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E85 Fuel Safety For Mercersburg Drivers

This automotive safety warning is coming from a very unusual source: fire fighting experts. You’ve probably heard of E-85 gasoline.  Some newer vehicle models are specifically built to run ...
Published on: May 03, 2023

Fuel Saving Tip: Fuel System Cleaning at Liberty Auto & Tire in Mercersburg

A lot of gas is wasted in dirty fuel delivery systems.  Let’s start at the tank.  The gas tank gathers of dirt, rust and sediment over the years.  That’s why there’s a...
Published on: Mar 26, 2023

Time To Take Another Look at Diesels

{{ image('MzU1') }} If you haven't looked into diesel engines lately, you may be interested in today's post. Why should you care about modern diesel engines? Fuel efficiency, for starters. Because di...
Published on: Mar 05, 2023

Gasoline Direct Injection

{{ image('MzU0') }} Question:My new car has a “GDI” engine. What does that mean to me and other Mercersburg vehicles with this new type of engine?Liberty Auto & Tire Answer:GDI stands for...
Published on: Aug 14, 2022

Diesel Engines

{{ image('MzU0') }} When someone mentions diesels around Mercersburg, images of smoky, rattly trucks may spring to mind. The fact is that the modern, clean diesel engine is much more refined than in ...
Published on: Mar 03, 2022

Fuel System

I’d like to give you a quick overview of the fuel system.  It starts with the fuel tank.  The fuel pump is located inside the tank and pumps fuel out to the engine.  Somewhere alo...
Published on: Jan 27, 2022

Simple Answers from Liberty Auto & Tire for Mercersburg: Improve Fuel Economy

{{ image('NDE5') }} Question:What can I do to improve my fuel economy?Liberty Auto & Tire Answer:There are actually a lot of things Mercersburg drivers can do – some of them are pretty easy. On...
Published on: Nov 22, 2021

Forced Induction

{{ image('MzU0') }} Most Mercersburg residents associate turbochargers and superchargers with hot rods and racing. However, the number of everyday cars and trucks coming to Mercersburg from the facto...
Published on: Aug 28, 2021