Green is The Word/ Act XXXVII

Gooooood Friday fellow Timbers and Disciples!

With summer in full swing, the travel season in full gear and the
ozone layer choking us out, here are some tips to lessen the amount
of ground-level ozone.

~ Drive less during the day AND peak traffic periods.
You shouldn’t be driving during the day anyways-
you should be at work.

~ Avoid revving or idling your engine.
Revving? What are you trying to prove?!

~Idling to enable your vehicle to warm up? If you’re waking up in
zero degree weather and driving a clunker, maybe so.
Otherwise, any more than 30 seconds and you’re wasting fuel and
your money. A friend told me that her vehicle got better gas mileage
when it was warmed up. I asked her what kind of gas mileage
she was getting while idling and parked.....

~ Park your car and go inside instead of waiting in drive-through
lines. Consider it your five minute workout for the day.....

~ Fill your gas tank during cooler evening hours to minimize
evaporation. Gasoline evaporates faster when it’s warm.

~ Maintain your vehicle by properly inflating and aligning your tires,
repairing any leaks and replacing your vehicle’s air filter
and oil regularly.
If you can fill your gas tank, you should be able to inflate your own
tires.
If you don’t know how to fill your gas tank, don’t bother-
sell your vehicle.
If you’re not sure how to change your air filter, check your
owner’s manual. It’s not that hard.
If you don’t know where your owner’s manual is or don’t have one,
don’t bother- sell your vehicle.

Oh, and check out THESE filters, too!
http://www.knfilters.com/
They’re washable, reusable, and allow you to do it alot less often.

As for changing your motor oil and oil filter, the general
recommendation is every 3000 miles.
But if it’s dirty at 2K, it needs to be changed. Remember, the motor
oil is the life blood of your vehicle.
If you've never changed the oil, don't bother- SELL YOUR VEHICLE.

Lastly, slow it down. It’s not only safer but statistics show that
every mile per hour over 55 mph cost about 1 percent in fuel
economy.
Hey- it could be worse. You could be driving a diesel Volkswagen
Westfalia which screams of “life in the slow lane”.
0-60? Maybe never.


Praise be to the Almighty scenery!

Curtis
High Priest of Green