Summer’s Here – Check em’ Hoses
Any automobile has a number of rubber hoses under the hood which is mostly used for the cooling system where an isolated link is needed between an externally mounted part and the engine itself. They are quite cheap but can cause major headaches should they fail without warning so best to include them in your [...]
Indicator is blinking fast
This has happened to me once. I was driving and signaled a turn but then the indicator was flashing fast like hell the other way. I thought I’d be zapped into a parallel universe that I scurried off to a garage. My mechanic assured me however that the bulb has blown and had to be [...]
Protecting your car from a your trip-kit
Put all paper materials inside a plastic-zip bag and make sure that you tie a rubber band around the driver visor to hold on to your parking tickets (avoid them though) maps, to do lists and other reminders for the day’s destination. If it’s going to be a family trip, we recommend you soften the [...]
First aid
Be paranoid, accidents and mishaps occur when you least expect it, so it’s always better to be safe than sorry. Do yourself a favor and put up a small survival kit; this will include a compass, a map, a flash-light, candles, lighter, granola bars or energy bars, garbage bags, portable shovels, cat-litter (when its pouring [...]
Loose all that useless weight
Most of us think that our private vehicle is an extensions of our home, this is not really a bad thing but once you stuff your car with all the useless toys you usually fill your room with, you’re in for a lot of trouble. For one thing, a heavy load consumes a lot [...]
How to Remove Scratches From Your Car
Try using a dual action polisher to remove unwanted scratches from your beloved’s exterior, just make sure that you apply it gently without tilting it to the opposite side. Also, unless you want things to aggravate, don’t go overboard with the rubbing as this will cause the paint to melt from too much friction. If [...]
Cap
Make sure that you are able to tighten the gasoline cap. This will prevent the gasoline from evaporating into the air as you are rushing it into the fields. Approximately 145 million gallons of gasoline is wasted every year due to loose or uncovered gas containers. That’s a pretty ridiculous amount of waste so make [...]