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Tips to Avoid Hydroplaning

Jim Clark Chevrolet knows that hydroplaning can be a frightening situation for any driver in Junction City, KS. This occurs when your tires lose traction on a wet surface, causing your vehicle to skid across the surface of the water.

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Car Battery Service & Replacement

When your car battery goes dead, it can be a frustrating thing to deal with. You may not know the first step to take in a situation like this. Fortunately for you, our service team here at Jim Clark Chevrolet in Junction City, KS has years of knowledge and experience dealing with car batteries. 

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Has Back-to-School Service Time Arrived?

The "back-to-school" season refers to that point at the end of August and the beginning of September when school-age kids head back to the classroom. Parents might need to get their vehicles inspected and repaired to make sure they can bring their young ones to school in a safe vehicle.

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Understanding the Important Role of Gaskets in Your Vehicle

Though they might not be the first thing that comes to mind when you think about important components of your vehicle, its gaskets play a crucial role in allowing your engine to function correctly. Engine gaskets provide crucial seals that allow for the maintenance of pressure in your engine. They also allow for your engine to hold in fluids and they stop debris from being able to enter into the engine. Their overall role in engine performance cannot be understated. 

There are four types of gaskets that are involved in allowing your engine to perform at peak capacity. These include…

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Kits for Roadside Emergencies

What exactly should you include in your roadside emergency kit? Our Jim Clark Chevrolet-Cadillac team gets this question from time to time, so we compiled a short list of must-haves.

A First Aid Kit

Tending to injuries should be a priority, so keep a small but comprehensive first aid kit in your car at all times. It should contain:

  • Thermometer, tweezers, scissors
  • Bandages, gauze, tape
  • Aspirin, antibiotic ointment, hydrocortisone
  • Non-latex gloves, instant cold press, blanket
  • A defibrillator (if you're trained to use one)

Mechanical Supplies

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Headlights

A headlight is also referred to as a headlamp. It is attached to the front of the vehicle to light up the road ahead. The headlight performance has gradually developed throughout generations. Each moving object powered by the engine should have a headlight, like the car itself, the train, aero plane, and motorbike.

To add on, the headlights design and style is always known to be round in shape for a long time, since the native shape of parabolic reflector is round. The round shape helps to project light and focus the beam.

 

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Here are Plans for Winter Car Care

Car problems are never appealing to deal with, and troubles during harsh winter weather could be even worse. Putting snow tires on a vehicle may help, but that single step might not be enough. Performing additional winter care responsibilities

Placing some essential items in the trunk could help you avoid hassles. A lock de-icer spray, a survival kit, a blanket, and a spare winter jacket could help in a bad situation. Hopefully, taking care of important preventive maintenance concerns and keeping enough fuel in the tank could avoid some troubles.

Maintenance steps, such as 

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