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Battery Service: An Ounce of Prevention

Posted by Dirk Owens on Dec 1, 2017 8:00:00 AM

As the weather gets colder, your battery has to work harder to start your vehicle. If all the connections are clean and tight, enough current will flow to start the car every time. If, however, there is corrosion or loose connections, it can impede current flow, resulting in not getting enough juice to the starter to turn the engine. Corrosion is the worst enemy of the starting system. Aside from increasing the resistance in the battery cables, dirt and corrosion on the battery become a conductor that can suck power out of the battery.

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Topics: Battery, Maintenance

Are We Ready for an El Nino Winter?

Posted by Jim Addison on Nov 17, 2015 10:40:00 AM

 
This winter in Colorado may be colder and snowier than normal with the possibility of heavy storms due to the warm water in the South Pacific Ocean. CBS4 reported “Colorado’s 2015/2016 winter season may be one for the record books as El Nino conditions strengthen in the Pacific Ocean.”  

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Topics: Brakes, Battery, Fluids, Safety

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