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FROM. PAGE B14

has to be removed. from the
ir. The-more moisture to be

removed, the less heat the '

air conditioning system can
absorb. The temperature .
inside the car may be eight
to ten degrees higher on a
muggy humid day than on a |
dry one, notes the auto club.

_A competent specialist
can determine if your car's.
air conditioning system is
working normally by
measuring humidity and
temperature.

PRECAUTIONS |

Even if your vehicle is in
.tip-top condition you could

encounter | one > of the most
“frustrating summer driving
situations. It occurs when. a.
. driver attempts to re-start a-
fully warmed car that has
been sitting in the hot sun for
10 or 15 minutes.

:. The brief.rest period is
just Jong: enough to con-
centrate engine heat. in the
carburetor and fuel pump.
This condition, known as
‘hot soak’ allows to much gas
to reach the engine resuiting
in a hot idle.

these

Starting .under

“conditions will be easier if
_the _ accelerator pedal is. yu -

depressed about halfway and
held while starting. Once the
engine starts, run it at a fast
idle for about 30 seconds.

The total B.C. Atlas

If you've ever wanted to.

_ know with oné easy glance.

where all the ski areas are in
British Columbia, or all the
boat-launching ramps, or
how many islands lie off the
B.C. coast, or which city in
the province is closest to the

peoples
section; from concentration
of fish and climatic features
in the Environment section;
to regional linkages based on

.telephone calls and location

and capacity of sawmills in

Mee

sky ... a new publication by
the University of B.C. Press
has all the answers.

, The just-published “Atlas
of British Columbia” is the .
most ambitious venture ever

- undertaken by UBC Press

and it is the first major
cartographic study of the
province in more than 20
years.

The new atlas is the work
of Dr. A.L. “Bert” Farley of
UBC’s geography. -depart-
ment, in co-operation with
more than 30 people acting
as cartographers and
consultants, and it replaces a
widely-used resource atlas of
1956 which has been out of
print for 20 years.

_ Farley, who was one of the
cartographic editors for the
1956 atlas, received his

Bachelor of Arts and Master -

of Arts degrees from. UBC,

. and was. awarded his Ph.D.

er

by the University of
Wisconsin for his work in
academic cartography.

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-“Phe'--“Atlas" of “British”

“Of all the things I might
have done as an academic,
I'm convinced that this atlas:
is the .most useful for the
publig,” he sdid recently. “I
feel as an academic at UBC

Columbia” is an attractive

* production. Its 115 full-color

maps face text pages which
explain different features on
the maps and describe
trends. The information
covered Wanges from growth
of the labor force and
distribution of native

the Resource Use section. ____

. The maps are really
resource charts in many
cases. They illustrate not
only where the natual

resources are, but also how °

people have put them to use.
They show the historical
growth of the province
through changes in
population and settlement,
and they show the geological
and climatic patterns.

‘Initial printing of the
“Atlas of British Columbia”
is 25,000 copies, which will

retail for $45 each. About
. 15,000 are expected. to sell

primarily to B.C. companies,
to planners and consultants,
to libraries throughout North
America, and to the general
public. Another 10,000
copies. will go directly to

schools in B.C,

Preview copies have been
greeted favorably by many

organizations within the
province — the Council of
Forest Industries,

Mining - Association, the
B.C. Teachers. Federation,
the B.C. Federation of
Agriculture, the Association
of Professional Engincers,

the.’ Association of
Proféssional Economists,
_ and others.

-

in the People ’

the |

This “allows: ‘the | engine
temperature to stabilize and.

can prevent. a frustrating or
dangerous stall in traffic. :

CHECK |
' THE BRAKES

While: brakes, power
steering units and Jights are
not particularly affected by
warm summer weather it is

~~ hove all, he: said: an aii

have tried to create a usable
book. It’s not meant to be
some kind of monument or a

precious object. It’s meant

to serve as a practical tool
that the people of our
province, the general public

728 well as the experts, can

use for basic information.”

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always” advisable to check
them before a trip,.‘says the
BCAA. Brake fluid levels
should be checked at least
every two months. Frequent

‘loss of fluid can indicate a

leak or malfunction in the

hydraulic system which
should be investigated

‘without delay.

Page B15, July 4, 1979 - North Shore News

Power steering fluid

‘should also be checkéd
_ every couple of months and
‘changed at least every two

years or 35,000 kilometres.

The power steering ‘fluid

reservoir is located at ‘the
front of the engine block and

a dipstick is imbedded in the -

cap to make reading easy.

‘signals

Test back-up lights, turn
and headlight
alignment as aéfinal

precaution to heading to the .

open road.

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