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How do you trust your brick for long distance trip

posted by  Kane on  Sun Jan 2 18:02 CST 2005
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Putting 2000+ miles in a week is not unheard of for my '91 with 209k+ miles. Preventative maintenance by the book, sometimes even ahead of schedule (I'm still old school on the 45k timing belt/fan belt changes, and the tensioner and water pump/hoses/heater valve/etc. gets replaced every other one, regardless of condition), and it'll do just fine. Also, when I get a new part in (like alternator brushes), this car is more apt to get it first, passing the used part down the fleet.

And always a just in case, carry a pack of spare fuses, relays, a small toolkit, a misc. assortment of clamps (especially large ones for like my turbo hoses), some screws, nuts, and bolts.

-- Kane ... also never leave without a roll of duct tape and an assortment of zip ties.
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Blossom II -'91 745Ti/M46 ... Bubbles -'74 144GL/BW35 ... Buttercup -'86 245GL/AW70
The Wayback Machine -'64 P220/M40 ... The ParaBox -'90 745GL/AW70






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