I think sometimes we take our car batteries for granted. They have no moving parts and remain largely unseen until something inevitably goes wrong. That one time we go to start our car and it doesn’t want to do it. Then the battery becomes the focus of our attention. Our first inclination is to run…
When Does a Car Battery Charge? We ask a lot of our car batteries, don’t we? I mean we depend on them to get our car started and sometimes we depend on them to charge our ever-important devices. Now, we have discussed at length what to do when a car battery dies. But with all…
For many of us, our cars are our lifeline. Our cars get us to work, school, vacation, or any number of other functions in our daily lives. However, like some people in our lives, our cars prove to be undependable and fail us. Our cars take a beating, they age, they wear down; if we…
Can My Car Battery Get Wet? This is a reasonable question. Afterall your car battery is kept warm and dry under the hood; so you may be concerned about introducing water to your car battery. More than likely though, if your car battery gets wet you are more concerned about electrocuting yourself or causing catastrophic…
When is it too hot to drive a car? The answer may surprise you…
At one point or another in your driving life, you will have the unfortunate experience of having to change a flat tire. Now, you can try to fix the tire yourself or you can replace the flat with a spare tire. Most people think of the funny looking wheel when you think of a spare…
It is very disconcerting having a flat tire, and sometimes you may not know what to do. This guide will take you through the steps of what you need to do when you get a flat tire. In addition there are some flat tire FAQ’s
Your Jump Starter can do so many things. Can it recharge a dead battery?
A spare tire does no good if it’s flat. How much PSI does a spare tire get? Read on to find out.
Ah, wintertime. A beautiful time of year for some, but a potential nightmare for others. Your car gets no exemption from wintertime. In fact, your car and its ‘extremities’ take a huge beating during the winter. Windshield wipers may take some of the most brutal punishment of all. So, can your windshield wipers freeze? Yes,…