How to Radiate Cool (Radiator Care)

January 14, 2024

There's nothing that radiates cool like a vehicle radiator that's helping to keep your engine running at the proper temperature. You don't have to baby it, but you can't simply ignore it, either. Let's take a quick dive under the hood to let you know what the radiator is doing. It takes the he... More

Taking the Heat (Heater Hose Maintenance/Repair)

November 12, 2023

If you have an internal combustion vehicle, you know it has a lot of hoses that carry various fluids. And if you have a heater in your vehicle, you'll have heater hoses. A heater hose connects to and from the engine so some coolant can be circulated through a little radiator called a heater core... More

Keeping Your Cool (Coolant System)

June 18, 2023

No matter what the weather is like outside, your internal combustion engine expects to keep its cool all the time, even when it's really cold. That's because engines create the power that moves you to your destination by a series of tiny explosions of a fuel and air mixture. In turn, that genera... More

Tuffy Fort Wayne - Dupont Rd. Radiator Service

October 9, 2022

The coolant system is a vital part of your vehicle. It is also the second most common cause for vehicle failures. Even though coolant system failure is fairly common in Fort Wayne, it is easy to prevent. The most recognizable part of the coolant system is the radiator. It is connected to the engi... More

Coolant/Antifreeze Service in Fort Wayne, IN

September 23, 2022

Fort Wayne auto owners may know that most automotive failures in Fort Wayne, IN, are tire related, but do you know the second most common cause of vehicle failure? Nope, it's not teenagers. It is the coolant system. But if you take good care of your vehicle coolant system, it will take good care... More

Coolant Service at Tuffy Fort Wayne - Dupont Rd.

September 10, 2022

Fort Wayne residents' vehicles have to operate in a wide range of IN temperatures which requires the engine coolant to be able to perform 'no matter what.' Think for a moment about the environment where the coolant does its thing. Very hot, high pressure, corrosive...And all the while, it has to... More

Cooling System Components

September 6, 2022

Today we want to talk about a system in our vehicles the cooling system. It's one of those things that Fort Wayne auto owners don't give much thought to until it fails and then they're stranded by the side of a road in IN.Cooling systems fail more often than any other mechanical system usually... More

Keeping Your Engine Cool in Fort Wayne, IN

September 5, 2022

The cooling system keeps IN vehicle's engines from overheating while they are driving around Fort Wayne. Its job is to move heat away from the engine. Let's talk about the various components of the system and how they make this happen.The radiator is the part most Fort Wayne drivers associate wit... More

Cool Running in Fort Wayne

June 28, 2022

Unless you live in Death Valley, you really don't hear much any more about cars overheating. That's because cooling systems in vehicles have been much improved. That doesn't mean you can't overheat your vehicle engine, though. Without proper preventive maintenance, you could still find yourself ... More

Keeping Your Cool (Coolant leak repair)

May 8, 2022

If theres one thing you should pay attention to with your vehicle, its the temperature gauge. Its the one that may say C---H (that means cold---hot). Or maybe yours has a picture of a thermometer on it and a blue and red zone. If you see the needle heading farther to the H or red area, that mea... More