Date:         Tue, 9 Jul 2002 01:10:11 EDT
Reply-To:     KimBrennan@AOL.COM
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From:         Kim Brennan <KimBrennan@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: is this a bad idea?
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In a message dated 7/8/02 8:39:41 AM, dan@OFFTHEHILL.ORG writes:

>Am I asking for
>  trouble pushing that far up the coast with an original engine (heads
>done
>  under warranty by VW @ 70k) and tranny, with 156k on the clock?

Asking for trouble? No. but with ANY long distance trip, you should be
prepared for certain factors.

I'm in the process of a cross country trip (San Diego, California, to
Washington, D.C.) And this is on a vehicle I only just purchased. So the
first things I did was check the belts, oil and water situations. Oil was/is
due to be changed during the trip (like right now). Belts are old and cracked
but servicable. Water is in fine shape.

So I picked up spare belts, a couple of extra oil filters and 12 quarts of
20w50 oil. Oh, yes, I also took along a few tools (metric crescent wrenches
should I need to replace the belts).

I checked the tire pressure of all 5 tires and their condition. 4 tires on
the vehicle are practically brand new. Spare is a bit worn, but servicable.
Pressure is good all the way around.

Only bad thing is that the AC is out-of-order. :( Probably not much of an
issue for you.