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Car Care
Basics Course
This is the Short Course Page on Car Care. Your choices are as follows:
Content:
| Underhood Checks |
Oil; coolant; brake; power steering; transmission;windshield
washer; belts; hoses; battery |
| Tires |
Check/adjust pressures; flats; how to buy |
| Other Consumables Engine Oils |
Grades of fuel; engine oils; coolants; fluids & oils for
transmissions; power steering; brake oil; others |
| Logbook How-To |
Mileage records; maintenance & repair records; tax advantages |
| Driveway Fixit |
Oil & filter change; coolant change; spark plugs; spark plug wiring;
air filters; headlight adjusting; brake pads; lubricating linkages;
wiper blades; when to seek help |
| Textbook: |
None but your car's Owner's Manual and any maintenance schedules |
| Audience: |
New Drivers, and other persons who know nothing except to "fill it up" |
| Scope: |
Estimated at 10 - 15 hours of “hands-on” instruction, assuming small class sizes or
individual instruction, and a clean garage or shop floor to work in; assuming that the students
bring their own vehicles; also assuming that all content items listed above are taught (pro-rated
down by-item for scope reductions) |
| Location: |
Classes at GW's shop, or on-site within 50 miles of McGregor |
| Availability: |
Weekends / Selected after-hours only |
| Cost |
About $60 (as of date) per instructor hour (multiple students cut per-student cost dramatically!),
plus $1.00 per one-way mile, per trip and if applicable. Discounts available for educational or
religious institutions. |
| Contact: |
G.W. Johnson "Car Care Course" 5886 New Windsor Pkwy. McGregor, TX 76657 Email GW directly |