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ine GI,8 Q8 cot, ll's smart to change il al an,, lime If you feel installing new antifreeze in the spring is like celebrating Christina> in July. then the new fact: of motoring life haven't been made clear t.o you. V~rb.en last winter's short supplies of antifreeze hit the car-owning public, a nun:bet of car owners either did without a fresh change or paid premium prices. What these motorists may not have realized is there is no urgency to change antifreeze m late tall or early winter. It makes sense to change it any time a change is need- ed -- in July as well as January. Actually, car experts say, antifreeze is a mis- nomer. Coolant antifreeze is a more accurate descrip- tion of the product. It is designed to both protect. against the rigors of sub- zero weather and the plus 250:F operation of a mod- ern. high compression en- gine in summer. So installing a fresh cooling system protection may be smarter at times when the car's air condi- tioning is going full blast and warm air tempera- tures are making engines run hotter. Most cars are purchased new in warm weather months. Therefore, if one heeds recommendations of annual changes of coolant antifreeze, then the change should come in these same warm weather time periods. Historic patterns of lat~ fall antifreeze changes date back to times when alcohol or methanol were used as bases of the prod- uct. These boiled away when warm weather came so it was important to put in new supplies when weather got cold again. Today's coolant base is ethylene glycol that can withstand both cold and hot temperatures. Installing new coolant DRi 'E... and MEN'.Too... from DrDr. BEN s... a woman who does Dear DeDe: As I write this letter, I am heartsick. I lust re- turned /rom visiting a neighbor's son in the hos- pital where he has been /or two months. He's r9 years old, a talented ath- lete and now the doctors say it will be a miracle i/ he ever walks again. It seems Bob was involved in an accident. Alter seeing the car he was driving, it's no wonder. The wheels wobbled. One headlight was completely missing. The lront end sagged like an old horse. Can't some- thing be done about get- ting death traps like that off the highway? It may be too late to help Bob but what about other kids? MRS. LMB Silver Sprites, Md. Dear Mrs. LM'B: Unfortunately for Bob, you live in a state that has no Periodic Motor Vehicle Inspection. Maryland is one of 19 states that have no compulsory check on the safety of their cars. Therefore, except for spot checks by the state police, you have no protection against "accidents waiting to happen" like your luck- less neighbor's car. If you feel strongly that a PMVI law is needed, then write your state representative in Annapolis. Residents of other states should write their legislators, too, in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington, Wisconsin. Dear DeDe : My car hasn't been run- ning right lately and when I took my car in lor serv- ice, the mechanic told me hot spark plugs would solve the problem. I know he doesn't mean stolen spark plugs but what is he talking about. Was he kidding? DUBIOUS IN DUBUQUE Dear Dubious: I don't think so. Spark plugs are designed in var- ious heat ranges to accom- modate the kind of driving the owner does. In your case, you probably do a lot of short-distance, low- speed driving. Your engine may not get properly "warmed" and carbon may be accumulating on your plugs, hampering their efficiency. So a plug with a "hotter" heat range to burn off carbon sounds like a proper prescription. I'll bet that's what your mechanic really meant. Ask him. Dear DeDe : How come you, a woman, know so much about cars? GT Kingston, Ont. Dear GT: My first car was seven years old when I bought it. If something can go wrong with a car, it went wrong with that one. I guess I'm just the type to make lemonade when I'm handed a- lemon. antifreeze at this time of year may save you money and long waits for the product next fall when most motorists start to worry about the need for change. Filters stand guard Popular tourist attrac- tions in places like Loncton. Ottawa or Washington are the famous changing of the Guard ceremonies. While not nearly as col- orful as the rituals at Buckingham Palace, Par- liament Hill or the Tomb of the Unknowns, there is a guard changing cere- mony that's important to a motor vehicle. The automotive guards are the filters that protect a car's engine from poten- tially serious harm. The air, oil and gasoline filters help screen out foreign materials from vital en- gine parts. The air filter prevents dirt from entering the carburetor where the air and fuel is mixed. When clogged, the filter can cease functioning, result- trig in poor engine per- formance and, often, a drastic loss of fuel econ- omy. Most cars today use disposable filters which should be replaced at 10,000 miles as part of an engine tune-up. I • . I Joans Simpson Union Iowel new less. Io 1 CREDIT UNION LOWERS NEW CAR LOAN RATES life insurance induded at this new low ral down, up to 36 months Q 0 0 PJ i truck Per Annum. with 20% down 8/10 of 1% per month on unpaid balance. Shelton office: Ph. 426-1633 McCleary office: Ph. 495-3497 Ken Fredson, Manager Page S-6 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Thursday, April 10, 1975 Thursday, April 10, 1975 - Shelton-Mason County Journal - Page S-7