftentimes completely overlooked Hose clamps are located in many areas under the hood of an automobile includ ing the radiator heater fuel line vacuum line and emission control system Not replacing worn clamps can lead to overheating or other serious break downs according to the Ideal division of Parker Automotive a manufacturer of automobile hose clamps thermostats and flashers Their recommendation to all car owners is to look for and replace any missing damaged or rusty clamps and tighten any loose ones One thing a car owner should keep in mind however is that soft hoses such as the silicone hose used on fuel injection systems require special clamps Ideal manufactures such clamps which have a special protective liner for these soft hoses Hose clamps are inexpensive too Readily available from any parts outlet they are easily installed with a screw driver or nutdriver An inexpensive investment in hose clamps today could help prevent a more expensive car repair in the future Useacars too can be saved from inner body rustthrough Automotive corrosion technology has come a long way in recent years but in ner body rust will remain a threat to the lifespan of vehicles as long as they are built with steel and other corrosion- prone materials As a result rust protec tion companies like Ziebart work dili gently on behalf of consumers to help control corrosion once the vehicle has left the assembly line But what about older vehicles that have not benefited from new corrosion technology The average age of automo biles on the road today is approaching eight years according to the Motor Vehi- jde Manufacturers Association In fact vehicles or more years old now account for percent of the total vehicle population Most of these vehicles including those that already have developed rust can be saved from a premature trip to the scrap yard says pioneered an YOUR pple of eye- nay be rotten to the core warm Car Hurt Protection lake care of bidden corroaloa Ihtt can In ruatthrooglu ALTERNATORS REBUILDING SPECIALISTS flBBMTOM stone products you qualify mileage Preventive maintenance is the key to The Radiator Guarantee Should a cooling system fail the 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