Staying In Charge (Alternator Repair)
December 24, 2023
Seems like these days, we're hearing about more and more electric or hybrid vehicles. Keep in mind that conventional gasoline internal combustion vehicles have important electrical components, too, and it's important to make sure they're operating at their peak. In a vehicle with a gasoline engi... More
The Power Behind your Engine (Alternator Diagnosis and Repair)
July 30, 2023
There's nothing like that sinking feeling when you turn the key and nothing happens in your vehicle. A lot of us are quick to blame the battery. But it may instead be your alternator that's failing. Your battery supplies power to start your vehicle, but the alternator is what sends power when y... More
Alternator Facts (Failing Alternator)
June 13, 2021
If you notice that your headlights are flickering at night, that's something to pay attention to. While there could be many different things that could cause that problem, one possibility is your vehicle's alternator. The alternator takes mechanical energy from the engine and turns it into electr... More
A Non-Starter (Alternator Problems in Cold Weather)
March 14, 2021
As the temperatures dip, we all know there could be problems starting our vehicles. After all, batteries can grow old and not hold a charge as well as when they were newer. Or starters can go bad. But there's one more component to keep an especially sharp eye on during winter: your alternator. T... More
Tuffy Grand Rapids Automotive Tips: Alternator
October 24, 2016
Your alternator makes electricity to start and run your engine and all of the vital electrical systems in your vehicle. Thats everything from the on-board computers to the turn signals. And of course there is the entertainment system, seat heaters, power windows and everything you plug into the p... More
Auto Videos for Grand Rapids Drivers: Making a Battery Last Longer
January 6, 2016
One thing all Grand Rapids drivers can do to extend the life of their battery is to keep it clean. A greasy, dirty battery holds in damaging heat. Same goes for removing corrosion from the terminals. Tuffy Grand Rapids can help maintain your battery. Allowing your battery to be deeply depleted ... More
Charge It In Grand Rapids For Extended Battery Life
August 25, 2015
Here's an interesting statistic for our drivers in Grand Rapids, Michigan : Only thirty percent of car batteries make it to forty-eight months. And the life expectancy varies by where you live. It ranges from fifty-one months in extremely cold areas to just thirty months in extremely... More
Battery Replacement At Tuffy Grand Rapids In Grand Rapids
March 10, 2015
Hello, welcome to Tuffy Grand Rapids. Today's focus is batteries. It seems like everything in Grand Rapids runs on batteries. Of course, the batteries were most concerned with here at Tuffy Grand Rapids are those in our customer's vehicles. Just like the batteries in our smoke detec... More
Make Your Battery Last
December 6, 2013
Todays report from Tuffy Grand Rapids is on car batteries, why they die and what we can do to lengthen their life. Most of us have had a dead battery at one time or another. In fact, it would be very unusual if you hadnt. You may be surprised to learn that only 30 percent of Grand Ra... More