A problem with either of these could stop you in your tracks. If a hose breaks or cracks, antifreeze/coolant will exit the cooling system. In rather short order, your car will overheat. Then, you’ll have a choice of pulling over to the side of the road or ruining your engine.On the other hand, if the belt that drives your alternator, power steering pump and water pump breaks, you’ll also want to

Business took me down from Woodstock to areas south of Chicago last week. For those down that way, if you’re not familiar with Woodstock, we’re just beyond the Sacred Elephant Graveyard. In other words, we’re a bit off the beaten track.While casually cruising southbound on Highway 355 in my father’s Lincoln I suddenly smelled something akin to burning rubber as I saw a sign for the Route 34