Very good advice.  Without shelter in a dirt parking
lot, there is a very good chance that you will be
loosing tools, and fumbling around in a rain
storm trying to install a head gasket.  Under
poor conditions like this there is a good chance
you would be doing the job over in a very
shortly time.   My thoughts are ether get it to
a good shop in the area, or rent a U-haul and
tow her home.
                                            Eric

David Brodbeck wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Apr 2003, Mike Collum wrote:
>
> > To some degree, it depends on what tools you're either qualified or
> > willing to use.
>
> I think it also depends on what you're willing to fix in the parking lot
> of an interstate rest stop.
>
> Think hard about what types of work you're willing to do in a poor
> location under bad conditions, and what work you'd rather have a shop do
> for you instead.  Be honest with yourself, and remember, you're on
> vacation.  Any tools that apply only to jobs you don't want to tackle
> under those conditions, leave at home.
>
> David Brodbeck, N8SRE
> '82 Diesel Westfalia
> '94 Honda Civic Si