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Location: Nottinghamshire. Robin Hood County
Car type: Austin Ruby Mk1 1935
Everybody to his own but I think minimal tools and spares. Like I said in my previous entry on this thread you can have loads of spares and tools onboard but the one you want is back home in the garage. Breakdown & recovery home insurance beats messing about at the side of the road in the cold, wet and dark. Get your seven home and repair it in a warm dry garage with all your tools to hand. You can't beat it.
John Mason.
Would you believe it "Her who must be obeyed" refers to my Ruby as the toy.
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Over the years, and tens of thousands of miles, the toolkit in "Alice" reduced to whatever would fit in the tin box that once contained a set of kingpins for an Austin 12.
And wheelbrace and jack, naturally.
You can nest box spanners, one inside the other. Small pair of pliers, points, condenser, etc. Big screwdriver (Stubby) and small electricians screwdriver.
Most used: the spanner or screwdriver that undoes the carb bowl so you can clear the jets.
Simon
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12-11-2018, 09:16 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-11-2018, 09:20 PM by John Mason.)
Chris, Now I am in my seventies messing about at the side of the road on a dark wet cold night does not appeal to me in the slightest. As a retired police officer from the days when the majority of us either walked or rode a bike. I got wet and cold enough times to have the fun knocked out of me. A warm dry garage for me every time.
On a serious note though I think high vis clothing would be good to carry with you in case of breakdown.
John Mason.
Would you believe it "Her who must be obeyed" refers to my Ruby as the toy.
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A little LED torch and a spare pair of specs!
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I'd certainly agree that a pretty comprehensive stock of ignition replacement parts is essential, but am I the only old fashioned sort of chap who always has a cylinder head gasket under the driver's seat, just in case?
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A spare carburettor, whilst on holiday in the Outer Hebrides the main jet plug fell out, never to be seen again, but by chance I had a spare carburettor with me.
