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Show Beating Inflation With Proper Car Care Have you experienced "detonation," "dieseling," "sponginess," or a "rough idle?" Then you're probably an automobile owner. You've also most likely encountered en-countered the complex and expensive task of repairing and maintaining your car. In a time of inflation, preventive car engine, body and interior maintenance mainte-nance will eliminate many costly repairs required after the damage is done. The automotive engineers at Sears recommend a complete com-plete tune-up, preferably twice a year. This will solve the four problems listed above, as well as many others. "Detonation" is a metallic popping or pinging sound heard often during acceleration. accel-eration. It can arise from a low engine coolant level, a loose fan belt or restricted air flow. "Dieseling" is heard when the engine continues to run after the ignition is turned off. It can be caused by a dirty carburetor, an incorrect incor-rect choke setting, or gasoline gaso-line with an octane rating that's too low. "Sponginess" is felt when pressing the acceleration pedal produces little or no change in speed, caused by a poorly adjusted carburetor, or cracked and damaged spark plugs. A "rough idle" means an uneven idle in either hot or cold engines, and again, is caused by an incorrect choke adjustment, or a dirty . carburetor or faulty car-s,- v-v buretor adjustment, or the need for a tune-up. To minimize car problems, prob-lems, try to hold down costs by keeping your car running right, before problems occur. oc-cur. This approach will save you money, as well as make your car deliver maximum gas mileage: |