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Feeling Every Bump? Could Be Your Suspension

A vehicle’s suspension is a series of shock absorbing parts and springs that keep your car driving straight, and from bouncing too hard when riding over bumps. It also helps out with the braking process and keeps the body of your vehicle attached to the wheels.   There are two basic types of vehicle suspensions:

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Keeping on the Straight and Narrow

Does your vehicle feel like it has a mind of its own, wandering all over the road or constantly pulls to one side? This is a symptom that indicates something is wrong and should be dealt with as soon as possible to make driving safer and more enjoyable instead of feeling like you have just

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Basics of Alignment- Camber, Caster, and Toe

Alignment Normal wear and road conditions can take their toll on your car’s steering and suspension system, possibly throwing alignment settings out of specifications. Therefore the alignment should be checked periodically on an alignment machine that takes readings to make sure everything is within specifications. Your alignment should be checked if you are experiencing uneven

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Water Pump- The Heart of the Cooling System

+Think of the water pump as the heart of your vehicle cooling system. Its job is to continuously circulate engine coolant through the cooling system – from the radiator to the engine and then back again. If the water pump fails the cooling system itself will fail to function. Your vehicle will run hot and

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Pre-Travel Holiday Checklist

About this time next week it will be Christmas, and all of us here at Christensen Automotive wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays. And remind you, if you are travelling to visit with family and friends make sure that you or your mechanic has given your vehicle a quick maintenance

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What’s In Your Emergency Roadside Tool Kit?

Break-downs are never convenient but having some basic tools at your disposal can help you get to a safer location or failing that allow you make the scene safer for yourself until help arrives. So if you are driving these holidays, even if it is no great distance I hope that you have checked on

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Where’s The Heat?

It is cold outside and hopefully your heater is working as it should. Heaters work off the warm air absorbed by the radiator from the warmed-up engine. If your cold-day car ritual is to turn up the heat and blower right after you turn the ignition switch, all you’ll get is cold air. Only once

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Getting A Grip On Winter Driving

With the end of daylight savings and a definite chill in the air, you may be thinking about your winter tire options. As a brief overview there are 2 main winter tire choices, studs, studless, and then there are “all season” tires. Each has their benefits and constraints and your choice should be based on

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Winterizing Your Vehicle

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. As I’m writing this the forecast was for only a slight chance of precipitation, but winter driving conditions are here and can be harsh and there is no worse time for your vehicle to break down. A few simple checks and simple preparedness can help to keep your vehicle running smoothly this

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How to read a tire sidewall

Coupled with the “max load” number, which is found near to “max press” on the sidewall, you can know the maximum load-carrying ability of a tire. Know this: It’s air pressure that allows the tire to carry a load. At one pound per square inch (psi) of air pressure a tire can support no weight.

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