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Show f The Salina Sun Ihe Gunnison Valley News Wed.. Dec, 21. 1988 7 FROM THE AMERICAN AUTO ASSOC. car in cold weather Tips for starting your Many drivers have trouble getting their cars started on a bitter cold morning because they dont know proper starting procedures. d your car owners manual to familiarize yourself with starting procedures recommended by the manufacturer of your vehicle. For some newer cars, such as those equipped with fuel injection, the starting procedure might be different from what you are accustomed Re-rea- two minutes and try again. If you smell gasoline, it means youve flooded the carburetor. Shut off the ignition, push the pedal to the floor and hold it there for a full minute. Keeping the pedal down, turn on the key and again try to. The American Automobile Association suggests the following method for starting most vehicles in cold weather Make sure all accessories are turned off. Press the gas pedal to the floor, release it and turn on the ignition key. Do not grind the starter for more than 20 seconds. If the car does not start, release the key, wait to Once Christmas Message travelers can look down upon the Holy City, just as Jesus did. Although Nazareth is no longer the humble village it must have been when Jesus lived there, its narrow, roofed streets and colorful marketplace evoke Biblical times, What an impression that city and toadys Galilean still harvest must have made on the young Jesus. their wheat in much the same manIt was the holy city to all believing ner as their ancestors. Along the Jews, the city that God Himself had shores of the Sea of Galilee fisherchosen as the place for His worship. men still cast their nets into the lake; Here was the Temple, the center of just as Peter, Andrew, James, and John must have done. Jewish tradition. There have been many the Western Today, only Wall, the Wailing Wall, remains of changes in the land where Jesus once but Christians everywhere the temple, but visitors can still see the pool of Siloam, where the blind will be turning their thoughts back to man washed his eyes to regain his that wondrous event that took place sight, as Jesus had told him to do. there in another time, in the small And;, from the Mount of Olives, Judean town called Bethlehem. As the Bible reveals, Mary and Joseph were devout Jews, following the traditions of their ancestors. In accordance with Jewish custom they traveled to Jerusalem every year at the Feast of the Pass-ove- r. Windshield solvents may not do the job From your friends Youre driving down the highway at 50 miles per hour on a winter day. The outside tempera- Gunnison Valley Pharmacy i i n .. Enjoy this season to the fullest! Iris and got- driving slowly for the first few minutes. Racing a cold engine before the lubricants flow, causes severe engine wear. Idling an engine to warm it up wastes gas and actually slows down the warming up process. Never warm the car in a closed garage as carbon monoxide fumes contained in the exhaust could be lethal. Sometimes when you turn the key and nothing happens, or the engines internal parts rotate very slowly, it may mean a weak battery, or that the battery power is not reaching the engine starter motor. Your headlamps can be To all our dear customers go our wishes for a very.healthy, happy season. & youve finally ten the engine going, warm it by Santa Prescribes Love! Thanks from Don start used as a diagnostic tool. Switch them on. If they dont light up at all, chances are the battery has been discharged. It will need to be recharged, or a second battery will needed while you use jumper or booster cables to start the engine. If the headlights light up but then dim with an attempt to start the car, corroded connections at the battery terminals may be restricting the flow of the large amounts of electricity needed to start the engine. Cleaning the battery terminals may eliminate the problem. If not, the cause may be a partially charged battery sufficient for the headlamps, but not for the great work of engine starting. If the headlamps dont dim at all, and the engine doesnt rotate internally in a starting attempt, the fault may be in the switching circuit for the starter. In this case, the use of a second battery and jumper cables will be useless. You will need to tow the car to the place of repair. . ture is 20 degrees Fahrenheit, and there are occasional patches of ice on the road. Specks of mud from the car ahead appear on your windshield, so you push the windshield washer button to clear them off. Instantly, a glaze of ice covers your windshield - if you hit the brakes, you may skid, so you drive blind until the defroster and wipers clear your view. Sound familiar? Most Utah drivers have been in this hazardous situation; it can happen even if they use an anti freeze windshield washer solvent in their washer bottle during winter months. Why does an anti freeze solvent freeze on your windshield? First a wind chill factor makes the 20 degree air register 22 degrees below zero on the windshield at 50 miles an the gang! Don's TexacoPearson Tire Second, of all the windshield washer solvents tested in the UDA chemistry lab this winter and in the past two years, only one has performed according to the label on the bottle - the protection wasnt present that was guaranteed. Consumers are urged to buy solvents with caution. Driversmight also want to take these steps if they experience a freezing problem with windshield washer solvent: test the solvent in its bottle with a hydrometer such as those used my most service stations; call the Division of Weights and Measures in SLC.538-715- 8 if the test doesnt meet the temperature guarantee on the bottle; and return the solvent to the dealer for a refund. Utahns can write about this or any other problem with weight, size or performance of a retail product to Division of Weights and Measures, UDA, 350 North Red-- wood Road, SLC UT 84 1 1 6. i Dear Santa Claus Main Street - Salina First graders in Mrs. Dahlsruds classroom have been busy writing letters to Santa Claus, but not for presents for themselves. The students have been asking Santa to leave his special presents for others. Here are some of their responses: Thanks for your continued business. hour. Dear Santa Claus: It would do no harm if you would bring a new bathtub for my mom. Brock Rasmussen CM CCKtyoic? To seek for a King was theii u.tent and to follow the star wherever they went. A jovous Christmas to all. Salina Medical Clinic Have A Sftjlisli Holi laij! v-i Dear Santa: Here are some clubs of what I think this world could use: no fighting. Amanda Anderson Dear Santa Claus: It wold do no harm if you would bring shoes for my Mom. Clark Eppich Dear Santa: It would be cool if you would bring another gym to our school. Aaron Williams Dear Santa: I would be glad if you would bring tools for my Dad. Adam Freitas Thank you so much for the good faith and patronage you've given us this year. Steven A. Roberts Plumbing Salina, Utah Thanks to making our 1st year of ness a very Successful one! all for busi- Seasons Greetings. Charlotte Christiansen C.R.E.A. Certified Real Estate Appraiser LaDawn Ray Kathy Christiansen Janice McClellan Patty Christiansen BrokerOwner Arlou Edwards - Catherine Bartholomew May your season be Grtuo. "irrT Z nnl Central Associates Put your trust in Number One; 90 North main Gunnison and 1988 Century 21 Real Estate Corporation as trustee for the NAF 21 Housing Opportunity Real Estate Equal of Corporation. trademarks Century EACH OFFICE IS INDEPENDENTLY OWNED AND OPERATED. 528-74- brightened by expressions of love, peace and good will. Many thanks, friends. Johnson Christmas Candy!!! Buy or make it!!! Drive In Karen's Korner Salina, Utah Main Street - Aurora 63 |