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Heydoc
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 Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:46 pm Post subject: What do you carry for spare parts when you travel? |
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| Im new to Vanagon ownership (88 Westy) and preparing for first long trip. Looking for advice from some weathered Vanagon owners. Whats in your 86-91 Vanagon roadside repair/maintance kit for parts and tools? What do you suggest? What do you carry? What has been worth its weight in gold on the road for you? |
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danfromsyr
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| Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2010 3:30 pm Post subject: Re: What do you carry for spare parts when you travel? |
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| Im new to Vanagon ownership (88 Westy) and preparing for first long trip. Looking for advice from some weathered Vanagon owners. Whats in your 86-91 Vanagon roadside repair/maintance kit for parts and tools? What do you suggest? What do you carry? What has been worth its weight in gold on the road for you? |
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ZimZam
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I carry spare belts, coolant, temp sensor (I-4), fuel filter, spare plugs, oil filter,and cap and rotor. A Bentley manual is worth more than its weight in gold. Even at today's inflated rate.
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yardbug
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| I carry spare belts, coolant, temp sensor (I-4), fuel filter, spare plugs, oil filter,and cap and rotor. A Bentley manual is worth more than its weight in gold. Even at today's inflated rate. |
In addition to what zimzam listed, I also carry a voltmeter/test light, libby's coolant filler tube, assortment of hose clamps, jumper wire with a selection of crimp on ends, and a blanket to not worry about to lay on while underneath.
I always keep a pair of swimmin shorts in the vanagon too... always seems like I forget to bring them when they are needed at my destination.
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tschroeder0
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| full tool kit, basic electrical kit,voltmemter, spare alternator,fuel pressure regulator, fuses, hose clamps,duct tape,spare fuel pump, Bentley, 3ft of fuel line, 2 cans of fix o flat, gas can on the rack and h20 can on the rack. |
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Pascal
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Duct tape!!!! 
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seanjenn
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If you can find a Haynes or Chilton manual take those as well as the Bentley. Sometimes Bentley leaves out details that are in the other two. A manual for the type of fuel injection you have would be nice. I've got 3 gallon sized freezer bags, 1 is fuel repair, 1 is electrical, 1 is coolant hose repair. Everything listed by all the other posters above.
On trips of a certain length(whatever intuition tell her) even as short as an hour, my girlfriend brings a tote bag with the following:book, fleece jacket, bottle of water, candy and a flask of Makers. For "WHEN" we break down. 
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silverlunace
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This is a very helpful thread. I was just searching and reading through older posts to get an idea of what Vanagon specific stuff I should carry in mine. All of these things are great.
When I was a kid, my mom drove an old Opel Cadet and my aunt drove a Chevelle (called it Rusty - guess why! LOL) and they each carried a set of basic tools, a huge crescent wrench, a couple of heavy duty flashlights, spare bulbs and batteries for flashlight, flares, matches, rags, and probably some items I'm missing.
Once I got my first car, in addition to the above stuff, I've always carried an extra change of clothes, blankets (for people!), jumper cables, baby wipes (for washing hands), granola bars and other non-perishable foods and at least a gallon of drinking water. I keep it all in a big blue Rubbermaid tote.
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Pascal
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dokarex
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This is why the Vanagon requires C-rated tires, not becasuse of the Vans weigh but all the tools you need to carry
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Bearfootlove
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Glad i found this post ! going out 2000 miles away to buy my first westy 
Thanks for the information friends |
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RadioRental
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toolbox (spanners, vice grips, plethora of flat & phillips screwdrivers, needle nose plier, multimeter, mallet)
Assorted nuts & bolts
assorted jubelee (hose) clamps
Clamptite: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000715.php
assorted hose sizes
assorted wire
Self amalgamating tape
Duct tape
Super glue, welder glue, rtx, gorrila glue
wd40, pbblaster, oil, coolant
fuel pump, temp2, o2
sleeping bag, water, ear plugs.
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Worms
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Don't forget your spare undies!
I always take a spare headlight bulb (in the glove box). Just in case... Scary mountain roads are much nastier when you can't see the edge!
You can fit a LOT of tools under the front seats, and most people will never know they are there
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Badstep
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| Wow am I glad I came across this post today I am moving back home to Buffalo Ny and gonna drive my Vanagon. Been spending the past few weeks makin sure she is ready for the 2600 mile journey nearly cost to cost from San Diego Im shakin in my boots over the trip and praying my van is up for it, I love it too much to leave it here in SoCal. Thanks for all of the tips that I have read! |
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r.e.wing_fc3s
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when im considering what to bring i try and think of those parts that could fail relatively without warning and strand me. from owning my bus and reading through here id say to be pretty comprehensive-
fuel pump,
coil,
hall sensor(oh yes),
expansion tank cap,
afm(if i had a spare air flow meter, though i don't know if this can strand you)
alternator,
water,
jumper wires to bypass faulty relays and spare relays if possible,
might carry oil and in the off chance that if a serious leak did happen from physical damage (rocks etc) i could keep topping off and driving.
maybe a spare fuel injector? |
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fredn
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| It's good to keep a spare double relay as this can strand you, fuel pump was a good suggestion for the same reason. |
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tclark
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what they all say X 2
Self-Fusing Silicone Tape ( http://www.rescuetape.com ), & hose clamps
I have now fixed at least get me home style
1-rusted over the r-/h steel coolant pipe
2-chafed auto tranny coolant hoses
3-chafed return coolant hose
plus I do this B4 the trip each year
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3877932#3877932
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