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Motoring Hints and Tips

Advice on driving conditions, and general motoring problems such as faulty lights, windshields, doors, and more.

Subject: Keeping awake when driving   Want to keep awake and alert when driving, drive in your bare feet, it will help Sphere 3 May 2005

Set the climate control temperature in your car to between 21 and 22 degrees Celsius as they are comfortable temperatures that will keep you alert for longer as it slows down stuffiness and sleep. -- "Laura McAllister" Laura, http://www.bestbadcreditloans.com

Subject: How to drive a car with a manual transmission - Visit the website www.standardshift.com Good Luck -- "Standardshifter"

Subject: gas tank temporary repair If you ever get a leak from a cracked gas tank on your vehicle, the temporary solution is to scrape a bar of soap on the crack till it seals. Gas does not dissolve soap, but water will definitely dissolve it! So like I said, this is only a temporary solution!!! But it did get me home from a long trip on a dirt road! -- “Vince Cayouette”

Radiator leaks. If your radiator springs a leak, stop in at McDonald's (or other restaurant) and pick up several little packets (5 or 6 packets or about one tablespoon) of black pepper. The pepper absorbs the water in the radiator and swells up. The pepper will then clog up the hole in the radiator. This repair will give you enough time to get to the garage. In one case that I know of, the pepper lasted for over 5 years. Joseph Fortunato - ItalianFoodSpecialties.com

Subject: Gasoline fires If you smell gas coming from beneath your car, never check under it with an ordinary strobe light. If any gas falls on the lightbulb, it could explode and cause a serious fire. Use a light with a protective surface instead. (Such as a plastic transparent cover).—“Adrian Mole”

Subject Motorcycles. Paint on roadways as at intersection turn lanes especially are slippery when stopping or starting. ~~ rosebuds02

Subject: Motorcycling Tip. If you use a battery charger when your bike is in long term storage, don't forget to check the fluid level in it every 2 weeks or so. The water will evaporate very slowly, and it needs to be replaced occasionally to keep the battery in top shape. -- Diesel Dan = Dan Jacobs, t

Can't get rid of Dry White Polish in those small places around the bumper & windows with a cloth? Then cut the bristles down on a new 1" paint brush until they are just firm, now try it!. Also keep another full 1" brush in the glove box for when your waiting to pick the wife or kids up & dust the dash (or is it dash the dust?). Mike Parry. Chester UK."Mike Parry"

Subject: Bugs. Carry a bottle of Pledge polish with you on trips. Spray it on all the parts of the car exposed to bug smashing. this wont' keep the bugs off but it will make them easier to remove. -- (Bob Peckham)

Take plenty of time to carefully identify your current and your future transportation needs. Then choose an appropriate vehicle for your specific requirements. The more precisely you match your driving needs relative to the vehicle you ultimately purchase, the more driving pleasure you will achieve. Additionally, you will likely want to continue driving the vehicle for an extended period of time. -- Kyle Busch from his book "Drive the Best"

Car Cleaning Tip Here's my tip: Use WD40 to make black plastic car bumpers black again. The WD40 also removes any traces of car polish which may be on the bumpers. Uncle Angus "Angus Davidson"

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The combination of a 15 minute snooze followed by a strong cup of coffee will let you keep going for a bit longer. Make sure that you stop in a safe place ~~ Essie E

if you ever have trouble on the road with the engine overheating, put your heater on max, it acts like a second radiator. --DM

Subject: Motoring Lights When you go into a filling station spend a few seconds, and wash your lights with the brush provided, and see the difference it makes to your nighttime vision. -- John Armstrong Glasgow

Regarding haze and general dirty windscreens. The cheapest and quickest solution is to clean with toothpaste. To clear the haze - or buff up the screen it may take a little longer and more applications, but the results I can guarantee -- A Brighton englishnsp.bob@nospampleasetesco.net

If you have an old petrol engine which will not start. Remove the spark plug and heat it up on a gas ring. Replace carefully (use grippers) and engine will fire at he first try! Raymond Watson

After working on your car you can clean your hands with a mixture of dishwashing liquid and sugar -- Simon Spicer

Use olive oil or other cooking oil to clean hands dirtied by engine oil -- Jean Edmunds.

