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05-15-2022, 09:20 PM | #21 |
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Re: Nessary spare parts for 1500 miles trip
Test your jack with a fully flat tire? Wheel chocks?
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05-15-2022, 09:45 PM | #22 |
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Maybe a starter? Sounds like a wonderful trip. Will you post pictures. I am fourth generation away from Germany. Have never been there.
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05-15-2022, 09:58 PM | #23 |
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Re: Nessary spare parts for 1500 miles trip
Ass't nuts and bolts, mechanics wire, elect. tape, length of wire as long as the vehicle, spare fuel filter, wire ties, fuses if used. Check truck over and think,"what could go wrong" , it probably will!
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05-15-2022, 10:29 PM | #24 |
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Re: Nessary spare parts for 1500 miles trip
Spare water pumps or at least a kit . Spare carburetor and distributor with coil.
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05-15-2022, 11:17 PM | #25 |
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You might need a trailer to haul all these spare items. There are shops that repair machinery if you haven't packed enough.
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Now I have it all assemled on the bench in the garage . I take a cell phone picture of it all and leave a key with a trusted friend - In the unlikley event of a breakdown -My friend will have what I need to me within 24 hours by express courier. The cellphone picture makes sure he sends me what I need ie third from right -Karl
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05-16-2022, 09:27 AM | #27 |
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Mart's phone No. Ha ha
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05-16-2022, 10:06 AM | #28 |
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Re: Nessary spare parts for 1500 miles trip
An assortment of fuses should be standard equipment in any glove box.
One of the most valuable emergency items to carry is a bar of Ivory Soap in a baggy. Ivory Soap will stop a leak in a fuel tank in a heart beat, semi perminate if it does not get wet from road splash.
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05-16-2022, 10:06 AM | #29 |
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Re: Nessary spare parts for 1500 miles trip
I routinely take 4 to 5000 mile trips in my old pre 50's rides . The only thing that has ever been taken along other then a good set of tools is what you can't get in a auto parts store of today. Anything six volt(regulator and tail headlight bulb) and the head gasket) Like it has been said already a vehicle in good working order is a joy to travel in. I drove a 51 F1 on a 7000 mile trip here in the states with a friend a few years back with no issues , one of my many fond memories. Tim
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05-16-2022, 10:23 AM | #30 |
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Re: Nessary spare parts for 1500 miles trip
On the drive to Pendine I needed split pins, grease, axle oil in a suitable bottle and spout and a 3/8 socket to undo the axle fill plug.
We used lots of cable ties, and quite a bit of water/coolant. A can with fuel can be useful too. One thing we needed but didn't have was a multimeter which would have been handy for the backup car. What is normally pretty handy is a small 1/4 drive socket set which has an assortment of sockets, screwdriver tips, hex drivers and torx drivers. Really very useful and saves having to carry multiple tools. |
05-16-2022, 10:28 AM | #31 |
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When you get to the Autobahn steer clear of the left lane. Seriously.
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05-16-2022, 01:44 PM | #32 |
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Your wife
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05-16-2022, 04:53 PM | #33 |
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I have owned and driven my model A for 55 years and the only repairs on the side of the road I have ever had to make was a fan belt in the Mohave desert, a condenser in the Oregon Cascade mountains, and headlight bulbs burning out at Big Bear lake due to a bad ground. I carried a spare fan belt and water bag in the desert, and bought a Volkswagen condenser to get me going in Oregon. In Big Bear I had to wait for morning. I have had a few flat tires but always carry a spare since the car looks naked without one. Now I better knock on wood!
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05-16-2022, 05:01 PM | #34 |
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Mart picked a real good one, a multimeter.
Of course some lengths of wire goes with it. I like a good heavy pair with really large alligator clamps that can go from front to rear of the vehicle.
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05-16-2022, 05:39 PM | #35 |
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I carry one of everything that I can (It's a good thing that the '51 has a big trunk). The theory is that if you have something, you won't need it. It's worked perfectly for the last 35 years.
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05-16-2022, 06:08 PM | #36 |
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Re: Nessary spare parts for 1500 miles trip
I used to follow just the opposite thought and didn't carry a tool box, just a screwdriver and adjustable wrench, plus a crank/lugwrench. I thought the car would sense my distrust and balk. Now I'm old, I also take the original tool kit as supplied when new minus the grease gun.
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05-17-2022, 03:16 AM | #37 |
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If you're travelling with other people a towrope and pair of jumper cables can be handy. if not for you for someone else.
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05-19-2022, 09:53 AM | #38 |
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Can I suggest adding a pair of known good thermostats to the list? I had one fail recently which lead to all sorts of problems out on the road.
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05-19-2022, 09:13 PM | #39 |
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Re: Nessary spare parts for 1500 miles trip
Rumbleseat used to have numbered boxes on his bench with larger items like starters and so on. If he needed something he would call his wife and have her send "Box number 7".
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Re: Nessary spare parts for 1500 miles trip
If running 6 volts a spare sealed beam would be good most parts stores don’t have them
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