Trip Plannig and Maintenance

[FltSgt@xxxxxxx]

Philippe 

And others who may planning on going some place besides the gas station.  
There is an old saying,  "Preventive Maintenance Is Cheaper Than Corrective 
Maintenace".  If you have had a regular maintenance program with your car(s) 
then you should have no need to carry a trunk full of extra car parts for a 
regular trip.  (If you are going to enter in the Group B circuit....that's 
another story)

If you feel the starter motor is going south on ya...change it now and leave 
your vacation time for you to enjoy.  Take your car for a "test" by filling 
up the tank and driving it non stop to the quarter or (half way) mark on your 
fuel gage and then returning home.  By the time you get home you will know if 
you can make it.  I don't know just where you live at.  Maybe you will need 
to carry your passport for a border crossing.

A good tip for all to follow is to keep the engine compartment as clean as 
you keep the body.  If you do this then you can see if you are going from a 
seeping gasket to a leaking gasket.  So the next time you go to a car wash 
stop by and power wash the engine bay.  Just keep in mind that if you drown 
the electrical stuff you will be there longer than you want.

                                                Rodger & Gabby