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BUMPER TALK —

Well-conditioned wind-

_ Shield wipers are critical to

Sas your wiper
blac :

es lately ?-

refill. Once in a while, you
may also have to change the

your driving safety. Old, dry ©

or brittle ones can give you a
quick trip to the hospital or
nearest body repair shop.
Therefore, it pays to check
them regularly and replace
them as often as necessary.
In ‘fact, considering the low
cost involved, ;it's not.a bad
idea to replace them ‘every
six months.

CHEAP AND EASY

Replacing your windshield
wiper bla
easy. Most . -often, all you
have to change is the rubber

- stores

is cheap and:

wiper arm or the shroud (the

_ part the refill slips into), but —
it’s not

a common 0oc-
currence.

THREE TYPES

There are three basic
of wiper refills. All are

types
‘available at most auto parts”
they. differ

and
primarily in the way they are

installed.

_One style (generally -found
on most older cars) has a
release button installed part

AMERICANS FORGETT ING FUEL CRISIS

Old

WASHINGTON (UPI) -
The nation’s motorists, with
gasoline plentiful again, are
teverting to their: old. ways,

which could bring back ©

another tight supply
Situation, the Automobile
Association of America
warns. a

The average “price of
premium gasoline. rose a

- AAA said Thursday,

penny to $1.01 a gallon, the
but
supplies are plentiful around
the nation.

The AAA said its survey
of 6,589 stations showed
most tourist destinations -

-resorts and national parks -

had ample supplies. But the
increased availability and
shorter service station lines

~

Department Friday said
420,000 Ford Capris may
have safety problems
resulting from seats which
collapse’ backwards, gear
shift sticks which fall off and
faulty headlight switches.

The Department’s
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration said
an “initial determination”
found problems in the three

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way up the shroud. With this
one, simply depress the

a refill that has .a 1 locking -

_device at ohe end. This

shield. The plastic ones can
even “burn” the windshi

button and ‘slide the refill
out. Install the new one
using the same technique.
Releasing the button will

_ lockit into place.

A second type has a-small -

two-tab. clamp ‘at the end.

Squeeze the tabs together .

and slide out. the old refill.
When you slip the new: one
in, make sure it is engaged
all the way along the shroud
and that the tabs “click” into
place.

_ The newest style wiper
asseinblies on the market use

ra

have brought back heavier
traffic and faster driving.

“We're already
Signs that people are
beginning to breathe a
collective sigh of relief and
revert to their old ways,”
said an AAA spokesman.

seeing

“If motorists abandon the
prudent driving practices
they have been following

components on 1971-1974
and 1976-1978 Capris which
“are subject to failure, which
can result in injuries, deaths
and property damage.”

The safety agency has
scheduled a Sept. 18 public
hearing on the questions to
take testimony from Ford
and the public. If it decides a
safety defect does exist, it
can order the cars recalled.

' service

device is flexible and permits
the old refill to slide
smoothly out. As with other
assemblies, simply replace
the new refill in the same.
manner.

ACAUTION

Always make sure that
your new_refill fits through
vall of the “claws” or grippers
on the shroud. Most shrouds
are made of metal (although
some of the newer ones are
of plastic) which can
severely scratch the wind-

riving habits could cause

they could still find them-
“selves back in the
supply situation many of
them were in earlier in the
year.”

Nationally, 45 percent of
station
questioned said they would
be open Saturday, and 37
percent Sunday; 32 percent
said) they were open after 8

The department said the
lack of a weld in the front
bucket seats can result in
collapse of the back of the
driver's seat toward the rear
of the car, possibly causing a
driver to lose control of the
car.

The problem is found in
1971-1974 Capris, the
department said. It said
report of more than 100
failures of seat backs caused

tight,

_percent

owners —

If you're a smoker, your

eld_—_cigarette_smoke_can-leave-a -

and mar it so ‘badly that.
youll never remove _the

. marks.

Also, avoid getting wax on
the windshield . or the
windows. This creates a film

‘> on the glass that tends to

blur and streak when the
wipers are used, If you send
your é¢ar through an
automatic car wash and have
it waxed, you can remove
any residue on your windows

with vinegar. Your wiper.
. blades can be cleaned with »

rubbing alcohol.

film on the inside of your
windshield. When you clean
your car, make ‘sure you
thoroughly wash the inside
with a commercial glass
cleaner. It’s a small task that
will give you a much bigger
safety Margin.

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Bumper Talk is a column for:

automotive do-it-yourself-
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problems a

p-m. on weekdays and 7
percent are open 24 hours.

The AAA said only three
of the stations
reported they were limiting
individual sales by dollar or
gallon amounts.

Full-service prices
averaged $1.009 = for
premium, 99.5 for unleaded
and 95.9 for regular. Self-

three accidents with nine
injuries.

The department said it
received 150 complaints and
reports of one accident
involving the car's gear shift
stick in 1971-1974 and 1976-
1978 cars equipped with
manual transmissions.

“Separation can occur
without warning and causes

peered

| Heinonen still

The two events in the
Maritimes are now history,

= ighlands and-Rod Millen. of
New Zealand in the Datsun
510 won the Lobster. In both
of these rallies the current

Canhidian champion, Taisto
Heingpen of ,Langley was

=f the US. in® second bysabout! 3G:kggat_ i
R7_won the

in the Toyota... eke

service prices were 98.5
cents for premium, 97.1 for
unleaded and 92.9 for
regular.

Iiinois had the most
expensive gas, with full-
service premium averaging
$1.684 a gallon. Texas had
the cheapest gas, 86.8 cents
for self-service regular.

loss of ability to control the
speed of the vehicles,” the
department said.

Another problem involves

headlight switches in 1971
and “1972 Capris. The
highway safety group said it
had no complaints about the

switches, but found 160,000

replacement parts were sold
for 145,000 Capris imported
in those two years. *

leads rally

the favourite in the
Mouttsin Triafs ‘because of
- ais*pasthistory-in-this: ‘event

of. the Canadian — “Rally.

~ Championship.

Heinonen still enjoys a
substantial lead in the
Molson’s point race and will

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one is called “open class”
and it allows any degrec of
preparation of the yehicle;
the factory supported cars in
this class are better prepared
than race cars. The other
class is called “production”
and they must operate within

strict regulations that limit
.Modifications -to a bare
minimum. | :
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The engine, driveline and
suspension must, remain as it
comes from the showroom.
The current leaders in this
class are the husband and
wife team of John and Lynn
Nixon from Calgary in their
Toyota Celica; they are
closely followed by Doug
Leverton of London, On-
tario.

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Safety problems with Ford Capris _

Seats, shifts and switches

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