How to make a HAVE YOU ever wondered how new motor oils are formulated? Cars and car engines have changed over the years and the oils used in automobiles ‘have also changed. =” Today, companies like Shell Canada spend a lot of time and money developing new and better lubricants through research = and testing. Improving engine oils are developed to meet new industry standards brought about by the requirements of new engines, and consumer demands for improved engine protection and lower maintenance costs. A tiew oifis developed by determining the required performance level of the lubricant and by selecting suitable additives. The ultimate performance of various additives can first be assessed in small-scale laboratory tests. New oils are next tested in working engines. These engines are not in cars, but are operated in test cells so that—controlled conditions” can be maintained. The tgsting includes a range of high to low engine temperatures, and high to evaluated for protection low engine speeds; each test - against rust and deposits: in- -is ~@esigned-“to measure*-sfiort-trip, performance of the oil under " driving. certain conditions ex- perienced by the average “motorist. a eee If the oil formulation meets these requirements then it is usually tested in actual service and in cars on the road. Road tests are also designed to measure specific performance features. its ability to keep the engine clean and prevent valve train wear. It may also be Be bright: See and be seen STATISTICS SHOW the death rate for motor vehicle accidents occurring at night is almost three times the daytime rate. So it’s doubly important to follow that old adage at night: See and be seen. A frequent cause of nighttime accidents is im- proper care and/or use of your car’s headlights. Here are some safeguards against accidents from the Con- sumer Automotive Advisory Council: © Headlights should be cleaned along with your windshield. Frequent cleaning is advisable while driving on muddy roads or during winter slush periods. Dirt and mud can reduce your headlights’ output by as much as 75 per cent. ¢ When driving at night, avoid overloading the rear of your car with heavy objects. Too much weight in the rear can tilt your headlights upward and reduce the amount of light thrown onto Cou ‘ => the roadway. At the same time, you may be blinding oncoming drivers. ¢ During periods of poor visibility (at night or in fog, heavy rain or snow), avoid rigid attention to the cen- terline of the roadway you are traveling. Staring at the centerline can have a hypnotic effect and result in an accident. Move your eyes constantly to highway ahead. e During fog, heavy rain scan the Other tests demonstrate a ee Finally, it may be tested at high temperatures and high speeds, to examine the oil’s ability to prevent wear and resist oxidation. If the new engine oil formulation desired performance re- - -‘Ftre-oil may be tested-for quirements m_taboratory~< field tests it will then be introduced to the market- place. more and detect potential problems at a_ greater distance, such as animals or snow, when headlights crossing the road, stalled must be used, reduce your speed and use your low beams. © Keep your headlights aimed properly and have the aiming checked periodically by your service technician. * High beams help you see cars, always switch to low beams for oncoming traffic, or when following another vehicle, or when another car passes you. Fifteen hundred feet is a good average distance for dimming Even Mercedes cars being recalled TORONTO (UPC) Mercedes-Benz Canada has recalled 10,855 passenger cars sold in Canada between 1968 and 1976 to inspect them for possible steering defects. The company said last week the idler arm of the cars could become dislodged from the tubular support bracket due to corrosion. The idler arm helps stabilize part of the steering linkage. FREE COURTESY CARS Claims a gg For ICBC (PTT AMT! lian PEN = FORD-—MERC.—GEN ALL WORK GUA 987-7111 ___ RITCHIE SERVICE CENTRE_ 1525 Welch Street, North Vancouver “This can only occur when the support is severely corroded and maximum steering force is applied, as during low-speed parking manoeuvers or when the car is at a standstill and the wheels are turned,” the statement said. Mercedes said no ac- cidents had been reported due to the defect, “believed to affect fewer than 16 per cent” of the recalled cars in Ontario and Quebec where ; i? Teg road salting causes wide- spread automobile corrosion. The cars involved are Mercedes models 220, 220D, 230, 240D, 250, 250C, 280, 280C and 300D. - -cold’—weatiier~* million profit in ee “qtiarter of 1982, its highest we ate ae et a ee satisfies the | or pedestrians. Bit B11 - Sunday, July 28, 1982 - North Shore News _ Chrysler posts second profit DETROIT (UPI) - Chrysler Corp., which not long ago was struggling to eee afloat, says it made a $106 the -second- quarterly earnings in nearly six years. Iacocca, in a New York press conference, predicted 1985 — five years early — “if the country doesn’t go into a Benz and Corvette, so we'll treat your car right. FRU SAUER MOTORS COMPLETE MECHANICAL REPAIRS 1053 Churchill 987-8228 (behind the Avalon Hotel) ANNOUNCEMENT ;™= COACHWORKS has reopened under new ownership with the same superior craftsmen. “We SPECIALIZE in bodywork & painting for all foreign makes and ~ models.”’ the COACHWORKS 995 W. 1st Street 980-5015 North Vancouver 980-5016 CRASH PAD NEWS 23> Vol I No. 37 Laue 25 July, 1982 The Good Doctor’s Mustang Once upon a time there was a good doctor He lived on the mth Shore and rode around in a fabulous 1965 Mustang This ts the year that Mustangs found thetr way into the hearts of the people, and this Mustang was no exception To top it off, this particular Mustang the good doctor drove around was a rag top, which made tt twice as nice But alas, the good doctor's Mustang had seen better days Even though tt was a wondertul looking car, the dust of ages had begun to settle tn its interior — tts headlights didn't shine quite as bright y: and its paint was getting more faded and threadbare than tr of jeans The good doctor ed his Mustang, and hated to see it looking so down tn the mouth tn its old age, so one day he drove it into the Fountain ol Youth, also known as Crash ‘ad “Mustang,” he said as he pulled into the parking lot, “Tm gotng to make you the happiest car tn the world When you come out of here, you are going to look like Rudolph Valentino The Crash Pad car surgeons went over the Mustang with oa Sstethescope and a fine tooth comb wy = discovered — that indeed though the Mustang looked somewhat self-respectin trom the outside, its heart an soul were badly tn need of at tention After they had gone over every nook and cranny they took the doctor aside o make your Mustang whole again.” they said, “ts gotng to cost you $. That's the st we can do” The doctor smiled and said yes without a moment's hesitation After all, the way tt was, his Mustang was onty worth about $4500, a crime for a vintage year like 1965 An appointment was set and the doctor said he'd it in following week to begin the facelift Three days later he was tooling through Stanley Park when he was rear-ended, bunted forward and slammed into another car Now the Mustang definitely needed attention. It came back to Crash Pad on a stretcher, and the new estimate was $6300, of which [CBC agreed to pay $3000 Se to work We scrubbed and scraped, banged and un dented, so that might have (hought the Crash Pad Shop was inhabited by Cl Clongs, (ltthe men who toll with hammers and tools deep in the bowels of the earth) until the Mustang we set 1315 Cotton Drive (Main St ) North Vancouver across from Park & Tilford Member North Shore | xecutive Assn shone wheels like gold When the good doctor saw It, his Mus nuggets on as tf he could switch on the car's radio and hear a Ford commerctal for the brand new 1965 Mustang for only $3995, at 644% interest The moral to the story is now that the good doctor is out on the rood ogain ae his beloved ustang, t strangers keep honking and waving at him because of the sheer beauty of his car. He also gets notes under his windshield wiper all the time again from total strangers, who keep offering to the car from him. And why not? 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