Bumper to Bumper Radio, the car guys on KTAR, 92.3 FM in Phoenix, AZ, broadcast every Saturday from 11:00 am to noon. On this show, Dave Riccio of Tri-City Transmission in Tempe, AZ talks about how to prepare your car for a family vacation or road trip. Also on this show:

• When planning a family vacation or road trip, the top things to check are tires, tire pressure, fluid levels, radiator coolent, belts, and hoses. Do not do
any major service on a car right before traveling. Consider renting a car if there are problems.
• How to check your tires to know if they need to be replaced.
• Do not take a radiator cap off a hot car or put cold water into a hot radiator.
• 2004 Ford F350: Noise was not a motor mount problem. Exhaust pipe shifted to one side and noise went away.
• 1989 Chevrolet 30 Winnebago: Can I buy a kit to repair the air conditioning in the cab area without a license?
• 1990 Honda Accord with 150,000: Green S light flashing on temperature gauge.
• 2000 Honda Odyssey: Transmission replaced twice. Ran out of gas and car wouldn't start after adding two gallons of gas.
• 2006 Dodge Dakota: Seatbelt warning beeps even when all of them are plugged in.
• Are manual transmissions more efficient than modern automatic transmissions?
• 2006 Toyota Tacoma: Does a lot of stop and go driving. When engine is turned off, a sucking sound that seems to come from the radiator.
• 1994 S10 Blazer: When it's warm out, it has a rough idle.
• Trail Blazer: Air conditioning blows out of floor and windshield vent, but it won't come out of the middle vent on the dash.

Cars talked about on this show are the 2004 Ford F350, 1989 Chevrolet 30 Winnebago, 1990 Honda Accord, 2000 Honda Odyssey, 2006 Dodge Dakota, 2006 Toyota Tacoma, 1994 S10 Blazer, and Trail Blazer.