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SANDY (O te ) POSI Thur»
May 21
1987 (S*< 2)
Tips for mountain driving
second o r low g e a r — to he lp slow the
c a r When c lim b in g long h ills , a
lo w e r g e a r w i l l h e lp f o r e s t a ll
o v e r h e a t in g
W hen d r iv in g in m o u n ta in s , it is
im p o r ta n t to re m e m b e r th a t y o u r c a r
loses e ffic ie n c y in h ig h a ltitu d e s A c­
c e le ra tio n is s lo w e r and it take s
lo n g e r to pass a n o th e r ve h icle .
A m e ric a n A u to m o b ile A sso cia tio n
sug ge sts th a t you do not rid e y o u r
b ra k e s on long d o w n g ra d e s Use the
co m p re s s io n of y o u r m o to r
e ith e r
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K ee p a f u ll ra d ia to r E xp a n sio n
and lo w e r b o ilin g te m p e ra tu re s at
h ig h a ltitu d e s m a y cause loss of
co o la n t
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T ire s , w ip e rs , lig h ts , b e lts and
hoses, b ra ke s, suspension and the
en gine tu n in g should be hig h on the
lis t of th in g s to check w hen the road
t r ip is being planned
The
tre a d
T hey
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tire s should have p le n ty of
and be in good c o n d itio n
should be b a la nced and in ­
p ro p e rly , and the c a r should
have a spare.
M ore th a n lik e ly the fa m ily c a r
w ill be c a r r y in g m o re w e ig h t tha n
usual, and the tire s w ill m ssl to t>e
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he says
T a ke an in v e n to ry of the g lo ve
box and tru n k t a r r y a fir e e x ­
tin g u is h e r, an a s s o rtm e n t of basic
too ls, lu g w re n ch , ja c k fla re s , a
fla s h lig h t and a f ir s t- a id k it
I f you d o n 't get those basics
checked, and you blow a ra d ia to r
hose o r fan b e lt, y o u 're a t the m e r ­
cy of w h oe ver We ve a ll he a rd the
s to rie s about being c h a rg e d tr ip le
and h a vin g to pay it because you
d o n 't have any choice I 'm not sa y­
in g th a t a m e ch a n ic w o u ld do th a t,
o r th a t the c a r w ill b re a k down if
A lso, it's a good idea to pa ck
ju m p e r cab le s, e x tra change fo r
e m e rg e n c y phone c a lls , e x tra keys
and re p la c e m e n t p a rts
la s t l y , c a rry p ro o f of v a lid in ­
su ra n ce and d r iv e r 's license And
ta ke tu n e to a rra n g e fo r c a re of
pets, p la n ts , m a il, g a rb a g e a n il
you d o n ’t che ck the e le m e n ta ry
th in g s B ut why ta k e a ch a n c e ’’
F re d e ric k adds th a t people often
do not ta k e the a d v ic e of th e ir
m e ch a n ic
They te ll the m echanic
w h a t's w ro n g w ith the c a r. but then
d o n 't liste n to his a d v ic e and go on
a n y w a y ," he says
I f you suspect so m e th in g is not
n e w sp ape r
A fte r a ll the p re p a ra tio n s , the on­
ly th in g le ft to do is w a it fo r on«' of
th e c h ild r e n to u tte r the a ll-
A m e ric a n roa d t r ip q u e stio n . A rc
we th e re y e t ''"
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Extra earc needed for desert driving
ing the day . the ris k of tir e fa ilu r e is
g re a te r when tire s a re u n d e rin fla te d
Do not bleed a ir pre ssu re out of a hot
D e se rt d r iv in g is no lo n g e r as
h a z a rd o u s and u n c o m fo rta b le as
once was the case B u t a few p re c a u ­
tio n s a re a d v is a b le , a c c o rd in g to the
A m e ric a n A u to m o b ile A ssociatio n
Check y o u r tire s in the m o rn in g
when they a re cool, and use n o rm a l
pressures, o r tw o to th re e pounds per
squ are inch m o re as long as the m ax
im u m tir e pre ssu re m olde d on the
s id e w a ll of the tir e is not exceeded
A lth o u g h p re ssure w ill b u ild up d in ­
tir e
Check the engine o il in the m o r n ­
in g , too, when the en gine is cool It
should be a t the f u ll " m a rk , o r close
to it D o n 't o v e r fill the engine w ith
o il, even tho ugh o il is im p o rta n t as a
«■«Milant as w e ll as a lu b ric a n t fo r y o u r
engine If y ou check y o u r o il w hen the
engine is hot. w a it a few m in u te s
a fte r the engine has been tu rn e d o ff
in o rd e r to get an a c c u ra te re a d in g on
the d ip s tic k
N e v e r open the r a d ia to r cap on a
hot engine T h is c o u ld lead to serious
b u rn s fro m hot liq u id and stea m If
the engine o ve rh e a ts, open the hood
and le t the en gine cool o ff n a tu ra lly
Do not a tte m p t to hasten the c o o lin g
process by p o u rin g w a te r on the
en gine
The best tu n e to che ck
co o la n t le v e l in the ra d ia to r is, a g a in .
y o u r engine.
