Month: June 2024
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OEM Parts: What That Means and Why Knowing Matters
Understanding OEM Parts: What Your Mechanic Means and Why It Matters New Freedom residents who’d like to lean a new language can do so for FREE with their York County Libraries card. Because they can access the language-learning system via the York County Library Resources page. And though understanding a new language may help in…
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The Best Way to Keep Your Car’s Timing Belt in Top Condition
The Importance of Timing Belt Inspections During Regular Car Maintenance Maintaining your vehicle is all about ensuring that all the critical parts in your car, truck, or Jeep are functioning correctly. And just like our York county railroads are a critical part our Pennsylvania history, equally critical to the health of your engine is your…
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The Best Way to Keep Your Car’s Fuel Lines Healthy
The Causes and Prevention of Brittle and Cracked Car Fuel Lines Fuel lines are a critical part of a vehicle’s fuel system. Because, they are responsible for transporting fuel from the tank to the engine. But, over time, these lines can become brittle and prone to cracking. And this can lead to fuel leaks, engine…
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What You Need to Know About How to Prevent a Cracked Engine
What It Means When a Car Engine is Cracked and What to Do About It Imagine this: you were heading toward York Habitat ReStore to donate some old items that you no longer need in honor of World Upcycling Day. But, on the way your car started smoking and then began to overheat. And what…
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The Dos & Don’ts of Adding Aftermarket Parts to Your Vehicle
What You Need to Know About Adding Aftermarket Parts to Your Pick-Up Truck or Jeep Sometimes, we like to hit the highway and enjoy the feel of the open road in our ride or die: our Jeep or Pick-up Truck. And this is especially true after last weeks major power outage that left us wanting…
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What You Need to Know About Heatwaves and Your Car
How Hot Weather Affects Your Car or Truck and How to Protect Your Vehicle High heat and humidity continue into the weekend in Lancaster county with feels like numbers near 100 degrees. And as temperatures soar, it’s not just humans who feel the heat; our vehicles also bear the brunt of the summer sun. So,…
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Your Engine’s Lead Player: The Camshaft | Meineke Lancaster
Understanding Your Vehicle’s Camshaft: Function and Maintenance Lancaster County’s very own native Jonathan Groff has won a Tony Award for his performance in “Merrily We Roll Along.” And just as he is the lead in this Broadway performance, so too is the camshaft the lead in your engine’s performance. But, for many this part is…
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Your Car’s Shock Absorbers and Struts: What You Need to Know
Maximizing the Life of Your Car’s Shock Absorbers and Struts: Dos and Don’ts Here in Dauphin County, we recognize the value of our local heroes and the role they play in keeping our community running smoothly. For example, two officers in Harrisburg’s neighboring township of Swatara were just honored with awards for their life-saving efforts.…
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Your Car’s Super Team: Wheels, Tires and Suspension
How Your Car’s Wheels, Tires, and Suspension Work Together to Keep You Moving Safely Tomorrow is Father’s Day! And our Harrisburg community offers a lot to do to celebrate with your favorite guy. Dad is a team player when it comes to keeping things running smoothly down life’s highway. In fact, he’s kind of just…
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The Importance and Coordination of Your Car’s Timing Belt
Understanding Your Vehicle’s Timing Belt: What It Does and Why It’s Crucial It’s a vague name: Timing Belt. Yet what it does and why it’s important should be anything but. Because, when it comes to vehicle maintenance, there are a few components that are critical to your car’s performance. But, the timing belt is one…