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AlittlevehiclelovegoesalongwayTuesdayApril7201519AUTOGUIDECRAZYSPRINGWHEELEVENT4FOR3IN-HOUSEWHEELSALEAPRIL1-312015.CALLSTOREFORDETAILS.TIRENORTHLTD.917MACKENZIEHWYSS22HAYRIVERNTX0E0R8CALLUSAT867874-2686ByDONJAQUEAsweneartheendofalongcoldwinteritisgoodtoreviewhowwellwetreattheve-hicleswearesodependenton.Hereisaquickchecklisttorateyou1.Howlongdoyouwarmupyourvehicletwominutesveminutes10minutes15minutes2.Doyoupluginyourvehiclenotatalltwohoursfourhoursvehours3.Besidesablockheaterdoyouhaveanythingelsethatenhancesyourvehiclestartupinwinterbatteryblanketbatterychargerlargerbattery4.Doyouusesyntheticorregularoildoyouevenknow5.WhattiresdoyouhaveregularallseasonwintertiresorstuddedtiresGordFrasertheservicemanagerforKing-landFordinHayRiverwhohasworkedtherefor28yearssaysvehiclewarmuptimeismandatoryandrecommendsatleast15minutes.Hesaysanythinglessthanave-minutewarmupisgoingtocauseenginedamage.Fiveminutesisnotenoughwhenavehicleisunderloadinthecoldandeven10minutesisbarelyadequatehesays.Articleshavebeenpublishedinthesouthsayingnewcomputerizedfuel-injectedenginesdonotneedmorethanacoupleofminuteswarm-uptime.Anylongerthanthattheysayisjustawasteofgas.Thatinformationismeantforsoutherndrivers.WithourextremecoldtemperaturesitisacompletelydifferentenvironmenthereFrasersaid.Aproperwarmupisneededifavehicleistofunctionwellandworkproperly.Plugginginyourvehicleisalsoessential.Theblockheaterwarmsthecoolantandinsodoingthewholeengineisatahighertem-peratureatstartup.Frasersaysplugginginatleastvehoursisworthwhileeventhoughitaddstoelectricbills.Additionallyifave-hiclesitswithoutuseformorethanthreehoursinextremecoldhesaystheblockhascooledanditneedstobepluggedinagain.PeoplewhoarenotdoingthataretheoneswearesellingnewenginestosowhoissavingmoneyDwayneVenematheowner-mechanicatRDVServicesinFortSmithsaysthatinad-ditiontoablockheaterNorthernersshouldequiptheirvehicleswithbatteryblanketsaswellasminibatterychargersthatactivatewhenthevehicleispluggedin.Thatwaytherequiredcrankingpowerisavailablefromthebatteryinordertostartthevehicleproperly.Hesaidtheblockheaterusesthemostpowerwhilethedrawfromtheothertwoisminimalsothatallthreecanoperatepluggedintoa15-amphousecircuit.Assoonasithits-30myphonestartsring-ingandIgetanumberofcomplaintsthatmycarwontstart.ItsmostoftenthebatteryVen-emasaid.Somepeoplegetuptoeightyearsoutoftheirbatterywhileothersonlygettwo.Wehaveasayingintheindustryfewbatter-iesdieanaturaldeath.Mostaremurdered.Fraseralsosuggestsupgradingyourvehi-clesbatterytoonewithahigher-ratedcrank-ingpoweratthenextopportunity.Bothmechanicsrecommendsyntheticoilinwinter.Frasersaysregularoilhasalmosttheconsistencyoficecreaminextremecoldsoyourengineisnotbeinglubricateduntilithaswarmedup.Syntheticoilmaintainsitsviscosityinlowtemperatureandstillows.Venemaalsorecommendssyntheticpowersteeringuidandcoolerbypassforthesamereasonalthoughheallowsthatmaynotbeac-ceptableunderwarrantyforsomenewcars.Healsopointstotheneedforqualitywintertires-atleasthigh-endall-seasontiresthathaveagoodsnowandicerating.OrbetterstilldedicatedsnowtiresaredesirablefornavigatingNorthernwinters.Studdedwin-tertiresaretheverybesthesaid.Therubberofmanyregulartireshardensassoonasthetemperaturedropsbelowfreez-ing.Thatmeanspoorstoppingdistancesandminimaltraction.Materialsusedinmanufac-turingsnowtiresaredesignedtostaymallea-bleevenincoldtemperatures.Venemasaysagoodsetofwintertiresondedicatedrimsforeaseofchangingcostsabout1800muchlessthananaccidentwouldcost.Wintertiresimprovebrakingaccelerationandthesafetyfactorisgreatlyincreased.BothFraserandVenemafeelstronglythatNorthernersmustmakespecialeffortstolookaftertheirvehiclesbecauseofthechallengesofourextremeNorthernclimate.Weareverypassionateaboutthis.ItissocriticaltodothesethingsifavehicleisgoingtoworkproperlyandretainitsvalueFrasersaid.