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Things
Every Driver Should Know
In
This Chapter
? Knowing when to do it yourself
? Paying attention to safety
? Filling 'er up yourself
? Getting under the hood
? Jacking up the car
? Changing a tire
? Getting into your car when you lock yourself out
? Taking things apart (and putting them back together again)
If you’re not particularly mechanically inclined, you
may watch those who are with admiration and amazement - and
exasperation because they have something you don't: an understanding
of how things work and how things go together. When they take
something apart, they can reassemble it back the way it was.
When they say that they want to take a look under the hood,
they can actually get the darn thing open. And when they need
to change a flat, they don't spend ten minutes trying to figure
out which end of the jack is up.
The good news is that you don't have to be born with a wrench
in your hand to know how to fix things - even things as seemingly
complicated as a car. I know; I've been there. The section
in the Introduction called "How I Became Intimately Involved
with My Car (and Why You'll Want to Do It, Too)" tells
you all about my automotive epiphany.
Of course, the simplest things can sometimes be the biggest
hurdles to over¬come. After all, if you can't even figure
out how to open the hood, how can you check the oil or the
coolant level? That's why I begin this book with a chapter
on the basics. I explain simple tasks that you use again and
again as you work on your vehicle - like how to open the hood,
jack up a car, and change a tire. I also include instructions
for filling the tank with gas yourself (it's cheaper than
full-service), a surefire method for taking anything apart
and putting it back together again, and safety pointers that
every mechanic - experienced and beginner - should heed.
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