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Air Blend Box

You push a few buttons or turn some knobs, and voila! You have air blowing on your feet or cool air chilling your face. But how does all that happen? Well, it's all thanks to ...
Published on: Jul 26, 2026

Heater Core

{{ image('MzU0') }} TRUCKEE drivers may wonder where the air in a vehicle's passenger compartment comes from. Well, as your engine starts to warm up, it also warms the coolant/ant...
Published on: Jul 27, 2025

How Cool is That! (Coolant level sensor replacement)

Your vehicle’s engine runs hot.  It should, since it’s a series of little explosions that create the power that gets you going where you want to go.  To keep the engine cool, eng...
Published on: Jun 29, 2025

Radiator Fans

If you’re old enough, you’ve heard the term “fan belt." Back in the day, the radiator fan in your vehicle was turned by a belt driven by the engine. There are still belt driven fans,...
Published on: Mar 09, 2025

A Long Lasting Cooling System For TRUCKEE, CA Driving

Our vehicles operate in a wide range of outside temperatures.  That’s why vehicle manufacturers use testing grounds from the frozen tundra to the blistering desert.  Your engine antifr...
Published on: May 31, 2023

The Auto & Tire Doctor Inc Tech Question On Your Cooling System

Question I was driving down the freeway and smoke started coming out of my car.  I pulled over and called my husband.  I had to be towed to my mechanic.  He said my car had overheated....
Published on: Oct 23, 2022

Radiator Fans

{{ image('MzU0') }} TRUCKEE residents who are old enough have probably heard the term “fan belt”. Back in the day the radiator fan in your vehicle was turned by a belt driven by the engin...
Published on: Feb 01, 2022

The Auto & Tire Doctor Inc Advice on Your Cooling System

Last week I was out running errands and my temperature warning light came on – total panic!  I pulled over and my car was overheating After it cooled down, I went right in to my service ce...
Published on: Sep 19, 2021