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PAGE 18 - PLAINDEALER-FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1976 Tire Safety Tips for Summer Driving Presidents Welcome For Mystery Sleuth In the hustle and bustle of planning a summer trip in a recreational vehicle, trailer or family car, don't forget to check your tires. Failure to do so could result in a costly ac­ cident or delay which may be avoided. Excessive road heat is a tire's greatest enemy. This is par­ ticularly true for small diame­ ter trailer tires which normal­ ly rotate up to 80 percent fast­ er than regular tires. You don't need to be a tire expert to tell what shape your tires are in. First, look for po­ tential trouble spots -- cuts, fabric cracks, uneven or ex­ cessive wear. Remove nails, small stort& or glass embedded in the tread. Have damaged spots repaired if they are deeper than the tread. Treads worn below l/16th inch or to the wear bars mold­ ed across the tread, should be replaced. Wear depth can be1 measured with a penny--if the top of Lincoln's head shows when inserted into the tread, the tire needs replacing. Abnormal Tread Wear When tires wear rapidly or abnormally, the problem is of­ ten faulty or worn shock ab­ sorbers, wheel imbalance, im­ proper wheel alignment, faulty or grabbing brakes, or incor­ rect tire inflation. The most common problems are: --Underinflation, when frost tire contact is on the outer treads, causing the edges to wear faster than the middle. --Feathering, when the tread rite actually scrape ripwn the road -- cmmnSn when th^ tire needs to^in or toe-out ment. --Cupp/ng, when wheels out of/ balance or the sh&k absorbers and ball Joints worn/ causing dips or cups to appear in the tread. --One sided wear, when either the/ outer or inner shoulder of tire wears faster than the t. This is commonly caused by improper wheel alignment camber, often aggravated by underinflation. If the tire hasn't worn out completely, chances are that proper mechanical adjustment will stop abnormal wear. But if the tire has been severely damaged, it should be replaced. Consider a Retread When replacing a tire, con- FEATHERING «--n OVER INFLATION UNDERINFLATION ONE-SIDE WEAR CUPPING sider a retread. Many quality retreads on the market today offer wear time equal to that of new tires--and at a fraction of the cost. With improved, automated processes for retreading, flaws that gave early retreads a bad name have been eliminated. In fact, new tire manufactur­ ers are taking note of retread- ers successes and in many cases are using identical pro­ cesses. For example, AMF's Orbitread process, in which new tread rubber is automati­ cally wound splice free onto a retread casing, has been adopted by 10 major new tire manufacturers for the build­ ing of new radial tires. A booklet titled "What you don't know about retreads" is available free from AMF Tire Equipment Division, 3715 Sun­ flower Avenue, Santa Ana, California. Few people realize that any tire--new or retread--needs a breaking in period to adjust to the road. As a rule of thumb, " hold your speed to less than 45 mph for the first 100 miles or so, until the tire's elements adjust and work as an integral unit. The Ups and Downs of Proper Inflation Correct inflation is the most important rule for tire safety and life. Pressure should be checked before a long trip, and periodically along the way. But be sure the tires are cool when checked -- the reading will normally increase six pounds or more if the tires are hot from driving. Don't bleed hot tires to bring the pressure down to a normal level. | Inflate tires/only to limits recommended in the auto manual. Never inflate beyond those limits in an attempt to compensate for heavy loads, and never underinflate a tire. Underinflation causes exces­ sive heat build-up, uneven tread wear, and if you're tow­ ing a trailer, severe trailer , sway, flshtailing and loss of control. Also important are such factors as load weight and dis­ tribution. When packing for a#" trip, don't exceed the vehicle's rated load capacity. Overload­ ing risks premature tire failure through excessive heat build­ up. Equally critical is load dis­ tribution. For maximum effici­ ency and stability, equalize loads side-to-side, fore-to-aft, following the manufacturer's recommendations. Loose items that might shift during transit should be secured. While surveys show that less than one percent of all high­ way accidents are directly at­ tributable to tire failure, in more than half these cases the tires were bald and worn to the cords. The Tire Industry Safety Council cautions that bald tires are 50 times more likely to suffer disablement than new or retread tires--a warning prospective vacation­ ers should take to heart. Food Budget In The Soup? President Ford gives a warm welcome -- plus his autograph -- to the Mystery Sleuth, hound dog symbol of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's READ-a-thon program, at kick off ceremony for the Society's annual National Hope Chest Cam­ paign. Introducing the Mystery Sleuth to the President is eight- year-old Amy Van Meter. Ml Sights On Safety by UL Public Information Office When Around Water, Use the Right "PFD' of emergency, because they can be tossed to a person who has fallen into the water. Nev­ er wear a buoyant cushion on your back like a pack, because it may turn your face under­ water. The care and storage of life saving equipment is also im­ portant. Make sure the eauiD- ment is thoroughly dry and store it in a well ventilated area. Never store the equip­ ment near heat, in the bottom of a locker, or in deck storage boxes where moisture could accumulate. Avoid