B12 - Wednesday, October 19, 1983 - North Shore News \ Gin IIT OG CARE os BATTERY CARE For a clean start and lon Want your battery to work harder and last longer? Want an easier starting engine? Then get rid of the crud with a battery terminal brush! Oxidation and corrosion form between battery post and terminal end, preventing good contacts, notes Timothy B. Tierney, director of technical services at the Automotive Parts and Ac- QUALITY WORKMANSHIP ¢ COMPLETE COLLISION & UNIBODY FRAME REPAIRS * FACTORY MATCH PAINTING ¢ COURTESY CARS ° cessories Association. Tierney says there will be residue between the post and terminal end long before it becomes visible on top of the connection. ‘*Any residue will keep the battery from working at maximum capacity, increas- ing gasoline consumption and causing premature bat- tery failure,’’ he notes. Disconnect the negative ca- CADILLAC CHEV-OLDS CORVETTE PONTIAC-BUICK LINCOLN-MERC FORD 986-4244 LOOK FORW¢s SEA MERCEDES VOLKSWAGEN PORSCHE JAGUAR B.M.W -VOLVO M.G.-TR 986-4244 Se ® RUS = a your Honda a super star car PETER’S WINTER TUNE-UP on all makes of HONDAS Honda a whiter of ane ty worry free Bee de bee {moat grbeong Cree ere! ee sa te geet filters ve dperns adn erect nt bose vo 4 Spe tA eth be sagte ee ures hove oman aha fire ben rbarny the thre fay it was bore PS Come down and cece us tora free antifreeze chech apt Due to overwhelming success, offer held over ui Qct. 31/83 e 1.C.B.C. REPAIRS « ¢ FREE ESTIMATES ° ble first. Clean the inside of both terminal ends and the outside of the posts. When reconnecting, the positive cable goes on first. ‘If your battery terminals haven't been cleaned in four months,’’ Tierney says, “‘they are ready for servicing. ‘‘Battery terminal brushes are inexpensive and pay for themselves in longer battery hife.”’ RD TO THE ON! parts and labour included Tan entra * HONDA ° TOYOTA MAZDA DATSUN SUBARU SUZUKI 986-4244 FINISH WITH A WINNER Peter K. Automotive Ltd. has the experience to make Peter K. Automotive Ltd. 1124 West 15th St.N.V. off Lloyd 988-7671 NEWS photo Stuart Davis BATTERY connections should be secure to insure a fully charged battery, if the battery ter- minals are brushed clean that will keep a better connection as well. These simple procedures are easy to perform and prevent petting stuck with a dead battery on a cold morning. CANADA WEST TIRE BRINGS YOU NO RISK SNOW TIRE BUYING WITH s ” x PAY NO DOUGH IF IT DOESN’T SNOW REFUND PROGRAM (Callous for details and SUPER LOW TIRE PRICES S re te he am *. LUCKY 13 SPECIAL ? snow tires mounted and balanced Only t XPress Nov 10/83 $13 (13 (most cars) f CANADA WEST TIRE |e Brake and Muffler | 1389 Main St North Vancouvor (2 blocks Wost of 2nd Narrows Bridge) 980-9307