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Glenn 
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[quote="Hugo Stiglitz"]Disposable flash camera/quote]
How old is this list?
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Hugo Stiglitz
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Glenn wrote: |
| Hugo Stiglitz wrote: |
| Disposable flash camera |
How old is this list? |
Umm, 3 months?
The way I see it, if an accident happens and your phone is dead, one of those cameras is good, cheap insurance.
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Geez Hugo. Do you have someone following you in a chase car to carry all that crap? 
Max |
Haha. It seems like a lot. And I haven't amassed it all yet. The plan is for it to fit in something no bigger than a milk crate.
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Jon65
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| Hugo Stiglitz wrote: |
| The plan is for it to fit in something no bigger than a milk crate. |
Milk crate? 
A milk truck couldn't carry all of that. |
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tylers65
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| jon65 wrote: |
| Hugo Stiglitz wrote: |
| The plan is for it to fit in something no bigger than a milk crate. |
Milk crate?
A milk truck couldn't carry all of that. |
Now that there is funny! |
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Max Welton
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:55 pm Post subject: |
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| Muir's Idiot Book spells this out for you just fine. |
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Hugo Stiglitz
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I just looked at your build thread Hugo. Looks like you've been through every nut and bolt of your car.
Nice job! All you need to carry is gas money.
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Thanks Max! I like to prepare for the worst and hope for the best. I guess on some level a security/emergency kit is a sign of how confident someone is in their own handy work. So what does that say about me?? 
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| Hugo Stiglitz wrote: |
| The plan is for it to fit in something no bigger than a milk crate. |
Milk crate?
A milk truck couldn't carry all of that. |
Now that there is funny! |
That is funny. But honestly, I don't think I'm being unrealistic. Most will fit in the little plastic tackle box trays. They have lids and deviders. They work well. Once it's all together, I post a picture or two.
I've seen some guys that had a full portable air compressor with a full set of pneumatic tools in their kit... Talk about prepared.
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VolkDubz
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Since I broke the car again today, I thought I would ask you all what you think would make up a perfect Tool and Spares kit. Keep in mind that it MUST fit under the trunk lid. What would you add to the list?
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Cell Phone
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Here is my list so far...
TOOLS
1. Interchangeable Screw Driver
2.Cresent wrench
3.Metric socket set and ratchet
4. Lug wrench/jack (obviously)
5. Road flares
6. Orange vest (with reflective material)
7. Flash light (the kind that goes on your head so you have both hands free)
8. Shop Manual (Bluenellie)
9. feeler gauge (jon65)
SPARES
1. Fan Belt
2. Throttle Cable
3. Clutch Cable
4. Fuses
5. Brake Line
6. Bulbs
7. 20 feet roll of 16 gauge wire
8. proper crimp on electrical terminals
9. Condenser Points (jon65)(or complete distributor. See Glenn's post below)
10. Spare rebuilt Fuel Pump (Eric&Barb)
11. Oil (Bluenellie)
12. RTV (Bluenellie)
13. Gallon of gas |
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arizonabuckeye
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Man, with that list you could survive on the side of the road for a week.
Good job finding all of that. |
Just in case the zombie appocolypse starts while I'm driving my VW.  |
If that is what you are planning for you need to add a Glock G22 and 500 rounds of ammo. |
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Dr OnHolliday
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An old tip from the Harley world:
pop tops from beer cans / soda cans measure about 0.020" thick (check some to see that's still true) and can be used to set point gap on the side of the road.
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| Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2016 11:38 pm Post subject: Re: The Essential Tool and Spare Parts Kit? onboard trip box! |
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In another (now locked thread,) someone asked:
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| Name every tool you need to work on a stock type 1. |
I'm buzzed and bored right now. And I'm on a lap around the United States in my bus while helping people fix their VWs. (Basically anyone who asks get cheap help for basic issues and a drinking buddy.)
On board my bus, I have the following.
hammer
5 lb sledge head (no shaft)
large universal nut rounder (crescent wrench)
3-jaw puller
pitman arm/ball joint puller
main seal install tool
tie rod puller
#00-3 philips and flat screwdrivers
punches, from tiny to big
punch handle
magnets on stick (2)
screw starter
dental picks (4 kinds)
vice grips, (all and large)
cold chisel
wood chisel
stripped bolt extractors
M6-M12 tap and die set
tape measure
sharpies
flash light
pencils
needle oilers
red thread locker
blue thread locker
anti sieze
Bosch distributor grease
clear RTV
ultra copper RTV
JB weld
folding scissors (2)
golf tee
feeler blades
2" vacuum hose for spark plug installation
Porsche 911 and 912 spark plug tools
fuel host clamping pliers
channel locks
needle nose (small and large)
wire strippers
side cutters
pop-rivetter
linemans pliers
butt crimp pliers
ratcheting crimp pliers
oil filter pliers
fuel hose slicer
dial caliper micrometer
basic slide caliper micrometer
3/8" torque wrench
1/4" torque wrench
1/2" torque wrench
1/2" breaker bar (long and short)
3/4" ratchet with extension
36mm & 46mm 3/4" sockets
3/8" ratchet handles (2)
1"-12" socket extensions.
