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Show 8 Thursday, May 20, 1907 Price, Utah Sun-Advocat- e, Maintenance Still Best Way to Cut Pollution Signals Warn Driver Theres Malfunction That Needs Six Non-Visibl- e Correction to Keep Air Clean "Where theres smoke, theres fire, goes the old saying. The same formula doesnt necessarily apply to air pollution. Just because theres no visible sign of pollution coming from your cars exhaust pipe, it may not mean your car isnt polluting excessively. Visible exhaust smoke generally appears when the engine is malfunctioning. Burning oil in the engine or an excess of unbumed gasoline helps create the exhaust smoke. These are obvious signs that your car is polluting. However, there are times when an oversupply of unburned hydrocarbons, carbon mon oxide and nitrogen oxides or 10,000 miles restores efficannot be seen. If this is the cient combustion. In addicase, how can you tell when tion, an engine check should be performed every 5,000 your car is polluting? Look for these warning should inmiles. Tune-uclude new spark plugs, points signs: p and condenser plus other basic services your engine needs. A. Increased oil consump- tion B. Loss of acceleration C. A noticeable drop in fuel economy D. Hard starting E. Stalling F. Rough running and idling engine COMPRESSION TEST i Check for worn piston rings and burned valves which allow excessive smog-producin- g pollutants to escape from your engine. These conditions mainly stem from faulty ignition, compression or emission control devices. Take the case of a misfiring spark plug. A five percent rate of misfire can increase unbumed hydrocarbon emissions by 300 percent. Consider a clogged FCV valve or dirty air cleaner. These can almost double the pollutants from your engine. In addition, a University of Michigan engineering school study showed that emissions of unbumed hydrocarbons were reduced an average of 55 percent following tune-up- s. EMISSION CONTROL DE-VIC- To be effective, these components must be serviced regularly as directed by your car owner's manual. t Cars of today are 60 percent more pollution free than those of 1964 and in a few years the internal combustion engine will 'be virtually non-pollutin- g. To make certain your car as it was is as pollution-fre- e originally designed to be, the following should be checked at your favorite service out- let: A ENGINE TUNE-UP- i complete tune-u- p every year Find a lam never saw a car Delore Kraync Motor makes it a cinch with the new 4-Wh- eel Drive Jeep Wagoneer Among the 40,000 auto service technicians who will attend Cleaner Air Clinics this year is this group in Laurens, South Carolina. Champion Plug Company technical services engi- - The automotive service industry is changing by deacademic degrees. grees Preparation for careers in car servicing is now becoming a job for colleges starting with Northwood Institute in Midland, Michigan. The Midland campus is adding to its curriculum, the first fulltime college program of study dedicated to the auto service Industry. Its goal is to upgrade the qualifications of men and women who enter the field. Included in the curriculum, in addition to regular liberal arts and business courses, will be five courses in automotive service. Students will study the history of transportation, organization and management of the auto service Industry and merchandising. According to Dr. Arthur E. Turner, President of North-woo- d Institute, the demand for trained personnel in auto servicing is insatiable. The industry represents an estimated 25,000 firms which range from manufacturing to distribution of thousands of parts for the nations 100 million cars and trucks. Objective of the Northwood program is to encourage young people to see the potential opportunities in the industry, which is constantly looking for sources of executive and management per- The Northwood Institute course is the latest the service industry is undertaking to upgrade the quality of service personnel. Need for trained auto re- 98 South 3rd East com-Spar- Auto Service Industry Changing By Degrees Academic, That Is heldon Hanser sonnel. Kraync Motor Co. neer Sam Rollins is one of 14 men the firm sends throughout the United States to give k service personnel the latest techniques in batting pollution. pair personnel is outstripping the supply. In 1960, there were 60 cars for every mechanic. By 1975, the mechanic to car ratio will be 1 to 120 . While better equipment and facilities will help make that ratio more workable, the industry is stepping up its training to provide more qualified service personnel. CHEVROLET ECOLOGY SERVICES. . . 1. 2. 3. 4. Precision Tune-Up- s P.C.V. Valve Filters Exhaust Systems Service LUBRICATION IS IMPORTANT Chassi TRANSMISSION Rear End ENGINE |