abusing the equipment, and never use a life saving device as a boat WASHINGTON, D. C-- Mys­ tery Sleuth was top dog in the White House Rose Garden re­ cently. Decked out in his Sher­ lock Holmes cap, the hound dog, symbol of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society's READ-a-thon program met the President at a ceremony hon­ oring the MS Mother and Fa­ ther of the Year, Mrs. Michael Van Meter of Iowa City, Iowa, and Ralph M. Rikard of Mont­ gomery, Ala. Mrs. Van Meters eight-year- old daughter, Amy, introduced Mystery Sleuth and the MS READ-a-thon program to the President. She is one of the estimated 1.5 million children currently reading almost 15 million books for MS. The MS READ-a-thon pro­ gram was originated in 1975 by the Society's Northeastern Ohio Chapter in Cleveland. It was an instant success. To date, school children from 6-14 years of age have read an av­ erage of ten books each in the 267 MS READ-a-thons being c o n d u c t e d b y 1 1 1 S o c i e t y ChaDters. Statistics indicate that we are fast becomin^a nation of non-readers. The average adult American reads less than one book a year and children, who learn how to turn on the tele­ vision set before they learn how to run, read the barest minimum and that, grudgingly. Top educator* knew some­ thing had to be done tor verse this trend, ted the wide­ spread acceptance of the MS _ bumper. If the equipment be­ comes rotted or defective, it should be cut up and burned to make sure that no one will use it. UL advises that personal flo­ tation devices should be worn at all times when in or near the water. READ-a-thon across the coun­ try has done much to encour­ age their hopes that when motivated, youngsters will ap­ preciate the joys of reading. Now, children who partici­ pate in this program read for their own pleasure and "for the need of others." It not only helps to improve their reading skills -- an objective of great concern to parents and educators -- but it also raises sponsor-contributed funds to fight MS, the myster­ ious crippler of young adults. Apart from becoming avid readers, the youngsters are learning early in life how satis­ fying it is to be a force for good in the community. BIBLE VERSE "Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually." 1. Who was the author? 2. Upon what occasion? 3. What form of writing was it? 4. Where may this verse be found? Answers lo Bible Verse 1. David. 2. When the Israelites placed the ^ark of the covenant in $he city of. David. 3. A Psalm. 4. I Chronicles 16:11. * * • * Always remember, if you would be considered wise, that your opinions are of small importance to anyone except yourself. Need it? Rent it! Typical "Under 50 Pounds" test subject prepared for in-use testing of personal flotation device at UL's Tampa Lab. PFD's or personal flotation devices (life jackets) are an essential part of marine safety, yet many persons fail to use them. Such negligence con­ tributes to the toll of acciden­ tal drownings -- lives which could have been saved by per­ sonal flotation devices. To help reduce t,he number of accidental drownings, Un­ derwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL), an independent, not- for-profit organization testing for public safety, urges you to use personal flotation devices, and offers the following infor­ mation about what to consider when purchasing such equip­ ment. Buoyant devices should be selected on the basis of high quality and long life. They should bear the UL Label, be­ cause such devices have been subjected to rigid tests, and found to comply with strin­ gent U.S. Coast Guard safety requirements. Before purchas­ ing your PFD's, check U.S. Coast Guard requirements for your particular size boat. Flotation aids come in vari­ ous designs, and you should purchase the type that best suits your needs. Personal flo­ tation devices (both jacket and bib designs) have superior buoyancy characteristics, be­ cause they hold the wearer up­ right with his face aboye the water. Type 2 devices are de­ signed to turn a wearer from a face down to a face up posi­ tion if unconscious. Type 3 de­ vices will not necessarily turn a wearer face up, but must have flotation characteristics that will not turn the wearer face down. Children's devices are de­ signed for persons weighing less than 90 lbs. Adults should never try to get by with using devices designed for children, and children should never use an adult device, since-- the larger size will not fit the child snugly enough to prevent him from slipping out of it. Buoyant cushions and ring life buoys are handy in cases Stop worring about the cost of family dinners and start serving the hot, nourish­ ing meals that winter weather demands. How? By making your menu mainstay a tureen of creamy hot soup. Cream soups taste as rich as they sound, but their cream - iness need not come from real cream. Real cream is not only expensive but also higher in fat content than most people desire. The modern way to save money and still give your fam­ ily the high quality nourish­ ment of milk protein with a minimum of fat is to make cream soups with generous a- mounts of Carnation instant nonfat dry milk. Just 8 ounces of instant milk supply 8 grams of high quality protein, which is over 15% of the U.S. Rec­ ommended Daily Allowance for this nutrient. To complement these mon- ey-saving soups, serve them with chunks of crusty bread and a bowl of mixed green sal­ ad. Dessert can be in-season fruit or something more elab­ orate -- whatever bank figures and the family's figures will permit. The main thing is that your family can enjoy a hearty and healthful main course for just a few