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Show 6 Sun-Advocat- Price, Utah e, Thursday, May 20, 9171 New Car Service Equipment Saves Time, Money Mechanical Technicians Now Use Electronic Instrumentation To Speed Auto Repairs In automotive service, necessity has literally become the mother of invention. New developments in service equipment and techniques have been brought about by a growing shortage of mechanics. In I960, there was one mechanic for every 60 cars. Today the ratio is over one to 90 and conservative estimates raise that figure to one mechanic for 120 cars during the present decade. How to handle the increased load? The automotive service industry has come up with several approaches to the solution, not the least of which is Improved facilities, from building design to space-ag- e : equipment. Electronic instrumentation, power equipment and specialized tools make it possible for mechanics to diagnose and correct car troubles in a fraction of the time it took just a few years ago.. Imagine having four tires installed, wheels aligned and all during a balanced lunch hour stop! ... Some Repairs Routine Accident repairs which information on new models, available to all service personnel, means that most routine maintenance operations can be handled by literally hundreds of thousands of service stations, garages and other outlets throughout the country. This helps to ease the load on franchised car dealers who then are able to accommodate customers with special problems requiring their service facilities. Equipment nuch as that in use at the Auto Club of Missouris St. Louis diagnostic center takes the guess work out of car service. This muehine checks ignition condition in a matter of minutes with complete accuracy. Its just one of the new tools available to technicians to help them do their work more quickly, accurately and at a lower cost to the motorist. would have been prohibitively expensive if not impossible, now are routine, thanks to impressive new equipment which scientifically crashes the car. Electronic testing de- equip- ment makes it possible for a technician to analyze an engines condition with extreme accuracy, pinpoint potentially troublesome components and put the car back into optimum performance condition in much less time actually, than the old fashioned guess and replace" tune-u- p used to take. In the long run, such service is a true bargain, since the owner is paying for the parts and service he needs, compyet no failure-pron- e GUHDi7UI!J7 (BkHDGP onents go overlooked. The tremendous increase in the popularity of air agbfl om con- ditioning in cars has added another dimension to automotive service. Whereas these units once were handled only by a limited number of specialists, many shops now oiler air conditioning service. Developments in tools and training techniques have made this possible. New training facilities are being made available to service stations and repair shop personnel by car factories as well as by manufacturers of parts and services equipment. This promises to add to ranks of qualified service QfcaarelKte GQiJ a? US) IB VY&&) GHP techni- cians needed today and in the future. Kuxing the I,oad Improved dissemination of Heres a Most Revealing Test One of the most revealing tests an experienced mechanic can make for you is a compression test, In which all spark plugs are removed and pressure readings are compared with specifications. This procedure helps your mechanic determine If the problem Is In valves, rings or both. Such a test usually Is part of a major or may engine tune-ucost about $5.00 or $6.00 when done as an Individual operation. A compression test can be the first step toward putting new life In the old car. WAIDS RIVUSIDI Till PASSING! GUARANTII greate Montgomery Word guorontees Riverside passenger cor tires (to the original purchaser) against (I) defacts In malarial and workmanship and (2) rood hoiords 6 follows If the tiro foils duo to such defects, Montgomery Word wiN ropioco tho tiro FREE during tho first of original tread Nfe, end for o prorated 20 charge based on tread wear received during the remainder of the tread life. If the Nro fails due to road hoiords (eicivding repoirobie punctures) during tha original tread life, Montgomery Word wiN replace the tire for a proroted charge bated on tread wear received. Prorated charge is based on the regular change price in effect ot the retail store to which returned or the current cotalog price in effect, at the store or agency to which returned, in either cote including f.f.T, Original tread life it to the fop of the tread wear indicator. Par service under this guarantee return tire with evidence of date of purchase to any Montgomery Word branch. anmraiitiEiD Prfcei Includ o F.E.T.f transportation and mounting charge not Included p, ESP... (Lifetime Guarantee) The Btaffiferie. Better WARDS FREE Batteries-BIGGE- R finest Battery Replacement Trade-In- s 95 |