With so many moving parts, it isn’t always easy to tell exactly what’s wrong with your vehicle. One of the most common causes of a breakdown, however, is a failing alternator. The alternator is the most important part of a vehicle’s electrical system, and when it malfunctions, it leads to a domino effect of problems. As a Del Kalb, TX auto shop with years of experience in automotive electric repair, Eubanks Auto Electric specializes in alternator repair, maintenance, and replacement. Here are three ways to tell your alternator is on its way out. The Indicator Light: It’s easy to ignore those bothersome little lights that pop up on your dashboard every now and then, but if your alternator warning light appears, you need to take it seriously.
It's a pleasant day. You get in your car and drive happily down the road. Suddenly, the check engine light comes on. A big sigh escapes your lips because you imagine that this is a costly problem that is just waiting to happen. Surprisingly, a few drivers choose to ignore the check engine light warning. This could end up costing them more money in the long run, and prove dangerous. When the check engine light comes on, it is trying to tell you that something is malfunctioning within the cars system.
Car batteries discharge because a light may have been left on. This is definitely not intentional, but it could happen. A sensible car owner must be ready with a tool at hand. When a driver is unprepared for such an occurrence a great disruption in routine results and for this reason, it is important to own a car battery booster. In our opinion, the best tool to carry around is a portable jump starter.
There is a flashing yellow light at the intersection you are approaching. What does the flashing yellow light indicate, and what should you do to safely navigate this intersection?
If you notice dimming interior lights, or power windows that are a bit sluggish going down and up, your vehicle's battery may be on the weak side. Getting it checked at the start of the spring will save you from a dead battery down the road.
Before you even hook-up your horse trailer, you need to run a basic safety and maintenance check on the vehicle that you intend to tow the trailer with. Towing a horse trailer can put a lot of strain on a vehicle, which is why it is so important to make sure the vehicle you are towing with is in great shape.
Have you found that your car is completely dead, with no help in sight? Our team of professionals offers a jump start service to serve you in your time of need. We prefer jumpstarts with our service truck for a more dependable charge.
In the early 60’s America’s demand for large cars began to diminish, resulting in many car manufactures production of smaller cars. One car that was released was the Chevy Corvair, a small, compact, rear engine, six seater car, that was an ambitious goal for a company who didn’t want to spend the appropriate resources. Chevy aimed to create huge turnover from this compact car by cutting as many corners as possible. This resulted in a car deemed to be unsafe at any speed. Whether it be the bad handling, poorly designed engine, or poor design flaws, Chevy released a car that they knew was dangerous and did not say anything about it in hopes for a large profit, making them unethical in multiple ways (Unsafe at any speed,1).
Batteries can go dead like gas tanks go empty. It's recommended that electric cars to be plugged in over night for full charge, but charging stations are beginning to be put into places that would allow an electric car to become charged in as 20 minutes. Although there is concern the "quick charge" doesn't last as long as an overnight
On April 1st, 2014 in Washington D.C., General Motors (GM) Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra testified in front of a panel of senators regarding the company’s late delay in addressing a defect in ignition switches, causing cars to lose power and injuring or killing the drivers. While GM has issued a recall on cars that are known to have this defective product, the problem lies in the delay of action on the part of GM, who are accused of knowing about the defect as early as 2001.
My tire-pressure monitoring system will alert me when it's time to inflate my tires: While new car owners like to believe that their brand new automobiles will practically take care of themselves, this simply isn't true. The TPMS inside of newer automobiles only alerts you when your tire pressure falls below 25% of the manufacturer's recommendation, meaning that your tires could be under-inflated without you even knowing it.
Every car should come with a flashlight and an extra set of batteries. Keep the flashlight in your glove box and the extra batteries inside an interior storage compartment.
The most common cause of problem spindle failure is bearing failure due to contamination from coolant ingress, condensation contamination and chip damage. Typically, coolant gets by the labyrinth seal at the spindle noise and breaks down the spindle grease. It's easily detected as the grease turns a milky white color. Minor contamination of collets causes poor quality cuts from tool misalignment, imbalance and slippage. Tool slippage can lead operators to over-tighten collets and damage to
And this is one aspect of your home that you need to be running as best as it can. Especially if you can’t afford to have it suddenly stop working one day—for example, if you live with an elderly or sick person who is attached to an oxygen machine that relies on electricity, you cannot risk having a generator that does not work properly.
Grill lights, bar lights, dash lights, hideaways, intersection lights, the list goes on and on. There is really no limit to the amount of emergency lights you can strap onto your personal vehicle, unless you run out of money. On your way to a call your vehicle flies down the road looking like a speeding Christmas tree. And he fun part, you get t move any and all traffic in your way, something we all wish we could
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