If you are selling your car ALWAYS invest time and effort in making it look good, clean it polish it and don't forget to make it smell good. Even dealers will pay up to 20% more for a car that has been well cleaned and had all the small scratches and dents removed – Tateus Kerkorian   San Francisco

Fan Belt. If your fan-belt suddenly snaps, use your wife or girlfriends stockings as a temporary replacement to get you to the garage. -- Anon.

How big a car loan? Identify how much you can afford to spend per month on transportation. A prudent rule of thumb suggests that the cost to rent an apartment per month should not be greater than 25 percent of one's monthly net income. The cost of a vehicle loan, therefore should not exceed 10 to 12 percent of one's monthly net income. In some instances, leasing a vehicle could be a better option than taking out a loan. Obviously, each option must be weighed after digesting the financial information. -- Kyle Busch from his book "Drive the Best"

Water: When topping up a car water level never remove the radiator cap when the engine is hot. Never add cold water to an overheated engine also, as you can crack the radiator. -- David Stokes

Radiators. If your radiator springs a leak, stick a bit of chewed chewing gum over the hole to plug it up until you get to the garage. - Anon.

Mud. If your stuck in the mud, I find that rubber foot mats are useful to stick under the tires to help you get out. Lay them down in front of the tires. Then rock the car backwards and forwards until the car gets a grip on the mats and can be driven off. -- Terry Farlow, High Wycombe, England.

Lights.

Subject: light clusters. To make the rear light cluster on your old car look like new rub down with "00" wet&dry then spray with clear lacquer, they stand out if you are selling the car it could get you the best price for a little investment -- jean watson

Lights. When I smashed my rear light, I found that using some red plastic from a carrier bag covered it pretty well, until I could get around to fixing it. -- Annie

Lights: If your lamp does not light properly this is most likely due to either the bulb or fuse failing, so check them both and then replace the faulty part. If the indicator light is flashing irregularly this is most likely due to bulb failure or relay failure. Check and replace. If the main/dip beam does not light this is probably due to part failure of the unit. Check this out. -- Norton Hunters, USA

Lights. If one of your indicator lights goes, a good emergency replacement is your fog-light bulb. -- H R Winterton, Florida.

Doors.

Car Doors. If the door keeps sticking, check if the hinges need lubricating (with WD40, or a similar lubricant), before getting it realigned. - Fred Forsyth, Aberdeen, Scotland

Frozen Locks. There are a few ways that I've solved this problem. Either heat up your key with a flame before trying the lock several times. Be careful not to break the key though - - J Forbes Smith, Canada.

Try using a hot water bottle if the lock is frozen solid. My husband has been known to wipe the inside of the windscreen with the hot water bottle inside a towel -- essie2000@nospampleasenetscape.net

Windscreens.

Windscreen wipers. If both windscreen wipers stop working at the same time, this is most likely due to the fuse going. Check the fuse box, and replace any faulty fuses. - Victor Jobs

To stop your windscreens from misting up on cold mornings wipe the inside of the window with a cut potato, and then wipe off any excess moisture. It always seems to do the job for me. -- F Werner, Denmark.

Icy windscreens can be scraped using a phonecard if no ice scraper is to hand. – Essy Edmunds.

Before long journeys do all the usual checks and make sure that you clean the windscreen very carefully. You can reduce driver fatigue by a great deal simply by making sure that you have good visibility -- Christian Kauffman   Berlin Germany

A cup of vodka and a couple of drops of washing up liquid in your car's water bottle can help prevent icing of the windscreen in winter -- Simon Spicer Milton Keynes England

Meths (methyl alcohol) is good in your windscreen wash bottle as well, and cheaper. Never use antifreeze in it, as it damages the car paintwork. - - S Edmunds.

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www.carguide123.com Buying, maintaining, selling your vehicle. Useful negotiating tips when buying your car

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