Wednesday, M Ay 14,1986 Wednesday, May 14,1966 2A Daily Nexus Before the an Ounce of Prevention

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Wednesday, M ay 14,1986 Wednesday, May 14,1966 2A Daily Nexus Before the An Ounce of Prevention... Beach— Every automobile ever made requires a certain amount of routine THE care and attention. Parts wear out and have to be We're located replaced. Other parts get dirty and in Ida Vista 2nd Story • must be cleaned. Nuts and screws Comer on work loose and require tightening. Emb. del Mar Moving parts drift out of adjustment & PardaM and have to be put back where they belong. All of this renewal, replacement, cleaning, tightening and adjustment M a h n e k e is called “ preventive maintenance.” It is the regular mechanical in M o t o r s vestment, in time and money, that you must make to avoid sudden breakdown — which generally seems to happen at the most in convenient time — and expensive damage to major components. ‘ The following list of chores will take you some time, but be well worth the investment. Some people Windshield wipers: The rubber derneath can be checked for leaking might prefer to have their mechanic will become brittle with weathering exhaust system parts, leaking shock do them; be sure to ask specifically and age and may be worn to a point absorbers, leaking engine or Vo for these to be checked and taken where wipers smear or streak the transmission seals. It’s also an J care of — and check your owner’s j - glass. Also, how’s the supply of excellent opportunity for an even manual for any other things not washer fluid? closer look at the tires. listed below. Fluids: Check engine oil, tran Safety belts: Are they working? Air filter: If the air filter is dirty, smission oil, power steering and Check the hold and release, the fit clean or replace it. brake fluids, and coolant. Never and for cuts and tears. Battery: Check for corrosion on remove the radiator pressure cap Shock absorbers: To check shocks terminals, a common cause of when the engine is hot. quickly, if the car bounces more starting trouble. Check electrolyte Horn: Test it, does it sound to than twice after you manually level, when possible, and add warn others when you need it? bounce the car up and down as hard E ver feel that you’re distilled water as needed. Do not add Lights: Make a walk-around as you can, you probably need new water to sealed batteries, if in any check of all your lights, including ones. driving a LEMON? doubt, ask your service man the next turn signals. If you have no one time you buy gas. handy to help you check brake Tires: Invest in a good tire gauge Let the Friendly Folks at Brakes: Is the brake pedal firm or lights, you can do it yourself in broad and use it frequently. Even a couple is it grabbing or fading? A car daylight when another car is stopped of pounds of underinflation can cut should stop with steady pressure in behind you at an intersection. Just tire life by about 10 percent. Four M a h n e k e M o t o r s 25 feet at 20 miles per hour. Check tap your brake pedal and look for the pounds of underinflation can cost up the brake fluid — as mentioned reflection of your brake lights in its to three percent in fuel economy. turn that apparent lemon above — a low level is cause for headlights. Also look for excessive or abnormal into a fine, dependable automobile. concern. Lube job, oil and filter: Check the tread wear and depth, worn spots, Drive belts and hoses: Frayed or latest service sticker. One good and don’t forget the spare! Be sure They’ve been doing it for years! worn belts should be replaced, as reason for getting the car on the your jack is in the car or trunk, and should soft, brittle or bulging hoses. service station lift is so the un is working properly. — ALSO — They are Maintenance Experts and able to keep your car from becoming a... Lemon How to: Easy Fix-lt's In Fact... Come In and talk to Mike himself. He takes a personal interest in all his customers Do the small things in life get to Upholstery and rug: If you check and back lights by using a little of you? Here’s an easy “ how to” list of all the edges of the upholstery and Elm er’s Stix-All to fill in the small and he has a great staff PLUS the things that will make your life more rug, and. glue back any loose spots holes and gaps. Give it 12 hours or so LATEST EQUIPM ENT to back him up. enjoyable after you fix them. now, the less chance you’ll need to to cure. Squeaks: If the car’s door, hood or do a big upholstery or carpeting job M a h n e k e M o t o r s trunk like squeak when opened or later. Vinyl fabric should be If the plate (plastic or metal) closed, get a silicone-stick lubricant repaired with tape for a fast fix-it, or around the heater and air con and apply it to the hinges. If this isn’t with one of the more complicated do- ditioning controls starts to come FOREIGN & DOMESTIC IScateBarWeAirpert | enough, some powdered graphite — it-yourself vinyl repair kits. loose, squeeze a drop or two of Stix- ■ Fainte» Hie. 683-1885 Î it comes in a small tube — should All in the gap and hold in place for work, just follow the directions Rubber: Reinforce the rubber several minutes. Any excess is easy 5960 Daley St. J ^ D l i M a h n e k e enclosed. i molding around doors, windshield to wipe off with a damp cloth. Goleta Moron-

