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Ford’s front-wheel-drive Escort subcompact has been the best-selling car in the world for seven of the 10 years since it was introduced.

The new Escort was developed join tly with Mazda of Japan (partly owned by Ford) and a partner in the Probe sports coupe and the new Ex. plorer sport-utility vehicle. Ford touts the Escort as its first truly “*globalized design" effort, with involvement by

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on Mazda's new 323 Protege sub- compact, with Ford responsible for the body and interior.

Ford will offer the usual line-up from plain-jane two-door hatchbacks to four-door sedans and a smart looking wagon.

The new GT looks like a lower, sleeker version of the old car. Its longer wheelbase gives it more interior room, and wind-tunnel work has im- proved its aerodynamics for better gas mileage.

Its interior showed considerable at- tention to detail: supportive, comfor- table seats; controls easily reached and identified; good outward vision and a roomy back seat

Passenger grab-handles and a locking glove box would be welcome, though.

This Escort came equipped with the optional 1.8-litre 16-valve four- cylinder engine, fed by multi-point fuel-injection.

Ford claims 127 horsepower.

The base motor is an improved ver- sion of the 88-horsepower 1.9-litre, cight-valve four-cylinder found in current Escorts.

The optional engine, working through a five-speed gearbox, pulled the car along smartly, but like most such engines it performs better at higher revs.

The GT's big 60-series tires moun- ted on 38-centimetre (15-inch) alloy wheels — both larger than the norm for a car this size — needed more throttle to get them moving from a stop.

The up-side is that tracking and handling get a big boost

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Inspection of heater good idea for winter

There is perhaps no greaitr inconvenience of winter driving than a heater that won't work,

Most passenger compartment heaters use the coolant to warm the incoming fresh air. In addition to providing driver and passenger comfort, the warm air directed to the inside of the windshield generally prevents fogging or icing which obscures vision.

Troubleshooting should begin with the coolant level in the radiator (just below the filler neck) and mixture (50 per cent each water and antifreeze). A low level will reduce or cancel the flow of coolant to the heater, thereby reducing or preventing any heat output.

The radiator pressure cap helps to raise and control the temperature of the coolant in the system. It should be replaced if the seal or gasket is damaged, or if the spring is broken.

The thermostat acts as a heat sensitive valve which regulates the flow of coolant to the radiator. When the thermostat fails or malfunctions, the engine either will overheat or take longer to get any heat, because the engine will take longer to reach proper operting temperature. It is a good practice to replace a thermostat if you're in doubt.

Flexible hoses convey the liquid coolant between the radiator and the engine. They should be inspected for softness, cracks and cuts. In normal service, they are affected by air, heat, chemicals, oil and constant vibration.

These conditions either could harden or crack hoses, which destroys flexibility and causes leakage, or soften and swell the hoses, producing lining failure and hese rupture.

Two other important hoses run parallel from the engine to the heater, normally found under the dashboard. These, too, should be checked for swelling and cracks, and for abrasion to the hose cover where the hoses come in contact with the engine block.

The water pump/fan drive might be called the heart of the cooling system. Coolant circulates throughout the engine by means of the water pump, which is driven by a rubber belt.

Loose or worn belts could mean failure of the drive. Check the condition of the drive belts by turning them over. Replace any that are cracked, frayed, brittle, wet with oil or highly polished on the sides that contact the pulleys.

Regardless of the visual condition, belts that are more than four years old should be replaced.

These troubleshooting procedures could solve the problem of a malfunctioning heating system. Other trouble areas, such as a clogged or leaking heater core, faulty electrical connections and fuses, a broken blower motor or a non-operating heater control valve, should be checked by an experienced mechanic.

At the very least, this exercise will prepare your cooling system for the hard winter months ahead.

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Cold can weaken battery

When the first severe cold wave arrives, you may discover that your faithful old battery no longer has the power to get your car star- ted.

