In recent years, road-construction crews have repaved, or rebuilt, a number of the roads in and around McHenry. Those roads are smooth as silk. But, still, you may feel bumps when driving in the area. You may have come across roads that are still in need of attention from road-construction crews. You can try to avoid the roads in McHenry that are still in need of work. Or, you might consider that

One is for you, the other is for your car, truck or SUV. If they’re both doing their job, you and your car, truck or SUV can both take a deep sigh of relief, and a big breath of clean air. If they’re not up too par anymore, either of you could find yourself wheezing and coughing for a fresh breath. Who are they? One is an engine air filter. The other is your car, truck or SUV’s cabin filter. They

Each year, you’ll see the Spring-time ads in the papers and online for tires. The ads are generally from big box stores. They have several bays for oil changes, tires, batteries and other such services. Some even have younger auto repair technicians that are enthusiastic and knowledgeable, to a point. Most people prefer to take their vehicle to a qualified and reputable auto repair shop for maintenance

Officially, at least, Spring has come to Johnsburg. How did your car, truck or SUV survive the winter? In the cold, you may have been inclined to rush out to the car, truck or SUV, start the engine and go, hoping the heat will catch up soon. You may not have tarried about outside looking over the car. Only a gluten for punishment would stand out in the cold and stare at their car, truck or SUV, right?

Don’t believe it? Check out this list of holidays You’ve heard of this national holiday, haven’t you – set-your-clock-ahead-and-change-your-car’s-oil day? What? You never heard of set-your-clock-ahead-and-change-your-car’s-oil day? There’s a holiday for everything these days. Why not a set-your-clock-ahead-and-change-your-car’s-oil day? We have all kinds of bizarre holidays. Many

You could hold your breath a really long time. That’s one way to keep your windshield from fogging up on the inside when you leave your Johnsburg home. Of course, how long can you really hold your breath? In the winter, the problem is that it’s warmer inside your car than outside. If there is significant humidity inside the car, that moisture can collect on the car’s windows. Breathing pumps

The car won’t start and there are multiple explanations for why it has left you stranded in the parking lot of this McHenry shopping center. The battery could be bad. The alternator could have run its course. The serpentine belt that drives the pulley on the alternator could have broken. These are all plausible explanations. You could even have some other deeper electrical problem, though that’s

The roads in Johnsburg aren’t appreciably worse than roads anywhere else. But, that’s not to say there aren’t any potholes in Johnsburg. So, the question is, “Can a pothole throw your car, truck or SUV out of alignment?” The answer is, most assuredly, yes. Of course, it generally depends on how severe the pothole is. Inevitably, whether driving in Johnsburg or any other road at or above

There’s not much you can do, living here in McHenry to put the brakes on winter driving: that you can somehow bring an early end to winter or the driving conditions it causes here in the McHenry area. As long as you’re stuck driving in winter conditions, the question is whether your brakes are up to the task. Winter isn’t convenient for McHenry area drivers. It tests your driving ability to

Do you have roadside assistance? You might have it and not even realize it; it sometimes comes with your auto insurance (check your policy). Roadside assistance is a good thing to have, especially in McHenry during the winter. Lacking roadside assistance, when the winter winds of McHenry are howling, and often carrying snow, is not a good idea. With roadside assistance, you’re only a phone call