Teach them to call a trusted, mechanic-type person FIRST if they have trouble, instead of finding a local garage that'll be happy to tweak every single adjustment under the lid and hard-sell them undercoating...
On Friday, February 28, 2003, at 08:06 AM, John Jensen wrote: > Suppose you were sending a non mechanic off on a cross country > trip...Total 6000 Miles in a Well checked over Westy with Maybe 12K . > What basic skills and procedures would you want to teach that person? > I'm thinking: Replace and set points. Check oil and brake fluid. Jack > car and change a tire. Learn basic lay out of wires and hoses so they > can all be wiggled and checked. > What else? |
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