8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19 mm sockets, 3/8" drive
17, 19, 22, 24, 27, 30, 32, 36 mm 1/2" sockets
allen socket set, 3mm-10mm
10mm deep socket, 1/4" drive with ratchet and extension
8-17mm ratcheting open eng wrenches
8-19mm offset box wrenches
13, 15, 17 mm crows feet
13mm s-bend wrench
brake line wrenches
80, 120, 300, 600, 1000, 2000 grit sand paper
strobe timing light
12v test light
digital multimeter
tach/dwell meter
infrared thermometer
vacuum/fuel pressure gauge
magnetic parts dish
head lamp
gorilla tape
electrical tape
paint masking tape
paper towels
generator brush and commutator cleaner
4 cans GumOut (started the trip with six.)
4 cans rust catalyzing primer
3 cans professional undercoat
black, white, and brushed aluminum enamel paint
color matched orange-copper body paint and hardener
brake fluid
black moly grease
red grease
powdered graphite dry lubricant
box cutter
folding knife
hubcap pullers, small and large
All of that except the chemical cans fit in my tool box behind the driver set.
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Again, this is my traveling kit to do any maintenance job on a car that I am not familiar with. My traveling kit for my own bus was 1/8th the size of that. On this trip, I have used the following over 11,000 miles on my bus in the last three months:
philips #2 screwdriver
flathead #2 screwdriver
tach/dwell meter
10mm and 13mm socket/ratchet
3/8" torque wrench
feeler gauges
13mm offset box wrench
paper towels
Good roads and good beer,
Robbie
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2016 9:12 am Post subject: Re: The Essential Tool and Spare Parts Kit? |
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| Why not just tow a complete second bus behind you? Probably weighs about as much as your tool/parts stash! |
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HippyTom
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 4:04 am Post subject: Re: The Essential Tool and Spare Parts Kit? |
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I also recommend an extra coil, coil wire, and plug wires. An extra spark plug or two also. Perhaps a fuel filter and about 3 feet of extra fuel line and some clamps.
Over the years, my coil taking a dump has left me sitting twice. The electronic ignition module breaking has left me once, a plug wire has left me limping on 3 cylinders once, and a bad wire on my alternator left me sitting once too (so some wire with crimp ends isn't a bad idea).
My tool bag has a complete 009 distributor ready to drop in, fuel pump, coil, plugs, wires, fuel line and filter, belt, set of metric wrenches and sockets, screw drivers, hammer, wire, jumper cables, flashlight, head lamp, and duct tape. |
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[email protected]
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 6:41 am Post subject: Re: The Essential Tool and Spare Parts Kit? |
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I can see most of these lists if you are taking an extended trip, but some stuff seems a little overkill. The only two times I ever had an issue in 27 years (knock knock) were when I had an ingnition coil power wire rub through on the fanshroud, cooking the contacts in the ignition, and when a valve seat came loose upon startup picking up a pizza. Yeah, I guess I could of hot wired the car off the alternator to get home if I had some wire with the ignition issue, and pulled the pushrod on the valve with the issue, but why chance more damage on something else.
Extra gas isn't a bad idea for a trip, but finding non ethanol gas that would have any sort of a shelf life for a daily driver is becoming a pain in the ass for me.
One thing I didn't see, that is most important to me, would be a fire exstingquisher. Not one of those aerosols you keep next to the stove, but not necessarily one of the big honkin shop units. |
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 7:19 am Post subject: Re: The Essential Tool and Spare Parts Kit? |
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Extra gas isn't a bad idea for a trip, but finding non ethanol gas that would have any sort of a shelf life for a daily driver is becoming a pain in the ass for me.
One thing I didn't see, that is most important to me, would be a fire exstingquisher. Not one of those aerosols you keep next to the stove, but not necessarily one of the big honkin shop units. |
There's a Citgo in Portersville that carries it.
But I'm sure that you already know that.
http://www.pure-gas.org
Have a great weekend.
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 10:18 am Post subject: Re: The Essential Tool and Spare Parts Kit? |
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Extra gas isn't a bad idea for a trip, but finding non ethanol gas that would have any sort of a shelf life for a daily driver is becoming a pain in the ass for me.
One thing I didn't see, that is most important to me, would be a fire exstingquisher. Not one of those aerosols you keep next to the stove, but not necessarily one of the big honkin shop units. |
There's a Citgo in Portersville that carries it.
But I'm sure that you already know that.
http://www.pure-gas.org
Have a great weekend. |
Sure, and Purvis Brothers in Mars has it as well. Driving the 20 miles out of my way to get it is the pain in the ass part.
I ran out of gas on the way to the station on the way home from the track once in 27 years. I could see if you were on a trip to a show that you have never been to before, but carrying it around in a daily driver seems more a hazard than anything else. |
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Eric&Barb
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| Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2016 11:39 am Post subject: Re: The Essential Tool and Spare Parts Kit? |
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Easy enough to install a fuel reserve tap in a post-1961 type 1 and make the handle accessible by reaching around the rear of the passenger front wheel.
Nice bonus with having a fuel reserve tap is you can turn off fuel when pulling engine or replacing the flex fuel lines.
Just make sure to flip to reserve for ten or so minutes every three or four months to clear out old fuel in that part of the tank and fuel tap.
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