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Automotive Tips from Tuffy Tire & Auto Service Powell: Air Conditioning ? Common Problem

Your auto air conditioning system cools and conditions the air in your passenger compartment when you are driving around Powell. It also removes moisture from the air to keep your windows from fogg...

August 25, 2025

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Older Vehicles

Give me a Brake (Light)!

If that little brake warning light pops up on your dash, do you know what it means? Well, if you ...

Aug 18, 2025 Read

Headlamps

See the Light (Automatic High Beam Dimmers)

It's happened to all of us. We're driving down a highway at night and over a crest appears a car...

Aug 11, 2025 Read

Windshield Wipers

Don't Start with That (Bad Starter Motor)

We've all heard that expression, "That's a non starter." When it comes to your vehicle, that's no...

Aug 04, 2025 Read

Safe Driving

Light's Out! Trouble Ahead (Exterior Light Bulb Service)

Whether or not your exterior light bulbs are all working probably is not at the top of your list ...

Jul 28, 2025 Read

Exhaust

Avoiding Exhaustion (EGR Valve Replacement)

No, ERG isnt the sound a pirate makes. Its a part in your vehicle that recirculates exhaust gas ...

Jul 21, 2025 Read

Engine Air Filter

It's (Not) Complicated (Engine Air Filter)

While many components of your vehicle are complex and composed of lots of mechanical and electric...

Jul 14, 2025 Read

Windshield Wipers

Steering You Right (Tie Rod End Replacement)

For drivers, S stands for safety. And there are three other words that start with S that are all...

Jul 06, 2025 Read

Automotive News

Bump in the Road (Alignment)

There's something you can do that helps your tires last longer, wear more evenly and your vehicle...

Jun 29, 2025 Read

Service Intervals

Stopping "Brake" Downs (Brake Pad Replacement)

If someone tells you to put the brakes on something, you know it means stop. And stopping is one...

Jun 22, 2025 Read