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If You're So Smart!...
Prove It!
Here's a little word
game that's quite a
challenge. See how many
brain cells you can
exercise today!
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Q.
If Brad is drab and
if Dale has the lead and
if Steven has events and
if Neil is in line,
What does Brian have?
Looking for the answer?
(hint - it's all in your
head) Just
check the bottom of the
page to learn
how you can get the
answer and win $10.00 off an
any service!
This
puzzle has been
reprinted with
permission from Pat
Battaglia of
International Puzzle
Features. For more
puzzle fun visit
www.CleverPuzzles.com.
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Auto Tip: Batteries
Don't Last Forever
Ever since car
manufactures started making
"Maintenance Free"
batteries, and the folks on
Madison Avenue started
promoting the maintenance
free slogans, we have been
inclined to think that
everything - will - never -
need - anything to keep it
going. All I can say is just
try
NOT eating for a few
months and see how you feel
afterwards. Now you're
starting to feel a little
tired, right?
Batteries are the critical
power source for your
vehicle that acts as a
repository for all things
electrical. If is isn't
healthy, then it can't work
like it was designed for.
And how do we keep it
healthy? Periodic
check-ups (preferably when
you are in for routine
maintenance) and tests are
the only way to monitor your
battery's health levels.
Keep it clean: That
fungus like growth that is
clinging around the
battery's terminals is
creating the potential for
electrical problems that
could make your day
miserable. The acidic
residue of corrosion can eat
away the thin walled metals
of the battery connections,
creating poor charging and
no start situations.
How do you treat the
condition? Easy, you
can request a battery
cleaning and test when your
vehicle is in for it's
regular service. Cleaning
the battery used to be
performed with a wire brush
and a can of pop
(carbonation could dissolve
the corrosion) but with
today's sophisticated
electronics, it
IS NOT the prescribed
method. Please, leave it to
a professional.
When to change a battery:
As with all things
electrical, periodic change
is necessary. Most of
today's batteries have an
expected and advertised life
between five and seven
years. However, just because
they say it's so, doesn't
make it true. You should
start to consider changing
out your battery after year
three (36 months) and no
later than year five. (60
months) I like to tell
clients that just like your
smoke alarm batteries, you
don't want to wait until
they're
not working before
you replace them.
"Replace before failure"
is my suggestion.
That's the tip of the month.
You can read more at
our official Buckley's
blogsite,
www.drivesafedrivesmart.com.
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