What was your best DIY road side repair?
Here is mine. While traveling at night my alternator belt blew. I was able to get off the highway and into a parking lot. I don't have a toad and there was nothing around me that I could walk to....
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I was driving a Van with a leak in the head gasket. Anti-freeze stuck the oil pressure swith to full and my oil filter was shot off. Was out of town and did not want to tow long distance. New oil filter shot again so I was stuck.
Drained the oil out of the engine. Put transmission fluid in the engine. Started the engine and watched the oil pressure gauge top out. Filter stayed on, and after about 15 seconds the oil pressure went down to nothing.
Immediately turned off the engine, drained the oil pan, installed new filter and new oil which allowed me to drive the van home and replace the head gasket.
Drained the oil out of the engine. Put transmission fluid in the engine. Started the engine and watched the oil pressure gauge top out. Filter stayed on, and after about 15 seconds the oil pressure went down to nothing.
Immediately turned off the engine, drained the oil pan, installed new filter and new oil which allowed me to drive the van home and replace the head gasket.
