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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (May 28, 1981)
P age 12 W ip age w ith o r w ith o u t use a O h I you you know know that that even even b ra il. W * * Old b rittle and more prone to When you aren’t using your cars are downsized Now wear w indshield w ip e r blades This is more than sevei manufacturers have by and This means that m otor they are wearing out’ large eliminated the hidden times greater than the ozon. ists should think in terms of Labo ra to ry tests show wiper feature and the wiper level of an ‘ozone alert,' how long they've used the that a ir pollution ages the blades are exposed to the air which is 6.5 parts per 10C rubber wiping element on rubber wiping element of m illion again.” the wiper blade. the wiper blade and causes Our tests show that the ' How long, instead of how Henrichs says that every it to age significantly faster much or how often they've wiper blade manufacturer ozone causes more rapid than through n o rm a l or used the windshield wipers ” adds anti-ozonites” and aging than we see caused by heavy use Henrichs says. -P o llu tio n anti oxidants” to the rubber regular use,” Henrichs says *n, tests conducted by causes more wear — faster compounds used to make the Rubber wiping elements AINCO, m a n u fa c tu re r of than normal use ” wiping element and that aged by exposure to ozone windshield wiper products, these significantly slow the may streak or chatter across Henrichs points out that ozone - a m ajor component deterioration process. the windshield, fa ilin g to of a ir pollution - was found m r a number of years, the to be the single most im p o rt effect of ozone on wiper However, no one can pre clean it effectively and seri ant factor in causing wiper blades was minimized due to vent the ozone from attack- ously li.n itin g vis ib ility .” olades to deteriorate mg the rubber, ’ he says. “ I t ’s automobile design Henrichs advises m otor 4 N r n Henr:ChS’ a natural process that af ists to watch carefully fo r In the late 1960s. cars fects all rubber products, in signs of wear on w ip e r AlNCOs quality control test- were firs t designed w ith cluding overshoes and bicy blades, and replace them •n« laboratory, says that fro n t hoods that hid the cle tires.” when windshield wiper rub- immediately if the rubber wipers from view.” he says b*‘r is exposed to ozone, a This design feature had the The effects of ozone on portion appears brittle, dry ' hemical change sim ila r to effect of reducing exposure windshield w iper rubber or cracked A good rule of metal rusting occurs This of the wiper blades to ozone were tested by exposing the thumb is that the rubber oxidation process causes the rubber to ozone concentra wiping element should be re But styles change, partic- rubber to become dry and tions of 50 parts per 100 m il placed at least once a year - ...... ' '" y ano ularlv as more ,na ' more and more | lion and occasionally as often as every six months h its tin te d w in d s h ie ld s Tinted windshields cut VLSIJjl 1 11 ii m m in «n a ~ tio »A n ■ kJfj ( fn.ikl* __ make t hi» the problem visual illu by 50 H I mght He said that nearsighted even worse and should never Percent at night and should These arc telescop,c aids be worn while driving at People tend to focus on the Inih Ut aWed' accor<J,nK to an •hat are fated various night. d irty window, not the road Indiana optometrist. ways to perm it legally blind Sunglasses are a no-no at “ Ana Wi en Wear,ng glasses "Kven though a tinted persons <20-200 vision) to be And when looking through a night, but for persons with windshield, most often, is an issued driver's licenses windshield." Allen said, “ the normal vision they seem to extra-charge option, it (s Persons fitted with these background can be critica l help m the daytime, he said hard to buy a car without devices should have good pe Io your h e ilth .” He said recent studies one. said Dr. M e rrill J ripheral vision, Allen said Allen said some cataract show that persons with nor Allen, an authority on vision D riv in g w ith telescopic mal vision are able to detect patients and persons with re and auto safety aids without good peripheral tinal problems are helped by target spots or. the roadway Auto dealers tell people vision is an extreme haz faster in the daytime wear that a tinted windshield is wearmg yellow lenses at ard n|gbt. but they should be effective against glare at ing sunglasses Now that people are Kh tDand People believe In fact, he said, peripheral ° n 3 PreS(T.pt.on hat. But tinted windshields pumping their own gaso basis, because yellow lenses vision is more im portant to line. Allen said, “ they are < an be a dangerous filte r for safe driving than good cen are very dangerous, and I some people.” d rivin g cars w ith d irtie r tra l vision “ That’s the way guess the only thing we can do is outlaw them as Austra windshields It is not unrea v J in ‘ hT dayhme- Allen said people see as they drive,” he lia has sonable for an optom etrist yellow lenses decrease visu said We monitor the whole Allen drives a car with a 0 go out and check the al acuity. field of our vision peripher He said that care should ally. clear windshield in Bloom- windshields of his patients’ cars b«‘ taken, too, in prescribing mgton. Ind. where he ,s a “ If telescopic aids are H a person is myopic another kind of visual aid professor of optometry at worn, the driver must be now legal in some states (nearsighted), d irt on the Indiana University trained in their use The aid He said sunglasses at windshield at night can be devastating ” good used PARTS Body Parts Transmissions Motor Parts Hard-To-Find-Parts •k o u r H ot lin e co v e rin g W a sh in g to n o nd O re g o n COMPLETE PARTS SERVICE tune - up $34.90* PRECISION TUNE Y ou get; 1 J Adjust timing It takes 'J 30 to 45 minutes A nd it’s fully ■ ' Brand name «park plugs □ Points Condenser A n d if needed Since 1957 twelve mile AUTO WRECKERS 665-9513 or 665-8964 □ Distributor rotor [J PCV valve □ Fuel filter Distributor cap Cl ( «park plug wires T hen w e 2 Set your carburetor t-J scientific road test — guaranteed H 6 m o s or 6 .000 miles whichever occurs first (No extra charge for P^rts or lab or) In c lu d e 4. 6 A 8 cvhnder automobiles (certs.n models excluded) 1946 NE 122nd Son Rafael Shopping Center 253 2825 O p»n74S s ^ epunM or e 1-m. 5 p m . 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