You drive a pickup because it’s who you are and your Genoa City neighbors know what you mean. As someone who drives a pickup, you’re probably more in tune with how your pickup truck runs than most people are with how their cars or SUVs run. This means that you use your senses to monitor how your pickup is running.
You nose is aware if there’s an unusual odor. For instance, you can recognize the smell if your pickup is running to rich of a fuel mixture. You also know that sickly sweet smell if your pickup has a cooling system leak.
Your ears are also actively monitoring the condition of your pickup. You listen to how the motor sounds. If you hear a tapping noise, you know to check the oil before jumping to more serious considerations. Your ears pickup sounds of brakes that are squeaking or a belt that is loose or worn.
You use your sense of feel to gauge if the engine is running rough, even if you can’t hear it. Your sense of feel can notice if the pickup is pulling to the left when you’re driving down the road, or if the shocks aren’t providing the right support. But, how about your sense of sight?
For the most part, your sense of sight is restricted while driving. If you see smoke rising out around the hood, you know the pickup is overheating; you’re liable to find yourself stuck on the side of the road far from your Genoa City home. If you see white smoke pouring out of your exhaust in the rearview mirror, you know that coolant is making it’s way into the cylinders, whether you have a blown head gasket or a cracked head (hopefully the prior).
Unfortunately, you can’t use your sense of sight to look under the hood while driving down the road. You can’t crawl under your pickup while driving south on Route 12. You have to stop your pickup and get out to give it a true visual examination. But, while you’re giving your pickup that visual exam, don’t forget to look beyond your pickup.
It’s a good idea to take a look on your Genoa City driveway where you park your pickup. What do you see on the ground below where you park your pickup truck? Do you see a large puddle of oil? Do you see red oil under where the transmission is (if you have an automatic transmission) when the pickup is parked? Do you see coolant where it’s leaking (keep in mind that some coolant leaks only appear when the engine is running)? These are tell-tale clues that can give warnings about the condition of your pickup.
You nose is aware if there’s an unusual odor. For instance, you can recognize the smell if your pickup is running to rich of a fuel mixture. You also know that sickly sweet smell if your pickup has a cooling system leak.
Your ears are also actively monitoring the condition of your pickup. You listen to how the motor sounds. If you hear a tapping noise, you know to check the oil before jumping to more serious considerations. Your ears pickup sounds of brakes that are squeaking or a belt that is loose or worn.
You use your sense of feel to gauge if the engine is running rough, even if you can’t hear it. Your sense of feel can notice if the pickup is pulling to the left when you’re driving down the road, or if the shocks aren’t providing the right support. But, how about your sense of sight?
For the most part, your sense of sight is restricted while driving. If you see smoke rising out around the hood, you know the pickup is overheating; you’re liable to find yourself stuck on the side of the road far from your Genoa City home. If you see white smoke pouring out of your exhaust in the rearview mirror, you know that coolant is making it’s way into the cylinders, whether you have a blown head gasket or a cracked head (hopefully the prior).
Unfortunately, you can’t use your sense of sight to look under the hood while driving down the road. You can’t crawl under your pickup while driving south on Route 12. You have to stop your pickup and get out to give it a true visual examination. But, while you’re giving your pickup that visual exam, don’t forget to look beyond your pickup.
It’s a good idea to take a look on your Genoa City driveway where you park your pickup. What do you see on the ground below where you park your pickup truck? Do you see a large puddle of oil? Do you see red oil under where the transmission is (if you have an automatic transmission) when the pickup is parked? Do you see coolant where it’s leaking (keep in mind that some coolant leaks only appear when the engine is running)? These are tell-tale clues that can give warnings about the condition of your pickup.
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