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Acton Summer Heat Wave -  Sal's Auto Repair Car Safety & A/C Tips

7/26/2023

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Hot & humid in Acton! Is your car ready for a summer road trip? Air conditioning working? Did you know that it's more common for batteries to fail in the summer than  winter? Check your tire pressure lately?

Sal's Auto offers full service can check, repair or re-charge your auto A/C & car battery?

Sharing Sal (& Jean's) Summer Car Safety alert:  Never leave kids or pets  or alone in the car. Sal used his iphone to capture the above interior car temps of 100++ degrees in under 10 minutes in the shade (right pic)!                                                                                                          
​Sal, owner & mechanic at Sal's Auto & Truck Repair in Acton has these tips to stay cool with A/C & to beat the heat this summer!  
1) Open your car windows to let heat out
2) Turn your car A/C on low speed to cool air faster &
3) Make sure your car A/C is cooling properly before  driving children, elderly & pets

4) Stay well hydrated and check on your friends & neighbors.

Stay Safe & COOL!


 Need a service appointment? A/C not working or need a recharge? Call Sal's Auto today at 978-263-2614 for a car service appointment to fix your A/C & keep your vehicle running safe & efficient on the road! 

Sal's Auto & Truck Repair in Acton is a local, independent, family owned & run car care business serving the Acton -  Boxborough & Middlesex West area since 1976. 
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Sal’s Auto & Truck Repair Acton Summer Car Care Tips: How to Keep your Car Temp COOL & Prevent Overheating

7/28/2020

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Sal’s Auto & Truck Repair Acton Summer Car Care Tips to Keep your Car Temperature COOL to Prevent Overheating
Acton & Middlesex Boston burb temps in the 90s! Sal Panetta, owner & mechanic at Sal’s Auto & Truck Repair shares tips on keeping your vehicle COOL to prevent overheating and engine damage. Do not Drive when Engine Temp rises! 

Along with rising temps, your car temperature may rise for a number of reasons ranging from your vehicles oil and fluid levels to problems with your radiator and cooling systems.

Summer Car Care Tips to Keep your Engine COOL 
  1. Park in the shade  or a garage out of the direct sun (open your car windows where possible)
  2. Pay attention to your car’s temperature sensor if it approaches the HOT zone
  3. If you notice the temp in the red zone – safely pull over (or Drive your car to your mechanic … Sal’s Auto! :).
  4. Open your windows and turn on the HEAT!
  5. Keep up with your summer car maintenance – check your oil and coolant & fluid levels, Maintain your car BEFORE the Engine Temp rises!  
Car A/C not working or low on FREON? Battery not turning over? New tires? Sal’s Auto can help with those too.
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Sal’s Auto & Truck Repair recommends ongoing regular maintenance based on time or mileage interval to help keep your  car running safe & reliable on the road.  Call Sal’s Auto & Truck Repair at 978-263-2614 to make an appointment for service.  NO Contact drop-off & auto service available.

About Sal’s Auto & Truck Repair is a proud local family favorite full service auto repair shop, brakes, batteries, engines tires & more. Auto Warranty maintenance too, all makes and models. Local & independent, family owned & run for over 4 decades! Visit  SalsAutoTruckRepair.com 
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Call Sal's Auto Acton for a FREE Battery Check

5/20/2020

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Car been sitting in the driveway more these days with Covid-19? YES... As the Massachusetts economy re-opens, Sal and the mechanics at Sal's Auto Acton are seeing more than the usual share of weak or dead batteries. It's good practice to drive your car every few days (or at least weekly) but that still may not be enough to charge your battery taking short trips to the store for essential items!


​To help move things back to normal, Sal's Auto will perform a FREE battery check and test the charge on your car battery. Sal's Auto performs a complimentary 60 point vehicle safety check with any service to keep your car safe and reliable on the road. **Please Mention FREE Sal's Auto Battery Check at Service write-up**


With many local to Acton or working from home these days, this may be a good time to schedule auto service & maintenance (based on either miles driven OR time) or car repairs! Sal's Auto now offers Safe & convenient 'NO Contact' Auto Service and pick-up. We take special care and follow all CDC and MA State guidelines sanitizing all vehicles, and touch services before and after service! 

CALL Sal's Auto & Truck Repair Acton Today at 978-263-2614 to book auto service and a FREE Car Battery check!  Sal's Auto is proud to be your wicked local favorite car repair shop (find us on Next Door too!) serving the Acton - Concord - Middlesex West Boston area for over 4 decades!

Thank you for supporting Sal's Auto and other local, independent community businesses!
Sal & all @ Sal's Auto & Truck Repair Acton 

PS  The summer heat is coming... Car Air Conditioning working?  Sal's Auto repairs car A/C and can recharge A/C too! 

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    At Sal’s Auto & Truck Repair, our ASE Certified mechanics not only maintain your vehicles, we educate you on ways to keep your vehicles running so they are safe, reliable and more eco friendly (saving green --- gas and money) on the road.  

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5 Willow Street 
Acton, MA 01720

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