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Show ' In planning your car maintenance, its wise to know where trouble is likely to strike. A list of the most frequent causes of trouble is contained in a survey If unit doesnt cool, move temThe pleasures derived from owning an auto air conditioner are perature control to coldest setting. many and varied. However, as If cooling doesnt occur then, turn with any mechanical unit on your unit off (to avoid possible damcar, there are ways to increase age) and see your service man Auto Club in the The Clubs recently opened St. Louis diagnostic center tabulated defects found on the first 1,603 cars to pass through its lanes. According to the results revealed by F. B. Oldham, Club technical services director, these were the most frequent critical faults: 1. IGNITION (points, condenser, dwell and variation, coil, timing, spark plug performance, ignition under load) 1,500 defects Association offers these suggestions on the care and service of your car airconditioner. This is an oil filler cap. It is supposed to breathe through a Hire mesh filler. This one. choked to death long ago and its engine suf fered the consequences. ior become Wlial do Your LOCAL Dealers have for long. ... an excellent selection of New and Used Cars that are competitively priced. SHELDON HANSEN CHEVROLET Dodge air and permits quicker cooling. Air must circulate through the ccndenser coil before your unit will function at maximum efficiency, thus your car must be moving for it to cool properly. do when the BUNNELL COMPANY SCARTYS SALES and See the L4PCA1L aPeeler of if our choice . . . then see easier. When to replace KRAYNC MOTOR DODGE When you park, remember to turn your air conditioner off this makes starting your car much VALLEY MOTOR COMPANY How often should spark plug cables be replaced? According to ignition system experts, the cables should be replaced after ev- & SERVICE . CHRYSLER CORPORATION MOTORS MERRILL MOTORS Joe Mason or Brownie at INC. 1 Carbon Emery Bank ery third spark plug change or at 30,000 miles whichever comes first. The Club will perform rechecks Heavily encrusted with deposits, this spark plug was still firing of work performed, consulting, on sometimes. request, with the mechanic doing the repair work. m Mwir, super-heate- Should the interior of your car become super-heateturn your air conditioner on and high place the temperature control at its highest setting. Drive a few blocks with the windows rolled down. This quickly removes hot s, i . doesnt Parked in the sun on a 90 day (with windows closed), the temperatures inside your car can the soar to a tremendous 140 highest degree to which most people are ever subjected. you spark (including candle power, aim, warning lights plug insulator breaks? Wrap it with some plastic tape and keep and retraction) 1,055 or .66 deon driving but probably not fects per car. 5. TIRES (including tire pressure, tread depth and wal!s)-9- 22 or .58 per car. 6. STEERING LINKAGE (including steering box, steering arm and ball joints) 402 or .25 per car. The St. Louis facility, first of its kind ever run by an Auto Club, performs only diagnostic work. Repairs, if needed, are performed at area facilities with the Club making no recommendations on where to go. Mewf Hot Weather Hints During hot summer days always park in the shade or leave your windows open. Your car will cool down much quicker if the inter- (including HEADLAMPS check-u- Sometimes on a long trip, frost may form on the cooling coil. This may be evident by a lack of cold air, since frost will prevent Service and maintenance of all air conditioners is necessary to maintain maximum performance. Periodic checks for the purpose of routine preventative maintenance will assure satisfactory operation of your air unit. . ditioning alignment, front suspension pivots and shocks) 1,450 defects or .90 per car. 3. BRAKES (including brake lining thickness and condition, adjustment, hand brake, drum or disc condition, brake hoses, pedal pressure, brake balance and progression) 1,354 or .85 defects per car. 4. for a Care, Service Hints Dont be alarmed at water draining from under your parked air circulation. To correct, move car. This comes from the condentemperature control toward off sate drain hoses and has been reposition and turn fan control to moved from the air inside your high. This will melt ice and allow car by the dehumidifying action unit to again cool properly. of the evaporator coil. 5 Price, UtaK h, satisfaction and improve performance. The Automotive Air Con- or .94 per car. 2. FRONT END May 22, 1969 Hints offered on how to keep your car cool Faulty ignition tops car owner woes of the Missouri U. S. Thurscfay, OLDSMOBILE For The ... MELODY MOTORS Best DAVIS-CROFTS-ADA- MOTORS In INDEPENDENT INC. Financing! 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