Going on a long trip
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Going on a long trip
I'm going from Sedalia, MO, to Paola, KS. Roughly 3 hours drive, so it's not THAT long, but it would be the longest trip I've taken in my Neon.
Betty has a manual transmission, cold air intake, and a knock.
I've kept pretty good maintenance on her. The lower radiator hose just went out and has been replaced, but when it went I took her as far as she would go, and the temperature gauge went as high as it could go. There aren't any signs of a bad head gasket (at least yet), and since fixing it, I haven't noticed any heating problems.
Is there any preventative things I should do before making the trip? Should I bring assorted fluids with me just in case?
Note, I just recently changed the oil. Like so recent the oil is still clearish.
Betty has a manual transmission, cold air intake, and a knock.
I've kept pretty good maintenance on her. The lower radiator hose just went out and has been replaced, but when it went I took her as far as she would go, and the temperature gauge went as high as it could go. There aren't any signs of a bad head gasket (at least yet), and since fixing it, I haven't noticed any heating problems.
Is there any preventative things I should do before making the trip? Should I bring assorted fluids with me just in case?
Note, I just recently changed the oil. Like so recent the oil is still clearish.
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All IMO:
If you maintain your car, there's nothing that really needs to be checked. I never check anything before a longer drive because I know where everything's at (fluid, brake pad levels, tire pressure and so on). Those special pre-trip checks are for people who don't actually regularly check everything and actually have an excuse now to do so.
If you maintain your car, there's nothing that really needs to be checked. I never check anything before a longer drive because I know where everything's at (fluid, brake pad levels, tire pressure and so on). Those special pre-trip checks are for people who don't actually regularly check everything and actually have an excuse now to do so.