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ALL SEASON
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High valu«* all
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dials
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175 70R 13
185 70R 13
185 /OR 14
W h ile
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ALL SEASON
RADIAL RETREADS
STEEL
RADIALS
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23 90
27 70
29 67
36 26
39 31
f ir s t th in g in the m o rn in g
I f you
pla n de se rt d r iv in g , be sure the
r a d ia to r and h e a te r hoses and fan
d riv e b e lts a re in e x c e lle n t c o n d itio n
because they w ill be tested to then
lim it s I f b e lts a n d /o r hoses a re fo u r
ye a rs old o r m o re , re p la ce th e m
b e fore v e n tu rin g in to the desert
Join the v
winners at our
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e le c tric a l tap«-. E a rle y says
The b e lts n e ve r w e a r o u t in the
tru n k and it's ju s t a good idea to
have th e m w ith you If a hose s p lits ,
you can ju s t ta p e it u n til you get to
the ne xt to w n o r to a r e p a ir shop,
In sp e ct the p o in ts and plug s; the
fu e l e m issio n s s yste m and a ir
filte r s ; ig n itio n w ire s ; a ll belts and
hoses; b ra k e , tra n s m is s io n , b a t­
t e r y , r a d ia to r a n d w in d s h ie ld
w a she r flu id s and w ip e rs Be sure
a ll the lig h ts a re w o rk in g
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r ig h t, d o n 't keep go in g
get it
che<'k«*d he says
In a d d itio n , it 's a good idea to
ta k e alon g e x tra b e lts and a r o ll of
in fla te d w ith a few pounds m ore
a ir
“ A t ir e s p e c ia lis t o r y o u r
m e c h a n ic can check those th in g s
fo r y o u ," E re d e ric k says
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The best th in g to do is to ta ke
y o u r c a r to y o u r m e c h a n ic and te ll
h im th a t y o u 're going on an e x te n d ­
ed road t r i p , " E a rle y says
H e 'll
che ck the lu b ric a tio n , o il and filte r s
and have a ll the com p on ents c h e c k ­
ed fo r you, in c lu d in g the u n iv e rs a l
jo in t and d iffe re n tia l and tra n s m is ­
sion Any good m e c h a n ic w ill do a ll
in G re sh a m .
The m ost im p o rta n t th in g s th a t
need to be checked a re the ra d ia to r
and h e a te r hoses and fa n and fan
b e lt , " E a rle y says Hoses and belts
a re m ost lik e ly to b re a k «luring hot
w e a th e r, and if they b re a k , yo u r
$095
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T he fa m ily ro a d t r ip is an a ll-
A m e ric a n tr a d itio n th a t has seen a
re su rg e n ce in p o p u la rity w ith the
decrease in gas p ric e s the pa st few
in g re d ie n ts fo r a va c a tio n
I f the m o to r is due fo r a tune-up.
do it be fore you go A cle a n , w e ll-
tu n e d engine gives m o re m ile s per
g a llo n and is less lik e ly to have p ro ­
b le m s
A co m p le te c a r check w ill cost
t i l l to $40 a t m ast shops and w ill
ta k e about an h o u r, says Ken
E a rle y , p a rt o w n e r of a r e p a ir shop
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v a c a tio n co u ld be de la ye d
I f you d o n ’t che ck the ba sic,
e le m e n ta ry th in g s , y o u 're in v itin g
d a n g e r ," agrees B ill E re d e ric k .
who holds a m e c h a n ic a l e n g in e e r­
in g degree fro m P o rtla n d S tate
U n iv e rs ity
by BARBARA BROWEK
Stall writer
y e a rs
And the v e h ic le , w h e th e r c a r,
tr u c k o r K V , is the one e s s e n tia l in ­
g re d ie n t in a m o to rin g v a c a tio n
B e in g sure th a t it is in top shape fo r
the a d v e n tu re w ill p ro m o te fu n and
peace of m in d
tw o m o re esse ntia l
Under N ew M an ag em en t
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Vacations easier if ear in top shape
HR 78
BR78
I R78 <•
DR/8 14
1 R/k 4
P?.?5 1R 78 4
GR/8 14
P1H5
Pl 75
Pl 75
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37 89
31 73
35 03
39 56
18 37
71 6?
73 17
23 75
74 62
76 96
78 89
30 11
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HR78 15
1«78 15
1R78 15
ÜR78 15
MR78 15
lB/8 15
m R78
Plb5
P195
P?05
P215
P775
P275
STEEL RADIALS
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31 18
31 91
33 25
33 67
34 66
35 89
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Pl 75 80« 13
PI85 80R 13
80« 13
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75« 14
33 78
35 15
37 19
37 93
40 09
41 04
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P715
P775
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15
15
15
42 65
43 66
45 31
48 81
50 15
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E x p e r ie n c e th e
ALL SEASON
STEEL
RADIALS
W ILD
COUNTRY
RADIALS
PICK-UP
& RV
RADIALS
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73 15
58 33
63 70
69 39
87 58
92 61
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