Emergency "Old Mopar" Kit
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03/31/23 09:56 AM
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OK, so any Mopar guy worth his salt knows you always carry an extra ballast resistor around in the glove box. But what other parts, tools, or supplies do you guys carry all the time (or wish you had) that has gotten you out of a tight spot while cruising around town or on a road trip? What junk is in your trunk???
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Re: Emergency "Old Mopar" Kit
[Re: wingman]
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03/31/23 10:02 AM
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Ballast resistor, voltage regulator, alternator.
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Re: Emergency "Old Mopar" Kit
[Re: 6PakBee]
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03/31/23 11:43 AM
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Ballast resistor, voltage regulator, alternator. Plus an ECU. Had more than one orange box failure. .
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Re: Emergency "Old Mopar" Kit
[Re: Dabee]
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03/31/23 12:48 PM
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AAA membership card. plus all of the above, a couple of fan belts, and one of those flat plastic case tool kits that has a bunch of sockets, screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, etc in them. small jack of your choice, and the exact socket, extension [if needed] and breaker bar to loosen your lug nuts. or just tow a small trailer with your [almost] complete tool collection...........
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Re: Emergency "Old Mopar" Kit
[Re: moparx]
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03/31/23 01:32 PM
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AAA membership card. plus all of the above, a couple of fan belts, and one of those flat plastic case tool kits that has a bunch of sockets, screwdrivers, wrenches, pliers, etc in them. small jack of your choice, and the exact socket, extension [if needed] and breaker bar to loosen your lug nuts. or just tow a small trailer with your [almost] complete tool collection........... CELLPHONE and AAA membership
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Re: Emergency "Old Mopar" Kit
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I guess - as Mom used to say - my guardian angel works overtime, but I've taken a bunch of 1,000-mile round trips in old Mopars with none of that stuff onboard. (Hopefully I haven't just jinxed myself...) I suppose nowadays I'd probably bring a ballast resistor and a few hand tools for a long trip, mainly because parts stores probably don't stock old Mopar parts. I have brought cleaning supplies, though...so I guess at least the cars would be clean & presentable by the side of the highway
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Re: Emergency "Old Mopar" Kit
[Re: wingman]
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03/31/23 05:00 PM
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OK, so any Mopar guy worth his salt knows you always carry an extra ballast resistor around in the glove box. But what other parts, tools, or supplies do you guys carry all the time (or wish you had) that has gotten you out of a tight spot while cruising around town or on a road trip? What junk is in your trunk??? I don't even carry a spare tire and cell phones are worthless around here. It really heightens my anxiety level wondering where I'm going to get stranded and die from exposure.
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Re: Emergency "Old Mopar" Kit
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03/31/23 08:29 PM
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When I ran the old Mopar electronic ignition, I carried a resister and the ignition box and a few basic tools Put a 100K + miles on several different vehicles with that set up, never put any of it on my vehicles, but sure saved a few others along the way.
My coupe has a Dakota throttle body EFi, I carried a spare ECU because I junked a truck that had a good one, and it didn't take up much space in the tool box with a few hand tools and quick fix generic fix it stuff I never used in nearly 100K miles. Don't even carry a spare tire. I do carry AAA & a cell phone My "new" 49 has a few very basic hand tools, no parts, and no spare. AAA, a credit card, and a cell phone, going to need a roll back (4x4). I'm not going to be working on this one on the side of the road, too low to get under, no one is going to stock any parts, and probably few parts available at most pick a parts. No worries, they don't help anyway. I'll deal with what happens when it happens.
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Re: Emergency "Old Mopar" Kit
[Re: wingman]
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03/31/23 10:43 PM
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OK, so any Mopar guy worth his salt knows you always carry an extra ballast resistor around in the glove box. But what other parts, tools, or supplies do you guys carry all the time (or wish you had) that has gotten you out of a tight spot while cruising around town or on a road trip? What junk is in your trunk??? Back in the day I had a small box under the seat with a ballast resistor, ECU, one long plug wire, a rotor, and the handful of tools required to change those parts. I don't carry any of those parts anymore since I've upgraded to EFI. Now I just carry my cell phone and AAA card with me.
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Re: Emergency "Old Mopar" Kit
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Besides the AAA card, I also have a bin I use for camping stuff but its also super helpful to keep in the back. Tire air compressor, green tire slime, tire repair kit, water filter / life straw, butane stove, rope, lighter, utensils, paper plates, fire starter, bug spray, bandaids etc. A "bug out bin" if you will.
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Re: Emergency "Old Mopar" Kit
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04/01/23 07:52 AM
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Quarter inch drive full set, a few wrenches, lots of ignition stuff because of quality these days, old take off belts, kit of electrical splices and some wire, fuses, jug of coolant or at least empty jug to get water from a ditch. Full spare and bumper jack. Oil.
I want my fair share
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Re: Emergency "Old Mopar" Kit
[Re: Dabee]
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04/01/23 11:29 AM
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Ballast resistor, voltage regulator, alternator. Plus an ECU. Had more than one orange box failure. . Yes, plus ECU but without alternator. Too heavy. Jumper cables, duct tape, cable ties.
Facts are stubborn things.
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Re: Emergency "Old Mopar" Kit
[Re: larrymopar360]
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04/01/23 12:13 PM
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Ballast resistor, voltage regulator, alternator. Plus an ECU. Had more than one orange box failure. . Yes, plus ECU but without alternator. Too heavy. Jumper cables, duct tape, cable ties. Yes, an alternator is way too heavy. Don't laugh, here's something I did that actually saved me, I kept a set of brushes from one of my junk alternators in my onboard toolbox.
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Re: Emergency "Old Mopar" Kit
[Re: Sniper]
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04/01/23 01:56 PM
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I don't carry anything extra. I have an awesome mechanic. Does he ride up front or in back seat?
Facts are stubborn things.
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