If you’ve winterized your car, truck or SUV you probably don’t need to worry about breaking down when you leave your McHenry home this winter. Of course, there’s no absolute guarantee. Things happen.You may hit something in the road and blow out a tire. Or, even with snow tires, you could hit a patch of ice too fast and slide into a ditch along a McHenry road. There are mechanical parts under

Changing your oil on schedule is the most important thing you can do to protect your investment in your automobile and that certainly applies during a Johnsburg winter.Winter poses an additional challenge to motor oil in terms of doing its job of lubricating the parts inside your vehicle’s engine. Without oil, the friction between parts within the engine will create so much heat that, in a short

“I've been drivin' all nightMy hand's wet on the wheel …”Headin’ home ThanksgivingFamily has special appeal.You may have a ways to go to get home to family in Wonder Lake this Thanksgiving. The mile markers will flip by one after another, but don’t focus on those; keep your eyes on the road. Stay alert. Stay focused.As you drive through the night, you want to be on top of your game. You want

You’re tough. You can take everything a Wonder Lake winter can throw at you. So, if the heater in your car isn’t as effective as it once was, so what? You’ll keep your coat cinched up around your neck, keep your gloves on and weather through the cold weather. But the heat in your car isn’t just about comfort.Of course, your car’s heater is also about keeping you warm as the next Wonder Lake

During the American revolution, Civil War, teamsters were responsible for driving and caring for horses and carts that carried ammunition, food and other equipment. At times, they carried troops. Other times, they carried the wounded. It was their job to keep the horses and good health and the carts in good condition.Horses were the engines of the transportation system of the era, though steam locomotives

It’s comforting to know that, no matter how cold it is outside this McHenry winter, when you run out to your vehicle, your car, truck or SUV will start. When you have that kind of comfort, you don’t even think about it. It’s subliminal. But if you don’t have that confidence …If there is a weakness in your car, truck or SUV charging and starting system, a McHenry winter is likely to find it.

In our series on winterizing your car, truck or SUV for the McHenry winter of ’21-’22, this post is all about traction. But it’s not all about winter. We are not only on the cusp of winter, we are even closer to that moment in relation to Halloween. And with Halloween, traction may prove critical with all those little ghouls out and about in McHenry this coming Sunday.Traction is important

Ever seen that driver in McHenry who was in too much of hurry to take the time scraping the frost off their windshield before driving? That’s crazy, isn’t it? But it also highlights a point. Vision is critical when driving and never is it challenged more than in the winter.Several characteristics of winter driving conspire to make it difficult to see when driving in the winter. If you accept the

This is the first of several articles about winterizing your car for the cold McHenry season ahead. Today, we’re discussing coolant. Coolant is the liquid that flows between your radiator and engine to keep the latter from overheating. It’s still called upon to do so in the winter, but only after you get going.Once you’ve driven down the road a while, even if it’s a bitterly cold day or night

October has only just arrived here in Johnsburg and yet this blog wants you to start thinking about winterizing your car, truck or SUV? Kinda jumpin’ in the gun there, fella. Is it really too early to start thinking about winterizing your vehicle?Truth be told, according to one weather Website, we’ll see some snowfall in Johnsburg every three or four years, but no real accumulation. It’s not