Jack Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 We had this chat over on Bills http://www.cckw.org and raised many good points 8) Here's the question; When you are out on the road in/on/under your MV what do you carry in your 'emergency' kit i.e. spares parts, oil, water, spark plugs, fuel, mobile etc etc list away.......... Cheers. jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Everything! I am over weight (the vehicle that is for AA etc) I am my own most of what I carry has been needed in by many years of breaking down. starter motor dynamo generator regulator panel complete carb + extra diaphragms, jets etc set of 6 brake hoses brake pipe + flanging device ignition coil distributor spare: rotor, condenser, carbon brush, points, distr cap fuel pump set of plugs set of ignition cables track rod ends accelerator linkages & connectors power distribution thermal relays starter switch + light switch assembly thermostat thermostat sensor dipstick rad cap oil filler cap head gasket tyre valves & caps sealant & gunge compression tester multimeter megger continuity bulb on leads soldering iron + solder (so easy to forget that) wire all bulbs all fuses all relays horn horn switch insulating tape gaffer tape water WD40 carb solvent spray brake fluid engine oil gear oil GP grease copper grease 2 CO2 fire extinguishers (one each end of vehicle) MOD intervehicle jump lead misc lumps & blocks of wood vehicle jack 2 x groundsheets 2x 3-tier boxes of tools large hammer wheel brace starting handle (actually easy on a pig) selection of nuts, bolts, cable ties, rope & string selection of rubber radiator hose + jubilee clips user handbook with circuit diagram vinyl gloves (not latex as brake fluid & fuel dissolve them) mobile phone + charger first aid kit lots of bog paper NO spare wheel - pig is runflat wire coathanger The coat hanger is partiulary useful for fishing out things from behind a hot engine etc & useful to bend up to support a droopy pipe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Everything! I am over weight (the vehicle that is for AA etc) I am my own most of what I carry has been needed in by many years of breaking down. water Clive, I note you now carry water......good idea, it saves having to play chicken across busy motorways :lol: Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Most of the stuff Clive carries plus electrical repair kit, recovery and towing gear, (tow ropes and straps, shackles, snatch blockand rigid tow pole), fire extinguisher and anything else lying about in the yard/workshop that takes my eye. Oh yes, and several other vehicles on the basis that they won't all break down on the same day :lol: Cheers Degsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 Richard is refering to an incident in the summer when I was apprehended on the motorway with a bucket & watering can of water which I had cadged from a service area. I had foolishly taken out my water jerrycan from the pig as it was in the way & I thought it looked cluttered up enough. The sickening point of my engine overheat, was actually that I was not overheating! It was the water temp sensor had gone open circuit & when that happens it goes off the scale. Had I used my multimeter I would have twigged that. But when you are the side of the motorway with a temp gauge reading max, its a hot day in a hot vehicle, it's natural enough to believe what it says! That's why I carry a spare temp sensor now. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 I recently got this tip but I havn't figured out what to take with me in the Dodge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 20, 2006 Share Posted January 20, 2006 I recently got this tip but I havn't figured out what to take with me in the Dodge. Whatever you take with you, you will never need. So anything you forget will be the thing you need. In other words, throw the contents of your workshop in the truck and hope for the best ! Richard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Hi, when we go out we usually just take the basics like jump leads, water, points/plugs/leads, spaners etc, Radweld (or an egg). :lol: And most of all keep it in Tip Top running condition and just check it over regularly. Tyler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 egg? in the REME Recovery Manual it describes how to mend a rad leak using mustard powder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyler Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Of coarse Egg, Ingredients/Directions: Take one Rad with leak. Pull over. Allow engine to cool. Once cooled sufficiently, slowly open Rad cap. Crack one Egg into Rad filler neck. Refit Rad cap. Run said vehicle until leak stops. Drive onto desination. Hope this helps all you budding chefs. Tyler Binge (Head chef) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 really it should only be the white of egg, but if you have no mustard powder, pea flour will do in the ratio of one tablespoonful per gallon of water. Recovery Manual Sect 778 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Pea flour :!: :!: :!: ,just the thing you're likely to find at the bottom of the toolbox :roll: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 Does the egg trick really work..........thought it was an old wifes tail?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Yes it is for real as stated in REME Recovery Manual 1968. A/26/GS Trg Publications/2912. Section 778. Also describes how to make a condenser out of an old tin can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted January 21, 2006 Author Share Posted January 21, 2006 Yes it is for real as stated in REME Recovery Manual 1968. A/26/GS Trg Publications/2912. Section 778. Also describes how to make a condenser out of an old tin can! Is there anymore old tricks like this one Clive where you can take something from your larder and repair your vehicles with? :shock: 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Well improvisations include: Broken fan belt: Use a cut down leather belt or for a light engine leather bootlaces Oil on clutch: Squirt you pyrene fire extinguisher (carbon tetrachloride?) in lining Distributor carbon brush missing: Foil from chocolate or fag packet Take the lead out of a pencil Trim a piece of carbon from a dry battery Thick piece of electrical cable with end bits of insulation removed Broken contact breaker spring: trim pieces of rubber to gently push cam against shaft. To move a vehicle a short distance: Remove plugs, engage low gear and turn the starting handle thus moving the vehicle. Leaking fuel tank: Soap or chewing gum to plug it. Hole in fuel tank: Cut a wooden peg to be driven in. Leaking fuel diaphragm: remake out of oilskin or rubberised material Punctured carb float: Make hole large enough to wedge in a piece of matchstick And so it goes on, largely relying on string, wire, matchsticks & larger pieces of wood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted January 21, 2006 Share Posted January 21, 2006 Sounds just like being home on the farm,use whatever comes to hand, it usually involves baler twine at some stage. Don't use a match when trying to check the level in a fuel tank, a neighbour did it with a tractor, the subsequent bang removed his eye brows and most of his hair, didn't do a lot to improve his brain either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rapier rob Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 Apart from basic tools (which have only been used on other peoples vehicles) I only take a mobile phone and the AA card. Of course once I get the Bedford MJ and go over the AA weight limit I reckon this just might change! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted February 11, 2006 Author Share Posted February 11, 2006 Does anyone carry a first aid kit with them? Also, does anyone carry some sort of flashing beacon with them that they can put out in the road to warn the traffic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karoshi Posted February 11, 2006 Share Posted February 11, 2006 Yes Jack, I got a full British Pattern first aid kit. Typhoo, fresh milk, sugar, Hobnobs. Oh and a couple of Band Aids, just in case it gets serious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardyferret Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 Jack Ask Kev Hollis what his breakdown kit consists of............ Hopefully he will reply............ JERRY'S 101 forward control it's a land rover thing you won't understand Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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