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How to keep your car running in the frigid cold
Mechanic Mike Badalyan advises checking batteries, fluids, and keeping gas tanks half full to avoid car troubles during the winter storm watch, the leading issue is dead batteries.
- With brutally cold temperatures forecast this weekend, drivers in Rutland and Windsor face a Winter Storm Watch through late Monday night, and Mike Badalyan urges checking vehicle maintenance now.
- Because dead batteries top no-start causes, Mike Badalyan urges drivers to prepare this weekend by checking their cars to avoid being stranded and costly repairs.
- Start the car for 30 seconds to a minute, Badalyan recommends, to prevent stiff power steering and cold-start issues before venturing out.
- Drivers should stock emergency supplies like water, food, blankets, cat litter, dry gasoline, keep the gas tank at least half full, and contact a mechanic if issues arise this weekend.
- Next Generation Automotive owner Mike Badalyan stresses checking the charging system, alternators, batteries, and belts as part of regular maintenance, and advises verifying cells if a battery is three to five years old.
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For protecting vehicles in the winter weather, be sure to check the vehicle’s antifreeze and air pressure, and to pack an emergency kit, said Danny Griffin, the Manager of Griff’s Auto Repair on South Harper Road.
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