cents per serving. You'll be fortifying the family diet without putting the food budget "in the soup!" Broccoli Chicken Cream Soup (Makes about 5-2/3 cups) 1 pound chicken backs Vj cup chopped onion lVfe teaspoons salt Save Gas, Too . . . V, teaspoon pepper 3% cups water 3 tablespoons flour Vi teaspoon curry powder 2 cups (10-ounce package) frozen chopped broccoli l2/, cups Carnation Instant Nonfat Dry Milk crystals Place chicken backs, onion, salt, pepper, and 2 cups water in large saucepan. Heat to boil­ ing. Reduce heat and simmer, covered, about 40 minutes or until chicken is tender. Re­ move backs and cool. Skim ex­ cess fat from top of broth if desired. Shred meat from bones and return to broth. Discard bones. Mix flour and 1/3 cup broth until smooth. Stir into broth. Add curry powder and broccoli. Bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes, stirring frequent­ ly. Remove from heat. Com­ bine instant milk crystals and 1-3/4 cups water until blended. Gradually stir into broth mixture. Heat to serving temperature. DO NOT BOIL. New England Clam Chowder (Makes about 8-1/2 cups) V« cup (1/4 pound) diced bacon 1 cup finely chopped onion cup finely chopped celery 2% cups water 4 cups diced potatoes V* teaspoon thyme leaves V4 bay leaf 1 teaspoon salt V, teaspoon ground pepper V* teaspoon monosodium glutamate 2 cups (two 8-ounce cans) undrained chopped or minced clams 2 tablespoons soft butter 1*/, cups Carnation Instant Nonfat Dry Milk crystals Stir bacon in 2-quart sauce­ pan over medium high heat until golden brown. Add onion and saute until tender. Add celery, water, potatoes, thyme, bay leaf, salt, pepper and monosodium glutamate. Heat to boiling. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Remove from heat. Add clams and juice and butter. Add instant milk crystals gradually, stirring constantly until blended. Remove bay leaf. Heat to serving temper­ ature. DO NOT BOIL. Serve with crackers. Auto Buffs Discover Silicone Ignition Cables Beat Heat, Increase Performance The old saw about it being hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk may apply more aptly under the hood of your car in this electronic era. Bumper-to-bumper on the way to the beach, inching along in a commuter jam, idling your way to a ballgame, you may build up 400 to 500° Fahrenheit under the hood. It won't take long to fix--or ruin--an egg on the outside. On the inside, you may be getting a little hesitation in the engine, rougher idling, a loss ol spark power or an in­ crease in gas consumption. What's sizzling the egg is also cooking the conventional rub­ ber spark plug wire under the hood. And what's causing all the heat are the things that make today's driving comfortable and fun: air-conditionl ig, power steering, power trans­ mission and emission controls. Under normal^driylng condi­ tions, these options* 'HMMr*' matters hotter under the hood. As the familiar black-jack- eted ignition cable fries, it dries out, becomes brittle and eventually cracks. The result­ ing voltage leak, however small, will start a lag in volt­ age and power. Replacement of the ordi­ nary rubber wire with silicone ignition cables solves the problem, according to the re­ sults of extensive testing at General Electric Company, where silicone rubber was first developed. The silicone cables have a higher heat resistance than any other synthetic rubber known. Silicone has a heat resistance of 500° F., com­ pared to 300° F. for the black- jacketed material, for ex­ ample. That heat resistance factor is one reason Detroit auto manufacturers are rapidly re­ placing ordinary wires with silicone on new car installa­ tions. Another reason is the superior insulation qualities of silicone, needed in con­ junction with the high volt­ ages generated by the elec­ tronic ignition systems on new cars. Hot Spark--38,000 Volts Electronic ignition means a hotter spark and therefore better gas consumption. It eliminates condensers and points, reduces fuel waste, produces a smoother running car And it also increases normal ignition voltage from 18,000 up to 38,000 volts, put­ ting an additional strain on the cable that is already put­ ting up with one of the hot­ test locations under the hood. Since the spark plug wire is the relay for the electrical charge from the distributor to the spark plugs, any flaw in it will bring on hesitation, rough idling and increased gas con­ sumption. Testing in General Elec- tric's rubber laboratories has shown that silicone rubber retains its dielectric strength under continuous high voltage stress. Appearing in more and more new-model cars since 1974, the new silicone wires do cost more initially than their predecessors. But the long- range picture--if it were pos­ sible to factor everything in -- might even out the costs. The silicone cables last longer, engine efficiency won't be si­ phoned off by tiny cracks in the cable, and owner satis­ faction will be greater. GE's engineers point out that anyone can take a look under the hood and try an amateur diagnosis. Every 5,000 miles, especially if any rough­ ness or lagging is noticed, take a look at the spark plug wire to see if it's stiff or brit­ tle or cracked. Watch for charring or flaking on the wire and the sparkplug caps or boots, and look for arcing between the engine and the block. People have been known to think they needed a new carburetor when the problem just Involved a set of over­ cooked cables. Stud Guns - Sewer Equipment - Saws - Sanders - Pumps • and many other useful items to make your next project easier We ReiU 385-3232 904 N. FRONT ST. 01l6 SltOW 3n(zUawakd 21-23 N. 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