Just a couple of questions I could use help with...

Ok well I am getting my car ready to take a very long trip. From here to Mt.Dora to tampa then back. Ok well I just was curious if you guys had any tips on anything I should do to my car before I go. I already went out and bought a spare for my car seeing as it came with none. I am going to get AAA before I leave. And I am going to replace some old heater hoses before I go and bring some spare heater hoses with me just in case. I also plan on changing my oil right before I go and putting some synthetic juice in my tranny. I am going to try and replace my front struts before I go also. And I was thinking of going with some U/D pulleys before I go also because I hear that they not only help with some power to the wheels but help mileage. But I am extremly worried about a charging or cooling problem on the way there, because I have read some pretty disturbing things here... I also plan on filling my tires with puritan98 before I leave. Any other suggestions on anything I should do to my car before I leave. I have a month left before the trip and I really need this to go as smoothly as possible so I can prove to my g/f that my car just a good car to use for road trips as hers. lol . Thanks for your help as usual guys.

Thanks for the tips guys. I am going to hold off on the u/d pulleys. I still want to do the tranny though. I am just going to drain it, spray the hell out of it with brake cleaner and go over the gasket sealing the fluid in with some silicone cross my fingers and hope it doesnt leak. It doesnt seem like its leaking now. I had filled it because when I bought it it was low and checked it the other day and it was still full so yea.

I also plan on replacing both oil drain plugs because i see some moisture build up against one so Ill just replace both so I dont have to worry about it.

1TallMF said:

I've done five 1000-mile trips with mine in the past year and the only thing to go wrong was a flat tire one time. I also have underdrive pulleys, and I usually average about 23mpg. Not even a hint of overheating. I always have visions of a fuel pump failing or the ignition module frying, but it hasn't happened yet. You shouldn't have to do anything real special besides making sure your fluids are topped-up or changed, air filter is clean, and fuel filter is less than a year old. Oh, it might not be a bad idea to clean the MAF sensor to ensure it runs top-notch. I always bring a toolbox with me in case something breaks that I might be able to Mcguiver on the side of the road. Have fun!

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How old is your fuel pump? I am really worried about that one because I think it might be the original fuel pump. Hell if the o2's where the original ones then I dont see how the fuel pump cant be the original one. Since I have had the car I try never to run it below 1/4 tank of gas. And when I put gas in all the time I Fill it up. So yea the fuel pump is my only concern.

Aaron if the gt i see in the pic is the one your talking about that you bought... That **** looks nice. How much did u pay for it?