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Friday, December 21, 2012
ARF Holiday Pet Food Drive
Posted by Lehmer's Concord Buick GMC on 4:46 AM
In partnership with the Salvation Army and Safeway, ARF’s Holiday Pet Food Drive will once again lend a paw to those in need this holiday season. ARF will be collecting cat and dog food donations through December 30 to help local pet guardians provide for their furry families. Any cat and dog food - wet or dry, unexpired and unopened - is appreciated. Donations may be dropped off at ARF, located at 2890 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. weekdays and Noon – 5 p.m. weekends, or at six Safeway locations, in Alamo, Blackhawk, Clayton, San Ramon, and Walnut Creek. Please visit www.arf.net for specific Safeway drop-off...
Friday, December 14, 2012
What to do if your brakes stop working
Posted by Lehmer's Concord Buick GMC on 7:25 AM
Suppose you're driving down the freeway one day. As you're about to take the exit, you tap on the brakes -- and you don't slow down. No matter how hard you press, nothing happens. You have no brakes! What are you going to do?
When you press on the brake pedal in almost all cars today, you're pushing on a piston. That piston pushes on brake fluid in the master cylinder, pressurizing the brake fluid. It flows through thin pipes, called brake lines, to pistons at each wheel. Those pistons apply pressure to the brake pads, and they squeeze against a disk or a drum to stop the car. If you were to have a catastrophic loss of brake fluid or if someone...
Friday, December 7, 2012
Top 5 Signs of Engine Trouble
Posted by Lehmer's Concord Buick GMC on 11:12 AM
5. Warning Lights: If your car is working properly, these are what Audra Fordin of "What Women Auto Know" calls "hello, good morning" lights. You fire up theengine and the dashboard lights up like carnival. This is the car's computer checking everything out. One by one, each of the lights turns off and you're ready to drive.
If they don't turn off, though, that's bad. Either very bad or slightly bad, depending on which light remains lit. These lights are connected to sensors that monitor everything your car does. If something seems out of whack, the computer will use these lights to tell you what it is. It can't use its words; it's not KITT,...
