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CARE FOR YOUR CAR
Listen to

those sounds

By JOHN WALBY

DO YOU listen to your car?

You should because,
strange as it seems, these in-
animate assemblages of over
1S thousand bits and pieces
do possess a limited but
highly expressive repertoire
of noises; a sort of
mechanical vocabulary. And,
each noise means something
to attentive ears, like those of
your technician’s, or yours,
once you learn what to listen
for.

BACKFIRES—WHAT
HAPPENS

Since I always like to start
this particular topic off with
a bang, let’s talk about
backfires, which, hke many
of the ten or so noises | in-
tend to cover, can be symp-
tomatic of several problems.
Among them, an improperly
adjusted emission system; an
ignition system whose timing
is out of whack; a carburetor
that needs adjustment or
even overhaul; a vacuum leak
in the carburetor, intake
manifold or hoses; or maybe
the valves are sticking or need
adjustment.

Incorrect ignition timing, a
carb that needs attention,
vacuum leaks and _ faulty
emission systems are also
prime suspects when your
engine starts to ping or knock
when you accelerate uphill.
Though there are other
possible culprits, like the
wrong fuel or the improper
spark plugs for your car, and
damaged or worn plugs,
wires and distributor

components

Has your car ever kept on
chugging or hiccupping long
after you've turned off the 1g
sometimes

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called run on and it could be
caused by an incorrect idle
adjustment, a malfunction-
ing air cleaner valve, or glow-
ing carbon deposits inside the
combustion chambers of the
cylinders.

Sometimes it’s due to your
engine running too hot. And,
that can be blamed on a
broken thermostat, a clogged
radiator, and, occasionally, a
faulty water pump.

if your car clunks when
you put it into gear, a front
end component may be loose,
or your driveaxle joints or U-
Joints may have become
worn or damaged and are in
need of replacement —
although, in that case, the
clunk is usually accompanied

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B7 - Sunday, May 27, 1984 - North Shore News

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