Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihldt.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!ihnp4!ihldt!paveleck From: paveleck@ihldt.UUCP (Bob Paveleck) Newsgroups: net.auto Subject: Re: Car Emergency Kit Message-ID: <2241@ihldt.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-Feb-84 17:50:18 EST Article-I.D.: ihldt.2241 Posted: Thu Feb 9 17:50:18 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Feb-84 07:02:32 EST Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 31 Some other items you might want to keep in your car for emergencies: (1) Some kind of towel or rag (to wipe off a wet distributor or windows, if your car is like mine and often smears them with washer fluid instead of cleaning them) (2) A couple of extra belts (I recently took an Out-of-Hours course on Basic Auto Mechanics and one of the instructors recommended this, as belts tend to snap when you least expect them and are cheap to replace). Of course, the belts have to be the right ones for your type of car. (3) A box of spare fuses (These are also cheap, and sometimes, just driving over a really bumpy road might cause some loose wires to touch and short out a circuit. In my case, the circuits have been the ones controlling the windshield wipers, the radio and the dashboard lights, all of which are a real pain to be without!) (4) Some extra windshield washer fluid (relates to the 1st item above) (5) Some extra anti-freeze/coolant (in case you notice that your car isn't getting any heat in the winter or it's overheated in warm weather) (6) A bottle of distilled water (if your battery is one which isn't maintenance-free) That's about all I can think of for now. Hope this helps! Bob Paveleck ihldt!paveleck