Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 10:24:40 -0400 From: "Daniel J. Stern" <dasternnopsamn.umich> Subject: Re: Toyota in top five again (JD Power....)
> Must keep old belts. And plugs, maybe a fuel pump or two, and so on. > On my old Saabs, the spares kit consists of: > Generator/water pump (yes, same unit) > Electric fuel pump & filter > belt (singular...) > Spark plugs - 2 sets, just in case > Flexy-hose (although, all the hoses are new) > Several of each light bulb type on the car > Box-o-fuses (all 8-amp circuits) > duct tape (obviously) > Distributor cap/wires/rotor (for moisture reasons) > Voltage regulator > Thermostat > Photocopy of service manual (I'm not going to haul an original around!). > Spares are good. Often, you need tools to use them, but at least > if you have the parts, you can find someone with tools. KeeeRYSTE!! On my old Dodge, the spares kit consists of: -A ballast resistor -Old belts and hoses -A quart of oil -A gallon of water -1ea bulbs H4 headlamp high/low, H1 headlamp high -2ea bulb 3496 park/turn, brake/tail On my old Volvo, the spares kit consists of: -Old belts and hoses -A quart of oil -A gallon of water -1ea bulbs H4 headlamp, 3497 turn, 3496 brake/tail On my 10-year-old Chrysler, the spares kit consists of: -1ea H4 headlamp bulb > > tools. I'd taken the Rolls-Royce kit out of the car for polishing up, > > my Porsche kit was incompatible > > The real irony - I didn't take the Porsche, which I usually use for > > road trips, because I figured there'd be lots of RRs there. There was > > only ONE, a later Silver Cloud. The majority were MGBs, though I saw > > some fantastic MGAs, Austin-Healy Sprites, 3000s and 100/4s, and a few > > Jaguar E-types. But overall, the show was a bust for me... Simply smashing, sweety darling... </Edina> > > and my Sears Craftsman stuff too heavy to bother with. Heavy lifting is for commoners and untouchables. > > The belts broke 100 miles on the way there. I drove another 150 > > miles there with the alternator light on, and another 145 *back* the > > same way. I passed an Autozone TWICE will in Indianapolis and didn't > > stop in. Fascinating. > > battery finally gave out 5 miles from home, I couldn't raise the > > electric windows. There was a cloudburst within SECONDS of the car > > dying. Fascinating. DS
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