Emergency Equipment
12-15-03, 01:58 PM
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Emergency Equipment
What kind of stuff you you guys carry around just in case of an emergency (not to you, but your car)?
I keep the following:
2 quarts of castrol gtx 20-50
2 bottles of water 16oz each
Set of wrenches 10mm-19mm
Set of sockets 10mm-19mm
Stock ECU
Plugs
Electrical Tape
Bungee Cord
Philips and Flat Screwdriver
Stubby ratchet
I'm thinking about getting a fire extinguisher.
I keep the following:
2 quarts of castrol gtx 20-50
2 bottles of water 16oz each
Set of wrenches 10mm-19mm
Set of sockets 10mm-19mm
Stock ECU
Plugs
Electrical Tape
Bungee Cord
Philips and Flat Screwdriver
Stubby ratchet
I'm thinking about getting a fire extinguisher.
12-15-03, 02:11 PM
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lol, I love the fact you carry a stock ecu around with you. I dunno, I can't blame you though. If I'm going more than 10 miles, I take half the rare tools outof the toolbox (bearing puller, slide hammer, flywheel stop, ect) and replace them with wire crimper, 10 gauge wire, 20+ fuses,and connectors. Bottle of water, and a quart of castrol 20-50. Have yet to get a fire extiguisher, but I do need to.
In the toolbox I have metric wrenches and sockets, flashlights, several duplicate lug-nut sockets, several duplicate lugnuts, screwdrives,
In the toolbox I have metric wrenches and sockets, flashlights, several duplicate lug-nut sockets, several duplicate lugnuts, screwdrives,
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12-15-03, 02:45 PM
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i have:
2 quarts of oil
5 quarts of water
3 wrenches
4 screw drivers
4 spark plugs
4 wires
"racer tape" (duct tape)
jumper cables
extra fuses (2 of each AMP)
road flares
flashlight
that "run flat" tire foam gunk
and if i have to, i'll use my cell phone and have my buddy meet me w/ any part that is needed.
2 quarts of oil
5 quarts of water
3 wrenches
4 screw drivers
4 spark plugs
4 wires
"racer tape" (duct tape)
jumper cables
extra fuses (2 of each AMP)
road flares
flashlight
that "run flat" tire foam gunk
and if i have to, i'll use my cell phone and have my buddy meet me w/ any part that is needed.
12-15-03, 03:18 PM
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Originally posted by neofreak
damn, you guys are paranoid.
damn, you guys are paranoid.
Scary thought: How many of you guys carry all this in your daily driver
12-15-03, 03:23 PM
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Daily driver? People use turbo rx7's as daily drivers? Holy crap.
Kidding. I keep the stuff in my car for emergency use. Not because I expect something to go wrong, but just in case it does. Just trying to be prepared. My 89TII has been running just fine since I put the engine in 4 months ago. Oil and fuel... That's all I change...
Kidding. I keep the stuff in my car for emergency use. Not because I expect something to go wrong, but just in case it does. Just trying to be prepared. My 89TII has been running just fine since I put the engine in 4 months ago. Oil and fuel... That's all I change...
12-15-03, 03:46 PM
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maglight, fuses, flathead (haven't bothered to take it out), ecu code-puller pre-made wire, jumper cables, cell phone.
flashlight comes in handy. the fuses were a definate must after my electrical system blew 2 for a still unknown and unsearched for reason. flathead is still useless just about. ecu wire... jumper cables helped other people. and the cell phone unless i'm in fort hancock texas, 500 miles from home and get an automated answer that's in spanish. but that was in my gsr.
flashlight comes in handy. the fuses were a definate must after my electrical system blew 2 for a still unknown and unsearched for reason. flathead is still useless just about. ecu wire... jumper cables helped other people. and the cell phone unless i'm in fort hancock texas, 500 miles from home and get an automated answer that's in spanish. but that was in my gsr.
12-15-03, 04:07 PM
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lol paranoid? When I drove to gillette last time (200ish miles I took with the entire FSM just incase
oh.. and cellphones are great, except for on long trips in the midwest, they are practicaly useless unless you're on the interstate, which will have a cell phone reception for about a mile, every 50 miles. Cell phone repeaters are placed only parralellel to the interstate, so if you take a state highway... heh, good luck
oh.. and cellphones are great, except for on long trips in the midwest, they are practicaly useless unless you're on the interstate, which will have a cell phone reception for about a mile, every 50 miles. Cell phone repeaters are placed only parralellel to the interstate, so if you take a state highway... heh, good luck
12-15-03, 04:18 PM
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damn, yall are a bit paranoid, i carry a flashlight, and premix, if theres any tools in the car its ones that i forgot to take out the last time i worked on the car. if i go on a long trip ill throw the laptop for the microtech in the storage bin, thats about it.
