-=> Jay Emrie said to Wayne Chirnside
 -=> about "ALTERNATOR RATINGS" on 02-23-03  22:07.....

 JE> I don't know about that. I drove a 79 Ford van towing a
 JE> trailer over 150K. It had electronic ignition - no points.
 JE> I always carried a spare ignition module with me. Never
 JE> needed it, but did bail out a fellow RVer that DID need one.
 JE> Actually I guess I was lucky - the only spare part I ever
 JE> needed was a fan belt, and I carried lots of spare parts.

Ah yes, carrying spare parts will usually work, as long as it's
not those that you need special tools to install.

But when something breaks down and you DON'T have the spare,
that's when you wish you had one of the vehicles where you could
do a roadside repair on the faulty part at least good enough to
get you home.

    A thing is not proved because no one has ever questioned it.
    Skepticism is the first step toward truth.
                        Denis Diderot

From Greg Mayman, in beautiful Adelaide, South Australia

... He who looks like his passport photo is not well enough to travel.
___ Blue Wave/386 v2.30

--- FLAME v2.0/b