Keeping Your Cool (Coolant leak repair)
May 14, 2023
If theres one thing you should pay attention to with your vehicle, its the temperature gauge. Its the one that may say C---H (that means cold---hot). Or maybe yours has a picture of a thermometer on it and a blue and red zone. If you see the needle heading farther to the H or red area, that mea... More
Keeping Your Cool (Coolant System)
January 15, 2023
No matter what the weather is like outside, your internal combustion engine expects to keep its cool all the time, even when it's really cold. That's because engines create the power that moves you to your destination by a series of tiny explosions of a fuel and air mixture. In turn, that genera... More
Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Center Lewis Center Radiator Service
July 10, 2022
The coolant system is a vital part of your vehicle. It is also the second most common cause for vehicle failures. Even though coolant system failure is fairly common in Lewis Center, it is easy to prevent. The most recognizable part of the coolant system is the radiator. It is connected to the en... More
Your Biggest Fan (Radiator Fan Problems)
March 20, 2022
Your vehicle's engine makes a lot of heat when it's powering you down the road, so it needs a way to get rid of that energy. That's why your vehicle has a cooling system, complete with a radiator and one or two radiator fans, also called cooling fans. Those fans make sure air keeps moving acros... More
How to Radiate Cool (Radiator Care)
February 13, 2022
There's nothing that radiates cool like a vehicle radiator that's helping to keep your engine running at the proper temperature. You don't have to baby it, but you can't simply ignore it, either. Let's take a quick dive under the hood to let you know what the radiator is doing. It takes the he... More
Too Hot to Handle (Vehicle Overheating)
July 11, 2021
In the hot weather, seeing steam coming from the engine compartment is something we all dread. No one wants that to happen to them. But if you know the signs of overheating and how to deal with it, you may be able to reduce the risk of damage to your vehicle, maybe even prevent getting stranded ... More
Water Pump
July 19, 2020
Your cooling system is very important. It circulates coolant through the radiator and your engine to protect your vehicle from overheating. There are five main components to the cooling system: the radiator the radiator cap the hoses the thermostat the water pump The water pump's like the hear... More
Cooling System Components
December 10, 2018
Today we want to talk about a system in our vehicles the cooling system. It's one of those things that Lewis Center auto owners don't give much thought to until it fails and then they're stranded by the side of a road in Ohio.Cooling systems fail more often than any other mechanical system usu... More
Keeping Your Engine Cool in Lewis Center, Ohio
July 15, 2018
The cooling system keeps Ohio vehicle's engines from overheating while they are driving around Lewis Center. Its job is to move heat away from the engine. Let's talk about the various components of the system and how they make this happen.The radiator is the part most Lewis Center drivers associa... More
Keep Your Cool in Lewis Center
January 8, 2018
Lewis Center drivers rely on their vehicle's coolant system to keep their engine cool. Coolant (also called antifreeze) mixed with water flows through your vehicle engine and absorbs heat. The mixture then flows out to the radiator where it's cooled by air flowing over the radiator. From there t... More