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12-15-03, 04:47 PM
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My first car was an old Austin Healy Sprite.
It broke all the time, so I got in the habbit of having a basic "road warrior" tool kit
It has evolved over the years to include:
Cell Phone, CB radio, work floodlight, spotlight.
Jumper cables, voltmeter, battery post cleaner, 10lb fire extinguisher.
20 socket wrenches w/short, long & extension handles. 8 end wrenches, 4 screwdrivers, 2 pliers
Assortment or fuses, lamps, screws, nuts, tape, wire, hose, 2 spark plugs, aluma-seal.
Gloves, hand cleaner, rags, paper towels.
Tow strap, 4 bungees, 2 ratchet tiedowns.
A 4x4 sheet of heavy visqueen (for ground cover or trunk linning.)
Pens, pencils, note pad, calculator, swiss army knife, and a Walther PPKS..
It broke all the time, so I got in the habbit of having a basic "road warrior" tool kit
It has evolved over the years to include:
Cell Phone, CB radio, work floodlight, spotlight.
Jumper cables, voltmeter, battery post cleaner, 10lb fire extinguisher.
20 socket wrenches w/short, long & extension handles. 8 end wrenches, 4 screwdrivers, 2 pliers
Assortment or fuses, lamps, screws, nuts, tape, wire, hose, 2 spark plugs, aluma-seal.
Gloves, hand cleaner, rags, paper towels.
Tow strap, 4 bungees, 2 ratchet tiedowns.
A 4x4 sheet of heavy visqueen (for ground cover or trunk linning.)
Pens, pencils, note pad, calculator, swiss army knife, and a Walther PPKS..
12-15-03, 04:59 PM
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Couple bottles of water (they tend to just pile up in there anyway)
Couple bottles of oil
bottle of DOT3 brake fluid
Fire extinguisher
Jumper cables
On long trips, the whole bag 'o tools comes too.
Oh, and the almighty AAA card and cell phone.
Couple bottles of oil
bottle of DOT3 brake fluid
Fire extinguisher
Jumper cables
On long trips, the whole bag 'o tools comes too.
Oh, and the almighty AAA card and cell phone.
12-15-03, 05:36 PM
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Fuses
Fire Extinguisher
Spark plug socket/ratchet + small tool kit
New Spark plugs
Small bottle of coolant
And the other stock stuff. jack, spare wheel, etc.
Fire Extinguisher
Spark plug socket/ratchet + small tool kit
New Spark plugs
Small bottle of coolant
And the other stock stuff. jack, spare wheel, etc.
12-15-03, 05:48 PM
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Not paranoid, just keep oil in the car cause...eh...best place to keep it. And you never know when the battery is gonna just...get up and go.
But my car dosen't run anyway, so what's it matter?
But my car dosen't run anyway, so what's it matter?
12-15-03, 10:22 PM
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Man you are paranoid.
Why not bring a flare gun and a life raft and a tow truck and a....
Seriously, some of you must have the equivalent weight of a passenger riding along with you all the time!
If your cars are that unreliable you need to think about getting something that can actually deliver you to a destination. Or get the car thouroughly gone through by a competent mechanic to fix all the little problem, before they become big ones, that stop you while driving.
I need no tools that weren't there at the dealership when it was new. The only problem I had wouldn't have been fixed with any of the tools you're talking about anyway. Unless you all carry extra heater hoses to load the car down even more.
Why not bring a flare gun and a life raft and a tow truck and a....
Seriously, some of you must have the equivalent weight of a passenger riding along with you all the time!If your cars are that unreliable you need to think about getting something that can actually deliver you to a destination. Or get the car thouroughly gone through by a competent mechanic to fix all the little problem, before they become big ones, that stop you while driving.
I need no tools that weren't there at the dealership when it was new. The only problem I had wouldn't have been fixed with any of the tools you're talking about anyway. Unless you all carry extra heater hoses to load the car down even more.
12-15-03, 10:27 PM
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So what are you going to do when a drunk driver hits you and your car lights on fire? Or when you hit some broken glass in the middle of the night in the middle of nowhere and have no jack or flashlight? What about when you are stuck miles away from civilization, stranded, and alone with nothing but your car..
We're not paranoid.
We use common sense.
We're not paranoid.
We use common sense.