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?