Michael, my three kids (two boys and one girl) have all asked me, at one time or another, if they could borrow my vans. I always responded, 'a bed on wheels? No way!' If you let him, I would make sure that he understands the subtleties of the vehicle and that he's able to do minor repairs. I haven't seen this one mentioned yet. One little 'word,' AAA! Thanks, Miguel
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Mike Collum <collum@myfairpoint.net> wrote: > If you do decide to let him take it, make sure he knows NOT to drive to > the next exit nor to the top of the present hill should the oxy/alt > light come on. Rather that he knows to shut off the engine right now > and coast to the side of the road and check to see if the belt is still > in place. The waterpump, after all, is driven by the alternator belt. > > If the belt is OK then he could drive on the battery for quite a ways to > get to where he could have the alternator repaired. > > BTW, in a pinch, one can shift the power steering belt to the > alternator/waterpump. It won't hurt the power steering to go beltless. > > It wouldn't hurt to make sure he knows how to change belts and do other > routine maintenance things. > > Mike > |
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