Hello All;
With all of the stuff mention to stow in the trunk for emergencies I am
amazed that no-one mentioned carrying some extra belts. If one of those goes
you really could be stranded somewhere or end up with an overheated engine
if you try driving it that way. Another thing to carry are spare radiator
hoses. The extra tool set is always handy but you can't really rebuild the
engine at the side of the road so it would be impractical to carry a
complete mechanics shop. One thing to add would be a VOM in case of
electrical problems, they are small and cheap. Oil, coolant, and
transmission fluid are three things to definately carry along.
Best Regards
Arran Foster
1954 Imperial Newport
Needing A Left Side Taillight bezel and other trim parts.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Raymond Shaw" <dienasty233@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2003 6:05 PM
Subject: Re: IML: This never happens
> All of this is so so true, but what do you do if you suddenly lose the
> engine, doubt you can carry a spare 3.3 or A-604 tranny in your trunk, now
> those are two things I wish I really had as a spare.
>
> The best kept things in my trunk on the other hand are a full size spare,
a
> hydraulic floor jack, a breaker bar and impact socket set, a tool box full
> of fuses and other miscellanous tools like rachets and sockets of all
shapes
> and sizes, bulbs for the brakes, headlights, cornering, you name it, it's
> there. A spare quart of oil tops it off.
>
> What I wish I had, tranny fluid, cell phone, AAA card, lots of extra
money,
> flares, extra car (just kidding) hey maybe small CRX would fit in the
trunk.
> I could be better prepared, but all this weighs down the trunk as it is.
>
> Also the thing I found out about batteries, is even though they may say
> maitnance free you can still do yourself a favor and open the caps and
check
> the water level, if it is low fill it and chances are it will probably
keep
> it going a lot longer.
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