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Mike Reinesto Buying A Car / Avoiding A Lemon When you say “ used car” to anyone, the first thing most people Union Service think of is a tacky, pushy salesman trying to unload real clunkers onto ONLY 1 MILE FROM ISLA VISTA the unsuspecting public. This isn’t at Storke and Hollister always the case however. Oh, we’ll admit there are some real shysters Will do complete service on who will pawn off anything with four Foreign and domestic cars wheels and an engine on you, but you don’t have to get ripped off when buying a used car. 6930 Hollister Avenue Many times used cars can be a union Goleta, California 93117 real bargain. To avoid buying a Telephone (805) 968-0200' A smooth ride is your bast painted-over 1946 Studebaker, Mike Reinesto, Dealer, however, there are several things proof of our servicel Independent Dealer Marketing Union 76 Products you should do when you buy a used car. First, avoid all used car com mercials on television. This won’t really give you anything to help you CUSTOM AUTO TINTING judge except a fairly large headache. A good example of a used car commercial not to watch is the one with the illustrious Cal Wor thington. First of all, the guy dresses funny with a big cowboy hat and the phoniest smile this side of Disneyland. If this isn’t bad enough, the commercials try to take your mind off the hideous shape of most of the cars by showing you good ol’ Cal playing with “ his dog Spot,” which can be anything from a boa con 3M SOTCHTINT strictor to a man-eating lion, which unfortunately does not live up to its name. ABRASION RESISTANT It’s a proven fact that these commercials get longer and worse FILMS as the day goes on. By midnight, Cal is talking about his entire car fleet in guess.” successful. This time, dress up like a • Reduces Glare a single, three-hour commerical. The first step has been made. You mechanic. 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If you mmm.” As a final touch, consult a couple of minutes and put your SOLAR GLASSTINT, INC, really want to play it up, take down a your Consumer Reports and squint tongue into your cheek. This will 375 S. Pine, No. 12, Goleta handful of old Consumer Reports. In at them for a long tim. make the salesman think that you this disguise, you will scare almost By this point, the used car dealer know that it isn’t a good deal. "Goleta Craft Center" any used car dealer you want. As will probably give you the car free, If you come up against a par you walk around the car, don’t just just to be rid of you. You will have Authorized Dealer Applicator 0 | U | ticularly stubborn dealer, just say, Energy Control Products O lw l kick the tires, but peer knowingly at disarmed almost any dealer to the “ Well, I think I want to try that big the engine, shake a couple of wires point where you can ask any price sale they’re having across town at and ask professionally, “ how is the and the grateful salesman will fall at Joe’s Used Cars.” Then step back rear combustulator holding out in your feet. If this doesn’t work, move and watch the bargaining begin. this model?” It’s a known fact that on to the second approach. Buying a used car can be an en most used car dealers are not The second approach requires a joyable experience, prepare mechanics and will answer you, little more in the way of visual aids, yourself for it, and watch out for white as a ghost, “ it’s doing fine... I but its results are almost always those awful commercials. 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It starts when you are a little tyke. With the typical UCSB student only to have things fixed have the Mom takes you with her to the groping for cash, most cars suffer worst luck, if luck has anything to store to buy the evening meal’s from neglect. The salt air peels off do with it, and the greatest sob hamburger and brussel sprouts. the paint and the 3,000 mile tune- stories.” Classic J^tto Pplfolstcrg Dad takes you to the hardware ups are forgotten, while every But, it is on those long trips that store to grab another bag of slug other weekend it is either jaunt to the mechanical holocausts can and snail killer for the garden. You the ski country or to the Hard Rock really hurt, and attempting to 5679 Hollister Ave. (805) 964-0059 just love riding in the car. Cafe. outfox the Highway Patrol while Goleta, C A 93117 Mon. - Fri. 8-5 Then you are 16. Armed with a slurping down beers at 70 MPH can driver’s license, you are on your “There are only two types of distract the driver from little Sat. by Appointment way to your first unchaperoned customers, with almost no in duties like monitoring his dash date, and you are anxious to be between,” claims the owner of an board gauges. impressive with some smooth Isla Vista mechanic shop who “ I ’ve had lots of kids who were moves in the auto: a couple of prefers to remain anonymous, going long distance sputter into my serving faculty & students quick lane changes, a few minutes “ those who come in to have their service station with