Cooling System

  • Keep Your Cool in Eagle Lake
    Eagle Lake 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 mi...
    Published on: Oct 11, 2013
  • Keeping Your Engine Cool in Eagle Lake, MN
    The cooling system keeps MN vehicle's engines from overheating while they are driving around Eagle Lake. Its job is to move heat away from the engine. Let's talk about the various components of the sy...
    Published on: Dec 25, 2013
  • Cooling System Components
    Today we want to talk about a system in our vehicles – the cooling system. It's one of those things that Eagle Lake auto owners don't give much thought to until it fails and then the...
    Published on: Apr 10, 2015
  • Engine Hydration for Eagle Lake Drivers: Role of Your Water Pump
    The cooling system in an engine has five components: the radiator, the radiator cap, the hoses, the thermostat and the water pump. The water is literally the heart of the system. Just as your own hear...
    Published on: Nov 06, 2016
  • Smart Eagle Lake Drivers Protect Against Overheating
    Engines get hot when they run. This heat can build up and damage vital engine parts, so engines need a cooling system to keep them running. Cooling system failure is the most common mechanical failu...
    Published on: Apr 17, 2017
  • Coolant Service at Hughes Automotive Inc
    Eagle Lake residents' vehicles have to operate in a wide range of MN temperatures which requires the engine coolant to be able to perform 'no matter what.' Think for a moment about the env...
    Published on: May 01, 2017
  • Cool Running in Eagle Lake
    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 ...
    Published on: Dec 10, 2017
  • Coolant/Antifreeze Service at Hughes Automotive Inc
    Anyone who drives a car in Eagle Lake 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 ...
    Published on: Jan 03, 2018
  • Water Pump
    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:...
    Published on: Apr 17, 2018
  • Hughes Automotive Inc Radiator Service
    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 Eagle Lake, it is easy to preve...
    Published on: Dec 23, 2018
  • Coolant/Antifreeze Service in Eagle Lake, MN
    Eagle Lake auto owners may know that most automotive failures in Eagle Lake, MN, are tire related, but do you know the second most common cause of vehicle failure? Nope, it's not teenagers. It ...
    Published on: Jun 14, 2020
  • Your Biggest Fan (Radiator Fan Problems)
    Your vehicle's engine makes a lot of heat when it's powering you down the road, so it needs a way to get rid of that energy.  That's why your vehicle has a cooling system, complete with a radiato...
    Published on: Jan 01, 2021
  • Mercury Rising (Hot Weather Vehicle Concerns)
    The heat is on, and your vehicle takes a beating when it is.  Several of your vehicle's systems are under extra stress in hot weather, so here are a few to make sure are getting the care and main...
    Published on: Jun 06, 2021
  • Not So Hot in Eagle Lake
    When the weather turns cold, it's nice to crank up the furnace and enjoy the heat. But if your home's furnace doesn't work, it's not too comfortable. Same goes with your vehicle. When the heater's not...
    Published on: Nov 07, 2021
  • Keeping Your Cool (Coolant leak repair)
    If there’s one thing you should pay attention to with your vehicle, it’s the temperature gauge. It’s the one that may say C---H (that means “cold---hot”).  Or maybe ...
    Published on: Jun 12, 2022
  • Keeping Your Cool (Coolant System)
    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 ...
    Published on: Oct 09, 2022
  • Too Hot to Handle (Vehicle Overheating)
    In the hot weather, seeing steam coming from the engine compartment is something we all dread.  No one wants that to happen to them. But if you know the signs of overheating and how to deal with ...
    Published on: Dec 10, 2023
  • How to Radiate Cool (Radiator Care)
    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...
    Published on: Feb 25, 2024