The Ligonier Echo from Ligonier, Pennsylvania • 19

The Ligonier Echo Tuesday, November 23, 1976 19 JSsENIOR CITIZEN'S CORNER Fl HFl'PFUt IDEAS FOR SUCCESSFUL RETIREMENT Save Gas, Too Auto Buffs Discover Silicone Ignition Cables Beat Heat, Increase Performance NEIGHBORS your home more fire-safe. Have heating equipment checked and cleaned by qualified servicemen. Keep stove free of grease. Make sure towels and curtains are kept away from stoves. Clear away clutter wherever it may build up, especially newspapers and clothing.

Have appliances and electrical wiring checked periodically for defects. Replace electrical cords when they begin to fray or crack. Never smoke in bed. Prevent Fires According to the latest estimates, the United States again has the dubious distinction of having a higher fire death rate than in any other industrialized country. Most of those deaths occur in residences.

The majority of the fires are linked to trash During, electrical wiring and appliances, heating and cooking equipment or smoking. The contents of a home rather than the building itself are usually the first items ignited in fatal fires. Following are some suggestions to make The silicone cables last longer, engine efficiency won't be siphoned off by tiny cracks in the cable, and owner satisfaction will be greater. GE's engineers point out that anyone can take a look under the hood and try an amateur diagnosis. Every 5,000 miles, especially if any roughness or lagging is noticed, take a look at the spark plug wire to see if it's stiff or brittle or cracked.

Watch for charring or flaking on the wire and the sparkplug caps or boots, and look for arcing between the engine and the block. People have been known to think they needed a new carburetor when the problem just involved a set of overcooked cables. We are always happy to know about the news. If you have any news in your family, club or church, please call one of the following: Bethel-Cook Twp. Connie Stockberger 593-7434 Bolivar Helen Swatsworth 235-2247 Fairfield Margaret McCracken 238-4252 Darlington Rita Horrell 238-4089 Hillsview Eleanor Clark 238-6035 Laughlintown Ivadeen Pitcairn 238-5103 Ligonier InaSmithley 238-2308 New Florence Helen Swatsworth 235-2247 Oak Grove Julia Graham 238-6230 Rector Virginia Kennedy 238-5233 Seward Heidi Glessner "449-3542 Stahlstown Wilma Keyser 593-2950 Waterford Grace Kinsey 238-9786 West Fairfield Thela Love 235-2345 Wilpen Helen Pavlovich 238-5763 Area Code 814, all others 412 dries out, becomes brittle and eventually cracks.

The resulting voltage leak, however small, will start a lag in voltage and power. Replacement of the ordinary rubber wire with silicone ignition cables solves the problem, according to the results of extensive testing at General Electric Company, where silicone rubber was first developed. The silicone cables have a higher heat resistance than any other synthetic rubber known. Silicone has a heat resistance of 500 compared to 300 F. for the black-jacketed material, for ex-, ample.

That heat resistance factor is one reason Detroit auto manufacturers are rapidly replacing ordinary wires with silicone on new car installations. Another reason is the superior insulation qualities of silicone, needed in conjunction with the high voltages generated by the electronic ignition systems on new cars. Hot Spark 38,000 Volts Electronic ignition means a hotter spark and therefore better gas consumption. It eliminates condensers and points, reduces fuel waste, produces a smoother running car. And it also increases normal ignition voltage from 18,000 up to 38,000 volts, putting an additional strain on the cable that is already putting up with one of the hottest locations under the hood.

Since the spark plug wire is the relay for the electrical charge from the distributor to the spark plugs, any flaw in it will bring on hesitation, rough idling and increased gas consumption. Testing in General Elec-trie's rubber laboratories has shown that silicone rubber retains its dielectric strength under continuous high voltage stress. Appearing in more and more new-model cars since 1974, the new silicone wires do cost more initially than their predecessors. But the long-range picture if it were possible to factor everything in might even out the costs. The old saw about it being hot enough to Iry an egg on the sidewalk may apply more aptly under the hood of your car in this electronic era.

Bumper-to -bumper on the way to the beach, inching along in a commuter jam, idling your way to a ballgame, you may build up 400 to 500 Fahrenheit under the hood. It won't take long to fix or ruin an egg on the outside. On the inside, you may be getting a little hesitation in the engine, rougher idling, a loss of spark power or an increase in gas consumption. What's sizzling the egg is also cooking the conventional rubber spark plug wire under the hood. And what's causing all the heat are the things that make today's driving comfortable and fun: air-conditioning, power steering, power transmission and emission controls.

Under normal driving conditions, these options make matters hotter under the hood. As the familiar black-jacketed ignition cable fries, it Instant Replay i i van FRUIT Hanging by his feet 40 feet above the ground, Harry Houdini was able to free himself from a straitjacket! the Jim Decker and Ernie Ziegler families, and is most grateful for all the cards and remembrances he has received during his illness. He is married to the former Edna May Decker who is a former local resident. Oak Grove Mr. and Mrs.

I.G. (Pease) Campbell celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, November 17. A family dinner prepared by the couple's daughter and grandchildren was served at the Campbell residence. Those in attendance were the Campbell's daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.

Charles (Theda Jean) Snyder, their three children and families. Mr. Campbell was an automobile mechanic in Oak Grove for many years and the Campbells are life long Ligonier Valley residents. Waterford Word has been received of the death of Mrs. Dean O'Hara of Sacremento, CA.

Mr. O'Hara is the son of Mr. William C. O'Hara and a former local resident. Ligonier Sara Belle Knupp of Ligonier and daughter and son-in-law, Jane and Robert Longe of Hatfield, PA, have returned from a tour through Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, and Texas.

They attended the Grande Ole Opry in Nashville. In Texas they toured the Alamo in San Antonio, the L.B.J, ranch, and many other points of interest. Wilpen Mrs. Marion Guerrieri spent the weekend in Fairhaven, Maryland, visiting her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs.

John Schwarzmann and son. Mrs. Schwarzmann is recuperating following recent surgery. New Florence Mr. and Mrs.

Roy Richardson and her mother, Mrs. Lottie Rummel have returned from a vacation in Florida. While there they visited Athalene Cole in Jacksonville. She is also Mrs. Rummel's daughter.

Cecelia Dingle observed her birthday on November 18. Ralph Craft of Burlington, N.J., has visited in the area with many relatives including I I I II II ID lji a 5 5 RICE 4 PRIDE PRICE 4 PRIDE PRICE 4 PrIde" 29 13 ULai IONE16-OZ. PKG.JA a 1 a I Going to Europe 'IOIUM -itx OIU B3 CdUftu lMw fW I llfiiwi InmM I 3QIUd3Diyd 30ldS 33ibd 30IUd 8 30ldd and Italy will be considered. Lectures and seminars with 1 local authorities will acquaint students with the-views of business, labor, banking, and government. Miss Goodwin is a junior at Sweet Briar, a four-year liberal arts college for women located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia.

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