Hi Dana,
I have looked in all of the posts in the PR and paraliminal discusion forums looking for clarity by what you meant by "knowing all the characteristics in your new skill and/or behavior". I also looked through the DL chapter in the NB book and came up scratch.
Would you please clarify what you mean by "characteristics of the new skill/behavior"? 
In an earlier post in this thread, you mentioned that you overhauled an engine by DLing the Haynes manual. Is that the only book you used or were there others? Could one use only one book for the DL proccess or is it neccessary to use multiple referrances?
Sincerely,
Gregory