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hi all,

Could anyone please recommend me a good tool set to put in my vanagon... I have a tool box full of mismatched and redundant tools which I want to replace with something that I can bring along on a trip and also use it to do some light repair....

thanks in advance,

dan

[riceye]

In my van:

In my canvas tool bag:
Multi-meter (cheap, small one from Sears).
Jump wire w/ alligator clips.
Combo wrenches - 6mm - 24mm.
Adjustable wrenches 4" and 10".
Vice grips - 6" curved jaws and 8" nut grabbing jaws.
Trusty Snap-on 6-in-1 screwdriver.
Small screw driver.
3/8" 12 point metric sockets w/ rachet, extensions and flex joint.
Spark plug socket.
Tranny fill bit (15mm?).
Metric hex keys and 3/8" drive metric hex keys.
Folding Torx set - for Thule rack.
Hammer - small ball-peen.
Linesman pliers.
Diagonal cutting pliers.
Needle nose pliers.
Water pump pliers.
Wire stipper/crimper w/ assortment of crimp ends.

Spare parts:
Fuel pump.
Water pump.
Fuel filter.
Belts (old ones left from previous change).
Plugs, cap, rotor (old).
1 set of front wheel bearings and seal.
Spare bulbs.
Handful of relays.
Fuses.
wiper blades (old).
I also have an AFM, ECU and various other parts at home ready to be shipped if I need them.

General auto stuff:
Bentley manual.
Tire plug kit and 12v compressor.
Jumper cables.
12v light and flares.
Qt engine oil.
Gal antifreeze.
Bottle isopropanol for fuel.
Wheel bearing grease.
several pieces of fuel line.
Gloves - leather and several pairs of latex.
Waterless hand cleaner.
Decent lug wrench and sockets.
Funnel.
Rags.
Electrical tape.
Duct tape!
Sleeping bag.

All of this fits under the bench, with ample room for boots, tarps and more.

I'm sure I missed a few things.

Cheers,
Ric
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'87 Westy Weekender - daily driver on salt-free roads

There's gonna be some changes made.

“I find that things usually go well right up until the moment they don't.” - Ahwahnee

"Quality isn't method. It's the goal toward which the method is aimed." - Socrates, later quoted by R.M. Pirsig

[Da TOW'D]

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'57 type 1 Blackberry
'58 SC Ruf
'62 type 3 Notch
'92 Eurovan Willy DD
and NUTS

[levi]

Riceye!
wow, that's a lot of stuff!
what're water pump pliers? Never heard of that. Should I have had that when I put in my new water pump? Is that why it took me part of 3 days?
You forgot the self-fusing silicone tape. Good to about 500 degrees, nice to have if a hose should bust, even at the H-pipe.

[dr. no]

Screwdriver with 4 bits
duck tape
fuses
jumper wires (and cables)
13, 17, 8, 7, 10, 15mm wrenches
2 vise grips
ratchet handle with various bits
breaker bar with 19mm head (for wheels)
2 more 13mm wrenches (they seem to reproduce)
large hemostat
pump handle pliars (also called channel-loks)
Bentley
belts
heater hose
whatever part I think will die next (currently water pump)
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'09 Jetta SportWagen TDI
'06 MB Sprinter
'86 Iltis
'89 Isuzu Trooper


PAST VWs:
'82 NA diesel Vanagon
'86 7-passenger Vanagon
'77 Bay
'71 Bay
'74 Things (2)
'69 Karmann Ghia (the only one I miss--in nice weather, anyway...)
'91 Fox

[riceye]

Water pump pliers = Channellocks. Not useful for waterpump r&r, but good for general grabbing of things, like hot pans on the campfire.

Ditto on the self-fusing tape. It's not on the list, but it is in the van.

Sounds like a lot of stuff, but it all fits under the bench to the passenger side of the heater box, with the exception of the sleeping bag and Bentley. They're under the jump seat.

Cheers!
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'87 Westy Weekender - daily driver on salt-free roads

There's gonna be some changes made.

“I find that things usually go well right up until the moment they don't.” - Ahwahnee

"Quality isn't method. It's the goal toward which the method is aimed." - Socrates, later quoted by R.M. Pirsig

[ShootingFish]

I am looking for suggestions on a good set of wire crimpers... I am about to start a total re-work of the house electrical system and am willing to throw down on a decent tool.

SF
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SF

Props aren't just for boats....

'88 2WD ALH-TDI Westy
'90 Syncro 16 Doka

[climberjohn]

[erdonline]

Here's a pretty thorough thread already going:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=238180&highlight=toolbox

Ed
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'85 Vanagon Westfalia
'84 Vanagon 7-passenger
'98 Mexican air-cooled Beetle

[randywebb]

[Wildthings]

Here is a list of what I carried on a long trip a few years back. Most of it except for things like jumper cables, spare oil, battery drill, etc actually fits in a fairly small tool box.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=2794763&highlight=tool+list#2794763

[Wildthings]

[Perales]

[randywebb]

Wildthings - you include "1/2 drive sockets 15mm-22mm" in your list (other thread)

To put together a reasonable minimal set of tools to carry in the Vanagon, which of those are needed?

17, 19, and ??
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1986 2.1L Westy 2wd Auto Trans.

[Stockurai]

what I have:

bentley manual
adjustable wrench
needlenose pliers
regular pliers
crow bar
duct tape
5000+ zip ties
ratchet straps
and THIS

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00937154000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1

(WHICH IS ON SALE GOOD DEAL!)

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1990 Vanagon Transporter 2.1L [the fridge] - Daily Driver for College Commuting