One topic that hits the news in Minnesota on a regular basis is the price of gas. The answer for some people in Minnesota is to buy a more fuel efficient vehicle. For the rest of use, we need to improve our fuel economy anyway we can. Following recommended service intervals by coming into Kennedy […]
You might already know that the leading cause of automotive failure is tire-related, but do you know the second most common cause? It’s the coolant system. We depend on our vehicles to operate in a wide range of temperatures and conditions, and our engine coolant must be able to perform no matter what. Think for […]
Myths passed around our Minnesota North Dakota community start with a grain of evidence and are then built up with a lot of imagination and very elastic logic. And the internet is a breeding ground for automotive myths. Some bloggers recall the car or trucks of yesteryear and declare their modern decedents to be virtually […]
Sometimes it seems in Minnesota we live in such a disposable society. It’s amazing all the stuff we throw away. New stuff comes out so fast, we just toss the old and move on. It seems like when we were kids in Minnesota, our parents were real sticklers about taking care of our stuff. You […]
So what is the most distracting food to have in the car while driving around Minnesota? Is it: A Hamburger; Coffee; A Soft Drink, or Gummy Bears? Well, you may be surprised to learn that all but the gummy bears are in the top ten most distracting foods when you are driving, but if you […]
Getting enough fuel to your engine is very important for performance, fuel economy and safety. In order to accomplish this, your fuel system needs to be clean. Today’s production cars have fuel injectors, rather than a carburetor. The injectors need to be cleaned from time to time in order to deliver the fuel with the […]
You may have an alignment problem if your car drifts or pulls to one side, your steering wheel’s off center, you have uneven tire wear or your car doesn’t feel like it handles right as you drive down our local Minnesota North Dakota streets. When all of a vehicle’s wheels are lined up exactly with […]
Today we’re going to talk about power steering service in Minnesota. If you took an informal poll around Minnesota you’d probably find that most have never heard of power steering service. That’s not surprising. Even though power steering is standard on every vehicle, most people in Minnesota aren’t aware that it needs periodic service. If […]
Kennedy Transmission Ethical Standards We’re going to be talking about the ethics of automotive repair. It seems like news outlets really like hit-and-run reporting; they hit everyone from groceries stores to retail to physicians. And the upper midwest automotive service and repair industry hasn’t been given a pass either. Unfortunately, every profession in upper midwest […]