A battery’s output decreases as temperature drops, so a battery that was doing its job during the warm summer months may have only half of its output when the thermometer dips below freezing Meanwhile, your cold engine may need twice the starting power

If your car is hard to start because of a weak battery, replace it before it lets you down, suggests Car Care Council. When buying a battery, you'll be selecting from among several within the size Tange that fits your car. In ad- dition, to price, your decision may be based on length and type of warranty, cold cranking amps and reserve capacity

The latter indicates how long the battery will hold up without recharging. This usually is ex- Pressed in amperes of output per so many minutes. The council reminds car owners that, when comparing battery specifications, one must compare output and reserve on the same am- Perage/time basis. Typically, reserve capacity rating will refer to the amount of time a battery can produce 25 amps at 27 C (Headlights may draw about 15 amps Versus a taillight’s 1.5 am- ps.)

Cold cranking amps refers to the engine starting (cranking) out- put at -18C for 30 seconds. A star- ter may draw 400 amps, so at -18 C it wouldn't take long ofa cold morning to drain a batte.y rated at 300 cold cranking amps.

When idling along in stop-and- 80 traffic, with heater/defroster, tape deck and lights turned on, the electrical system is carrying a heavy load. It's comforting to know there's a strong battery un-

Safety check worthwhile

Motorists who prepare for cold weather driving by having an engine tune-up and the battery serviced should go one step fur- ther by checking the overall safety of the car.

This includes having the right tires on the car for any sort of weather condition that the season may bring. Contrary to the com- mon belief that a car doesn’t need

and snow tire.

im the field are saying now that snow tires (radial, bias or bias belted) provide up to 50 per cent more traction in soft snow than conventional radials alone. peak Growing in popularity for year- round use is the all-season mud

Make sure that your brakes are in good shape, and check out the exhaust system to protect the dri- ver and passengers from: lethal carbon monoxide fumes during the winter season’s ‘‘windows closed”’ driving weather.

Inspect the car’s lights and win- dshield wipers to ensure that you can see and be seen. With winter’s snow tires if it has radials, experts wet, snowy driving conditions, and the sand and salt splatter, chances of wiper and washer failures are greater because the demand on this equipment is at its

Is your car fuel-efficient? The cold weather months are the least

economical for saving gas. War- ming the engine in below-freezing temperatures burns dispropor- tionate amounts of gas.

Stop-and-go driving with long Periods of idling wastes fuel. Check fuel-line hoses for cracks and aging which could cause unexpected hose failure.

Don’t overlook the emission ef- ficiency of your vehicle. Since winter conditions confine most

Rust attacks weak spots

You may not be aware that today’s new cars still need rust protection. You cannot always see the enemy because the enemy attacks from the inside out.

Although manufacturers have made many design changes and im- Provements in factory corrosion Process, rust quickly will find a vehicle's weak spots and start there first.

Overlapping seams are most vulnerable to rust and so are dissimilar metals, spot welds, severe bends and areas that are exposed to moisture and the elements.

A car may, on its outer metal sur- faces, show no visible signs of rust for the first three years of use. But rust already is beginning its ugly task of destruction from the inside out, and these interior, hidden areas of\ the automobile are not protected by the manufacturers’ corrosion warranties.

To make matters worse, we can look foward to over 11 million tons of salt being dumped on the roads in the United States and Canada this winter, according to a report by the Salt In- stitute.

Besides being one of the most abundant and cheapest chemicals in the world, road salt is also one of the most corrosive. Even when winter snows are long gone, dormant deposits of road salt on a vehicle again become corrosive when spring rains and road splash rewet them.

In addition, another salt even more powerful in- promoting corrosion — calcium chloride — is used extensively to control dust on dirt roads across the country

Also contributing to the problem is an increasingly severe environment, from salt-laden mist and high humidity year-round in coastal

regions, to corrosive acid rain in in- dustrialized areas.

What can consumers do to preserve and protect their hard-earned vehicles from the ravages of rust?

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So, attention to emission con- trol equipment is even more im- Portant in winter. A tuned engine emits far less than a neglected one.

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