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What spare parts do you carry in your car ? #2508377
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Just wondering what parts are good to carry in our old cars in case of a breakdown, I guess it would be the most common parts that fail.

Re: What spare parts do you carry in your car ? [Re: 69x] #2508392
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I carry nothing in the old trucks. Ya gotta have faith!


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Re: What spare parts do you carry in your car ? [Re: 69x] #2508416
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I always have a spare ballast resistor with me.

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Originally Posted By njmopar
I always have a spare ballast resistor with me.


Me too!!!!


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Re: What spare parts do you carry in your car ? [Re: 70gtx440dana] #2508428
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Originally Posted By 70gtx440dana
Originally Posted By njmopar
I always have a spare ballast resistor with me.


Me too!!!!


Me three, along with a spare ignition control box.


"We live in a time when intelligent people are being silenced so that stupid people won't be offended".
Re: What spare parts do you carry in your car ? [Re: 6PakBee] #2508437
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Originally Posted By 6PakBee
Originally Posted By 70gtx440dana
Originally Posted By njmopar
I always have a spare ballast resistor with me.


Me too!!!!


Me three, along with a spare ignition control box.


Install a hidden MSD and never worry about either again!

I carry a fire extinguisher, flat blade screwdriver and 1/2" wrench. The latter two for doing carb and timing adjustments.


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Re: What spare parts do you carry in your car ? [Re: 69x] #2508452
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Ballast Resistor
Ignition Box
Voltage Regulator
A couple of quarts of oil


No longer taking $h!t from anyone!
Re: What spare parts do you carry in your car ? [Re: 69x] #2508466
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Short trips, nothing. Long trips (like Buffalo NY to Mopar Nationals)? Well, spare rotor and cap, a couple ignition wires, duct tape, safety wire, basic tool box with screw drivers, sockets and wrenches. Usually all tools needed to change alternator, starter, tire, etc. I'll also carry a small coil of 12 ga stranded wire and electrical tape. For fluids, a quart or two of oil. Maybe a gallon of water. And a AAA card with long distance towing.


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Re: What spare parts do you carry in your car ? [Re: 69x] #2508471
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Ballast Resistor,
Set of Points in case the Petronix takes a dump
Coil
VR
Set of Alternator Brushes.
Simple tools

Re: What spare parts do you carry in your car ? [Re: 69x] #2508492
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Ballast Resistor
ECU Box
Tire Plug Kit and Hand Pump (I don't carry spare tire)
Duct Tape
Cable Ties


Facts are stubborn things.
Re: What spare parts do you carry in your car ? [Re: 69x] #2508512
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All the above plus a fan and p/s belt.

Re: What spare parts do you carry in your car ? [Re: 69x] #2508516
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nothing. I have a cell phone and AAA if I need it but generally my older stuff works fine, because I have a very good mechanic.

Me.


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They say there is always the exception that proves the rule.
Don't be the exception.
Re: What spare parts do you carry in your car ? [Re: Supercuda] #2508556
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I don't even have AAA. laugh2 But I do have a cell phone.


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'74 W200 Crew Cab 360, NV4500, D44, D60 and NP205 divorced transfer case. Rear disc and hydroboost coming soon!
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Re: What spare parts do you carry in your car ? [Re: 69x] #2508558
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Well, I do have a wife that thinks we need it, so we have it.


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They say there is always the exception that proves the rule.
Don't be the exception.
Re: What spare parts do you carry in your car ? [Re: RoadRunner] #2508563
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Originally Posted By RoadRunner
Short trips, nothing. Long trips (like Buffalo NY to Mopar Nationals)? Well, spare rotor and cap, a couple ignition wires, duct tape, safety wire, basic tool box with screw drivers, sockets and wrenches. Usually all tools needed to change alternator, starter, tire, etc. I'll also carry a small coil of 12 ga stranded wire and electrical tape. For fluids, a quart or two of oil. Maybe a gallon of water. And a AAA card with long distance towing.



This is pretty much my list... tweaked a little for retrofit EFI. Only thing I changed was several gallons of water, brimmed hat and long sleeve shirt for a southern AZ desert crossing (I sunburn easily). Gladly I did not need any of it for an X country trip IL-CA and back.

Re: What spare parts do you carry in your car ? [Re: Guitar Jones] #2508569
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Originally Posted By Guitar Jones
I don't even have AAA. laugh2 But I do have a cell phone.


Same here, the financials just don't add up for AAA.
Way overpriced for the small benefits

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Originally Posted By Supercuda
nothing. I have a cell phone and AAA if I need it but generally my older stuff works fine, because I have a very good mechanic.

Me.


I have towing up to 150 miles one way, through hagerty.


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Spare wife , so she can help push



Anyways how much extra is the Hagerty Plus or Premium plan and it only covers your collector car , that’s why I just keep the Hagerty Standard

AAA covers all my vehicles , drivers , hell one tow job basically covers the premium

They even towed my Snowmobile trailer for me once on a flatbed , that was Awesome especially considering where I was


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Cell phone and AAA. Last tow I needed was after 100 miles on the donut spare in my BMW. I was still 100 miles from home. I wasn't going to push that tire on the freeway, which was my option at that point. It was a Sunday afternoon into evening and a tire that couldn't just be bought anywhere, especially in Cool, CA or even Ripon where the tow originated.

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Originally Posted By 69x
Just wondering what parts are good to carry in our old cars in case of a breakdown, I guess it would be the most common parts that fail.



A phone, a $&@ or three, a small tool kit and some 'road service'...


All JIC...


Vintage 'road time' since 1994-have never had the need for any 'spare' parts...

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