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From: paveleck@ihldt.UUCP (Bob Paveleck)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Car Emergency Kit
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Date: Thu, 9-Feb-84 17:50:18 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb  9 17:50:18 1984
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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
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