Water Pump
August 27, 2023
Your cooling system is very important. It circulates coolant through the radiator and your engine to protect your vehicle from overheating. There are five main components to the cooling system: the radiator the radiator cap the hoses the thermostat the water pump The water pump's like the hear... More
Keep Your Cool in Richmond
July 23, 2023
Richmond drivers rely on their vehicle's coolant system to keep their engine cool. Coolant (also called antifreeze) mixed with water flows through your vehicle engine and absorbs heat. The mixture then flows out to the radiator where it's cooled by air flowing over the radiator. From there the c... More
How to Radiate Cool (Radiator Care)
May 7, 2023
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
Coolant/Antifreeze Service at Tuffy Richmond
June 5, 2022
Anyone who drives a car in Richmond knows that engines get hot when they run. But did you know that engines need to be cooled to keep running? Heat inside an engine can cause the metal parts to expand, which can seize up an engine and make it stop running. It can even ruin the entire engine! Goo... More
Keeping Your Cool (Coolant leak repair)
January 16, 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
Keeping Your Engine Cool in Casco, Michigan
December 22, 2021
The cooling system keeps Michigan vehicle's engines from overheating while they are driving around Casco. 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 Casco drivers associate with th... More