You might already know that the leading cause of automotive failure is tire-related, but do you know the second most common cause? No, it’s not teenagers – 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…
DetailsMyths 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…
DetailsSometimes 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…
DetailsSo 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…
DetailsGetting 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…
DetailsYou 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…
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