smoke at 80 MPH, and the utmost savoir cars serviced, and those who come barrelling out of the engine,” says everything for your automotive needs faire. Actually, this is the first time in to have their cars fixed.” A1 Menke, long-time ownwer of a you have ever been in a moving The mechanic figures that 40 Shell station in the small roadside automobile by yourself. There is no percent of his business only comes town of Buell ton. parent beside you. It almost seems in when it is time to have their “ I can remember one time the Quality Service lonely. You turn on the AM radio metallic pets fixed. “ Some cars tow truck dragged in a couple of and start to bop. You feel cool. are old and thrashed to begin with drunk-off-their-butt frat boys who Pick-Up & Delivery But once it is time for college, and I exclude that group, but blew a head gasket a few miles up daddy’s sedan is too far away, and normally the conscientious owner the road. I have no idea how they General Tune-Ups if your love for cars is indeed true, who has his car serviced regularly managed to call AAA. One bee- it simply means that some poor will save money. He’ll spend a lined to the men’s room, and the Free Estimates automoblile is going to be pur fixed amount per year. It’s other got sick over by the phone chased and mo6t likely run into the cheaper to fix things now rather booth. They hadn’t noticed the Free Advice ground. than later. The guys who come in flashing of their oil warning light.” Free General Information Accidents: After It's Too Late As we are told by our insurance witnesses, their names and phone and age of manipulations. companies, our age bracket has numbers, is very important. Don’t sign any authorization to the highest potential for accidents Writing down all the information have any of the cars towed until among all drivers. Of course this is a must. You might even want to you know what that agreement isn’t true of you, but just in case sketch the scene or take a photo if a says. Again, protect yourself from the incident does occur, it’s best to camera is handy. In your ren outrageous bills especially before be ready. dition, note the direction the cars the insurance adjuster has the In case of an accident, follow were traveling, the road condition, chance to examine and appraise these general guidelines: the time the accident occurred, the damage. Turn the ignition off im visibility, traffic flow, speed limit Once you leave the scene, the mediately. and any other condition that might best bet is to do the following: FOREIGN DOMESTIC Check for injuries. If it looks like be relevant. Call your insurance company, no • Boat Seats someone is hurt, remain calm and On the other side of the coin are matter who was at fault, and ex • Seat Covers quickly find the police or an am the items you should not do at the plain the details. Don’t neglect to • Carpets • Auto Glass Sales bulance. 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Take advantage of have been at fault; there might be proper local and state authorities. AUTOM OTIV E SERVIC E courses offered at UCSB to learn much more to the accident than Call your doctor and arrange for this potential life saving tool. you know at the time and even an examination. A physician at the The next important step is to expressing an apology could scene most likely did not have the warn other motorists of your become a costly error in this day (See ACCIDENT, p.7A) CERTIFIED UNIBODY REPAIR TECHNICANS dilemma. Turn on your emergency flashers and set out flares if you have them. On a freeway one flare should be placed next to your car if w e c a n 't d o it, w e 7/ find someone toward the rear, another about 200 who can, and guarantee the work! feet behind your car and another Prestigious an additional 300 feet back. 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be sure the jumper cables and TO GROUND VaKey lock & Safe clamps do not have loose or missing insulation. Do not smoke or use a lighted match near the battery. Always protect your eyes when 3. Connect a red jumper cable chance of any sparks and explosion. working near any battery. clamp to the positive red terminal on 7. Start the engine of the car with the dead battery. the booster battery and run the Jump-start procedure 4. Connect the other red jumper engine at a moderate speed. Next, 1. Move the vehicle with the cable clamp to the positive red start the engine of the vehicle that Bufi Key booster battery so that the jumper terminal on the booster battery. has the dead battery. cables will reach but the cars do not 5. Connect one black clamp to the 8. Remove the jumper cables by touch. negative black terminal on the reversing the order in which they Get 1 FREE! 2. Turn off the ignition and the booster battery. were connected. The last clamp accessories on both cars and make 6. Connect the last black clamp to attached should be the first to be 10« Student OitUHiitt sure they have their transmissions a solid, stationary metallic point on removed. ® in park (first or reverse for a the engine block of the vehicle with If you need further information, manual transmission). the dead battery. This reduces the consult your owner’s manual.

