The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-03-29
SPRING CHECK-UP OF CARS
IMPORTANT

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mum satisfaction from their cars
next summer should take time out
within the next few weeks for the
Spring check-up, fabrication and adj
justment which every car needs in
order to give perfect account of
itself during the months of warm
weather ahead.
This is the advice of Ed Hedner,
service and mechanical manager for
Chevrolet. He added that the COM
pany's dealers organization is ready,
with factory-trained mechanics and
factory-approved equipment, to give
prompt, economical attention to all
spring check-up needs.
Dealers experience" he said,
has shown that motorists are much
more careful about installing their
winter lubricants and anti-freeze in
the fall than they are about taking
the reverse step when spring rolls
around. This is probably because
they know that If the matter is
neglected they are likely to awake
some morning and find their engine
frozen, or their transmission-c
lubricant SO thick they can not
shift gears.
There is no such worry to remind
them to remover the winter lubri-
cant and drain out the anti-freeze
at warm weather's approach. But
there is good reason why both of
these details should be taken care
of.
'In the case of the lubricant, the
reason is that lubricants are effec-
tive only under the conditions for
which they were designed. Winter
demands a thin-bodied lubricant
which will not solidify at low temp
eratures, but retain it's lubricanting
quality no matter how cold it be-
comes. Cars operate at much higher
temperatures in summer than in
winter-temperatu at which the
winter lubricant, already thin, would
liquefy still further and lose much
of it's effectiveness. And even though
the damage resulting from this thin
ming might not make itself apparent
at once, it would be no less real and
no less costly to repair.
in the case of anti-freeze, the
situation is somewhat similar. Re-
CARELESS of the type used, it should
be drained in the spring. The varities
subject to evaporation vaporize very
quickly in warm weather, and even
days driving may reduce the. cool
ing solution level to the point where
the radiator steams. The non-evapor-
ating type, on the other hand, some
time develops acidity when left in
the car all summer, and acid, of
course, tends to corrode the cooling
system.
MANY motorists make an annual
practice of having their radiators
flushed out at the approach of sum-
mer and the old solution replaced
with fresh water. This is one of the
best ways to insure efficient cooling
regardless of the summer heat.
''The battery should be check at
the start of spring, and at frequent
intervals thereafter, for the level of
the solution drops much more rap
idly in warm weather than in cod.
Battery terminals should be cleaned
If they are corroded and cables and
wiring checked. A little inexpensive
attention to distributor points, spark
plugs and ignition coil will be good
investment, and owners Of cars not
equipped with heavy-duty generators
should have the charging rate set
somewhat lower than it was through
the winter months.
THE fact that speeds will average
substantially higher in summer than
In winter suggests the wisdom of
having the tires looked over care
FULLY, with a view to repair or re-
placement before the period of
severe wear begins. Many dealers
will be offering spring check-up
service, covering most or all of these
items, within the next few weeks,
and motorists who want to enjoy
maxium satisfaction from their cars
could do worse than to select re-
liable dealer and have this import
MT work DONE"