Show 2— f ’m Herald journal Logan Ulah Tuesday 7 May 1974 Hoiv To Stretch Your fhc nationwide energy crisis is upon us and it's testing tho ingenuity '! car owners In ono sense it’s even rreatinj little nostalgia Not since tlio World War II days of gas rationing have mi iieaviiy on stretching gas mileage Those wno drive high horsepower are feeling the greatest pinch on some service stations have curtailed their operating tiours and others have limit on gas purchases put a But engineers at the Wix Corporation Technical Laboratory in Gastonia N C say there are some basic steps every motorist can lake to improve his gas ir tlx bargain make his mileage car run smoother First they say car ownm should r I Her nn their car every change U 104)00 miles or with every engine' tune-uwhichever occurs soonest Wi engineers lKiirt out that a clogged air filter can decrease u ear’s mileage per gallon by as much as one third They also suggest that motorists avoid running their car with less than half a tank of gas Oil refineries in common with their customers are scraping the bottom of thPir tarda these days - d p CARE FOR YOUR CAR Influential trucks NEW YORK (I PI)- -- The truck indusiry is having a klradtly growing innurm't on the American farnih's daily CROSSWORD PUZZLE jack E y exislnnrp Whitaker preiident of Whitaker Cable Corp automotive parti maker Whitaker said products by trucks include 82 pr( mil of ail nothing 72 per cent of meat poultry and small game prodm-lid vr cent of ilairv products 1'K pr cT I of i and seatoixl and cd per cent ol pharritHceuiical n-l- gCKKlv don't always have the right filter in stock for your car so it’s much safer to have your own on hand in case of and that sometimes results in pumping contaminants into the gas line This kind of thing normally wouldn’t occur but as fuel levels drop to unprecidented loio rust dirt and otlmr conuuiunauU sometimes get into gas lines and eventually into your car Your car's gas tank also can produce rust catch dirt and trap water as it grows older and this is another reason to avoid running the tank bJow the level Modem automobile gas l filters are workhorses when it comes to removing contaminants from the gas line before tiiey get into the engine itself but the increased flow of contaminants tends to plug filters more quickly and shorten their lives Unfortunately there are no warning signals fur this kind of filter failure When the filter gets completely clogged it jmpiy shuts oil the gas flow In recent laitopfury tests on filters made by WL ami othe- major manufacturers Wix engineers found some that became dogged alter h:ss than 100 miles of us- need Your car’s oH filter has no direct influence on gas mileage but engineers stress that keeping your car’s engine clean is the most important singlo av pect of good car care Crankcase buildup will reduce engine efficiency and increase consumption of oil and gas the engineers point out so dirty oil filters can exert a strong indirect influence on gas milenge The oil filter should be changed every 4A'iO to 6000 miles or every time the crankcase is drained and refilled with new oil A complete change-ou- t of the three basic filters — air fuel and oil — on the modern passenger car amounts to only about $10 so regular filter changes half-ful- can more thm py for themselves in im- proved mileage and smoother gine operation - ' enjpj Get our summer safety chock for carefree summer age with coiiiiiitucihl gasoline Tiic best prouvtiun against finding yourself stranded as n remit of an unlikely gas lilter failure engineers say in me gicve comparth lo miiy a ment of year car This is esp pally important if vou don't hnvp a standard car Service stations and repair garages driving Palmers Inc has A SENSIBLE V WAY TO STAY IN TUNE Silver Dollar WITH THE TIMES Eu-ii- iv m b’ MTU UW!I I A 51 Iripoiliiii S Kill Uu'iC jlUvl hiliv:) ilil ldik tiiiiiMHili- 7 4t i t III Hi ilil riyirv !nh:i- il ii 2 45 ) iiJ' IS WIiiii ii‘i' nr i ii lll II n t lilll lMli 51 Vitiioi Hot'i loriiil 11 lint M (f It V ! line iiin ' ft 21 42 plii- Nmn1 'I iKiil 2''"" 54 55 li'iinn ill 1 i I !' 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