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A 1965 red classic Corvette Stingray convertible is being raffled off by local radio station 99.3
THE FOX and Corvette Specialties. Over $100,000 will be raised for British Columbia Children's
Hospital with tickets available at lower mainland malls and auto shows.

Spruce up your car now
for safer spring driving

THE FIRST warm weather, the
grass iurning from brown to
green, the excitement of being
outdoors, all produce that disease
known as “spring fever."

Most motorists want their cars
to experience that feeling, too,
and surely, most vehicles suffer
from indelible marks fet by their

encounters with winter road con-~

ditions and foul-weather driving.

As your car emerges from the
shadow of winter, several compo-
nents and systems are in need of
recuperative maintenance to
restore that peak performance
necessary to coincide with an
owner's “‘spring fever.”*

Checking a few key areas, and
performing service if needed, is
what the car doctor would order
for your four-wheel patient. The
check-up and prescription list
should include:

© Engine tune-up. Restoring the
engine to full operating perfor-
mance is usually required after
thousands of miles of hard driving
during the winter menths. Ad-
justments to timing and carbure-
tion should be checked. new spark
plugs installed, oil changed, bat-
tery analyzed, and spark plug
wires and battery cables examined.

® Filter replacement. A number
of filters are placed in every car to
keep various systems clean. After
performing the tongn cleaning
task during the winter weather,
they are probably ready to be
changed.

The oil filter should be replaced
at the same time the oil is chang-
ed. A clean air filte: will help
your car ‘‘breathe’’ berter during
the warmer months. Don't forget
the fuei filter, which » often ne-
glected, but very impertant for a
smooth-running engine.

® Fuel system treatment. Ac-
cumulation of dirt and contami-
nants in the gasoline tank are
prevalent after) winter driving.
Help clean the fuel tat and lines
with gas treatment which comes in

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eight-ounce bottles and can easily
be poured into the tank — on a
few of your next gasoline fill-ups.

Newer cars with fuel injection
systems often experience clogged
injectors, which will hinder fuel
economy and gradually decrease
performance. A bottle of fuel in-
jector cleaner poured into the gas
tank can prevent such problems.

Another new service, being of-
fered by some professional auto
technicians, is called ‘‘fuel system
tune-up,’' and involves a
pressurized cleaning and
lubricating system for fuel-injec-
tors, intake valves, and combus-
tion chambers. In cars with tradi-
tional carburetors, the addition of
carburetor cleaner to the fuel tank
will provide the same results.

© Tire care. Examine your tires
carefully after winter. They have
endured much during the previous
few months, and good traction
will also be valuable during the
driving ahead. Look for cuts,
scrapes, and bulges. Check the

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tread. If notable problems are
found, consider replacing the tires
before summer.

Winter driving also might have
caused tires and wheels to be out
of balance or alignment. Da the
wheels pull in one direction or the
other? Spring is a good time for
correcting these deficiencies.

* Exterior appearance. !f you
haven’t washed the car frequently
during winter, do it now. In par-
ticular, have the underside sprayed
to eliminate any build-up of salt
and road grime. Fix any scrapes
and scratches so they won't de-
velop into rust spots.

Alsc, clean the exterior of your
engine. Engine cleaner and
degreaser is available and can eas-
ily be sprayed on to take some of
the dirt of winter out of your
underhood area. A clean engine is
much easier to work on and adds
to the value of your vehicle.

Attention to these details in spr-
ing, engineers say, will lead to en-
joyable motoring all summer.

4 Door Rodeos, 5 speed

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BURNAB

Just over the 2nd Narrows

exit at Willingdon

Friday, February 15, 1991 - North Shore News — 31

“Things are So ex-

pensive today” and then go waste dollars on over-rated, over-
priced JUNK!! If you're going to buy tires in the next week and
you don’t buy them from me — SHUT UP! Quit whining, and quit

throwing money away.

'"m daring everyone for 1 WEEK ONLY to rnatch my prices.

WHOLESALERS WELCOME

NO OFF-BRAND BALONEY — BRAND NAME ONLY
UNIROYAL & MOST OTHER BRAND NAMES

Doors open this Saturday 8am sharp — no one admitted earlier. &

EARLY BIRO SPECIAL ~ 1st 5 Buyers through the door —

FREE BALA

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