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GET
ACQUAINTED
WITH
YOUR
NEW CAR
(Con!.)
high speed
operation for
the first 1000 miles. Constant
speed opera-
tion
should also be avoided,
as parts tend to better
adjust
them-
selves to other parts
if
various speeds
are used
during
the first
1000 miles.
You
should
also
avoid
overspeeding
the
engine in
the
lower gear ratios. These
lew
simple suggestions
are
designed to
help
you secure the
long
life capabilities already
built into
your
vehicle.
ANSWERS TO COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS
1.
A break-in
oil
is
not
used.
The
oil
in
the engine crankcase
is
the
same
specified
type
as
you will
use
in
regular
changes.
Change the
oil
and replace
the
filter at t he
regular
time or
mileage interval
given
on page 42.
Use
of
anti-friction
com-
pounds
for
break-in
is
not
recommended.
2. No special after-delivery inspection
is required
before the
regular
time
or mileage
interval
specified
on
Page
42.
3.
Maintenance
recommendations begin
on
Page
41.
Lubricant
specifications are
given
on
Page
47. Motor
oil
recommenda-
tions
and specifications are
listed
on Page
32. Recomm
ended
tire pressures are shown
on Page
36.
4.
The
"Lube-Far-Life"
feature
built into
your new
Fa
lcon
eli-
minates
the necessity of
lubricating the
steering linkage
com
-
ponents.
These parts are
built
with special
seals and lubricants
to
provide
maintenance-free
operation.
The
"Extended-Lube 0,
intervals
of the
front
suspenSIOn ball joints
and power
steer-
ing
control va lve actuator
require
t hat
these parts
be
lubri-
cated only after
3 years
or
until
you
have driven
36,000
miles,
wl-ichever
comes
first.
AIR POLLUTIONS CONTROLS AND YOU
Under
U.S.
Federal law,
all
1968
vehicles are
equipped with air
pollution control
systems.
These
systems
are
capable of control-
ling within
legal limits
the
amount of
unburned petroleum
prod-
ucts
exhausted into the
atmosphe re
by the engine.
IF
YOV
have
maintenance
performed regularly
as specified
on
Pag~,,
)
.
Y(
.Ji~
FOLLOW
recommendations
on Page 47
regarding use
of
the
'
",.ht
eikand
filters,
A ;~D
the
recommendations on Page
27
ac; t
..
w
')'
-
,
:~ct
shifting
srt(~ds
for
the
manual
transmission.
3
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