Survival car repairs

Here's a good link which describes two very common issues: 1) getting a manual transmission vehicle to turn over by accelerating the car to 5 mph and then popping the clutch, and 2) temporarily patching a leaking coolant hose.
[link to modernsurvivalonline.com]

It's wise to have some Heet or isopropal alcohol in winter time, because locks frequently freeze up. In an emergency, waiting for the locks to open when it's freezing cold outside and water vapor has accumulated and you can't get inside, well you be dead before anyone could finally get inside. You just have to prep some, you can't always MacGuyver it, and many people have isopropal, but heck, just buy one and then it'll be on hand since Winter is approaching.

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