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“ I’ll take $2.00 worth of unleaded, Import Auto Service please.” Or maybe $5.00 when you’re feeling flush. This temptation Specializing In: grows even greater as gasoline vw prices go down, after all, look how much further you can go now PORSCHE compared to even a year ago! AUDI Running out of gas is no fun, even hazardous with cars equipped with MERCEDESBENZ power steering and brakes, but there’s another good reason to not BMW run on a near-empty fuel tank all the VOLVO time. Explained in layman’s terms in an DATSUN issue of New Driver, at the bottom of TOYOTA the gas tank is dirt, sludge and rust. If it gets into the engine, it will do a HONDA lot of damage there. This is how the debris builds up: No matter how well a gas station FACTORY TRAINED MECHANICS filters its fuel, some dirt can find its way through the nozzle and into the tank. Over time, this dirt can build up quite a layer of sediment in the bottom of the tank. 962-8669 or 965-8698 The emptier the tank, the greater the chance that condensation will 335 N. Milpas St. form in the closed tank. The (Milpas & Gutierrez) dS) ncfj moisture causes rust, which flakes Bob Brierton — owner pH e off in the tank. The layer of dirt and rust usually stays at the bottom of the tank if the sediment to mix in with the gasoline make their way to the carburetor tank remains at least one-fourth full heading toward the carburetor, until where they plug up the carburetor most of the time. finally there’s a fairly even mixture jets and restrict fuel flow or cause Some of the dirt may mix with the of gas and dirt entering the fuel problems with the carburetor float Go Ahead... gas at this time, but it usually does system. The first place it stops is the and needle valve — and now we’re no harm. The sediment is pretty well gasoline fuel filter, which can talking big repair bucks. dispersed through the quantity of rapidly plug up. As the fuel flow is gas, and the gasoline filter can choked off, the car will perform Do yourself a favor, pretend the Make your move. handle any foreign particles coming poorly until finally it will stop in its half-way line is really empty, and through. tracks. then you can buy $2.00 worth time The lower the gas level gets, Sometimes the smaller particles after time, with a clear conscience however, the easier it becomes for of dirt get through the filter and and a cleaner fuel line too. Maintaining Your Spare Tire

Today, nearly every new car sized tires, most temporary spares When using a temporary spare produced in the U.S. comes equipped carry inflation pressures of 60 psi tire, you should remember that the with a temporary spare tire. (pounds per square inch), about temporary spare tire in your trunk BFGoodrich, a major tire producer, double the pressure of standard was specifically designed for use on suggests that car owners familiarize sized tires. your car. For this reason it should themselves with the proper use of Since many hand-held air never be used on another vehicle. GOLETA U-HAUL wants to remind you to such tires. pressure gauges are graduated up to Transferring a temporary spare make your reservations NOW for To insure that the temporary 48 psi only, motorists would be well from one vehicle to another may spare is ready when needed, a advised to ask a qualified tire ser seriously affect vehicle handling the trailers or trucks you will need monthly inflation pressure check is vice professional to conduct regular characteristics. when the school year ends. recommended. Unlike standard inflation pressure checks. Additionally, the wheel (or rim), In almost all instances, the on which your temporary spare is Last year, demand exceeded supply. temporary spare is a different size mounted will not accept fitment of ACCIDENT designation and construction than standard sized tires, snow tires, CALL NOW & RESERVE (Continued from p.5A) the other tires on the vehicle. Its wheel covers or trim rings. Tire time or equipment to check you in smaller size may result in lower manufacturers also caution against a thorough manner. It’s best to ground clearance, (see your vehicle the use of snow chains on a tem 967-7872 take care of any effects as soon as owner’s manual and the tire porary spare. They may not fit GOLETA EXXON & IJ -H A V L possible. manufacturer’s warranty for usage properly and could damage the That about wraps up your role in and additional instructions). vehicle. next to the Sizzler Restaurant 1 mile from campus —on Hollister Ave. & Ward Memorial Blvd. case of an accident. You can apply To conserve tread life, temporary As with all tires, if checked on a this to accidents you might be spare tires should be returned to the regular basis and used in a We also sell moving supplies: boxes, tape, rope, packing paper, etc. directly involved in or to those you trunk as soon as the standard sized recommended manner, your tem might be able to lend a tire can be conveniently repaired or porary spare will be ready for Credit Cards Accepted knowledgeable hand. replaced. service when needed. Courteous, Friendly Service 5551 Hollister Avenue

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