Suspected Defects in Crash Vehicles Investigated by Toronto Centre The policeman Investigating a crash on a busy highway near Toronto was puzzled The car responsible for the collision had apparently gone out of control He could have written that down In his report and ended the Investigation there But what had caused the car to go out of control touching off the senseless chain of events that took live lives The police thought It might be best to check out the call to the Centre of Forensic Sciences of Toronto More sophisticated and better trained policemen no longer satisfied with report ing the bare facts of a colli sion have caused In a new direction for foren sic sciences a branch of the Oitarlo Department of Jus tlcc There are three highly- trained persons now Inn a good part of their time The Acton Free Press May 3 1972 A New Development This has Just developed over the past few years says Doug Lucas director or the Centre If a policeman docs a poor Job nobody knows If he does a good Job and raises some questions then we hear from him And there are more and mom asking questions EXPERT wheel balancing is one of he many services offered by proprietor Gibbons on part addii hill jiriiifmid iiJuK and car job it guarantied You ei a rutin receipt done a on of any BILL TOTH SHELL SERVICE GRANT PUNCHEON proprietor of Grants Motors works on a front wheel Photo by J Jennings Correctly Working Thermostat Can be Engine s Warmest Pal Some motorists seem to think that the main func tlon of an automobile ther tat Is to allow the cars coolant to get hot enough to provide warmth through the heater to the passenger com partment In cold weather Not so cautions The Rubber Company The thermostat Is a delicately calibrated Instrument which Is designed primarily to low the engine to heat up to Its optimum operating tern peraturc quicker and to maintain the temperature within a very narrow range for the moit efficient opera tlon The danger of the first concept Is that the motorist may think he need the services of the thermo stat In the warm summer months Thus he may ne glect maintenance or this Important Item Or he could even decide to remove the or have some amiable serviceman do It for him Operation of the cooling system with a faulty or none at all Is uneconomical at best A cold running en gine burns more gasoline Increases oil dilution has more sludge and rust forma tlon plus Increased piston rliif wear These can lead to shortened engine life or even premature breakdown And lost time and trouble during vacation travel months real ly hurts the and spoils your fun What to do See your serv iceman Have the plus other vital cooling system parts such as radiator cap radiator hose heater hose and checked every spring and fall 318 QUEEN ST E ACTON Safe Driving kg m COME IN NOW FOR A COMPLETE CHECK WHEEL BALANCING STATIC DYNAMIC YOU CAN SAVE WEAR AND TEAR ONYOURTIRbS HIGH OR LOW HEADLIGHTS ARE A THREATTO EVERYONE GET YOURS ADJUSTED NOW WITH OUR HEADLIGHT AIMING MACHINE ALWAYS GRANTS MOTORS ACTON