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Automotive advice from The Under the Hood® Show  Dear Motor Medics,  My vehicle is starting to rust under the hood on  strut towers and under the back on the rear axle mounts and my shop tells me that in their opinion it is no longer safe to drive.

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Automotive advice from The Under the Hood® Show  Dear Motor Medics,  My vehicle is starting to rust under the hood on  strut towers and under the back on the rear axle mounts and my shop tells me that in their opinion it is no longer safe to drive.

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Automotive advice from The Under the Hood® Show  Dear Motor Medics,I have a 2010 GMC Yukon and I’m having a 4x4 problem. The system will work one time, then not the next. When I take it to the shop, it seems to be the time that it is working correctly.

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Dear editor, In response to the shocking murders of their parents, Rob and Michelle Reiner, apparently by their brother Nick, Romy and Jake Reiner asked “for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity.” I know exactly what they meant. My brother, Jody, is 15 months younger than me.

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Dear Motor Medics, I have a question about antifreeze. I have not owned a car for more than seven years until now and I would like to know if I need to do something with my coolant.

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Dear Motor Medics, I have a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee with a 4.0 six-cyl inder engine that failed. This is the first time I have ever had to replace an engine in a vehicle and with fairly low miles and a faithful maintenance history, I am shocked that it failed.

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Dear Motor Medics, I have a 1994 Stealth RT without a turbo-charged engine. I have gone through two new batteries in a short period of time. Is it possible that a failing alternator can ruin a battery? If so I would like to know if there is a way to check if the alternator has failed.