What do you carry for spare parts?

[Back N Black]

So, what do you carry in your trunk for spare parts? I know there are quite a few people that don't carry any spares. I have a friend that don't even carry a spare tire or any tools at all. His answer is I have Triple A. I have Triple A also, but I carry spare parts. I'm a little extreme but this is what I have in my trunk.
Toolbox
Ballast resistor
Voltage regulator
Orange box
Starter relay
Fusable link
Headlights (H4)
Booster cables
Complete distributor
Different gauge wire
Booster pack.
I never break down but have helped many people on the side of the road.

[cdr]

.45

[b5blue]

VISA and 40cal Smith and Wesson.

[Kern Dog]

.45

I have my Glock but I defer to your bigger, badder weapon!

[Kern Dog]

The only segment of my car that has proven to be problem is the ignition system. Sometimes randomly the car just spins and won't fire. I can walk away from it and try later and it starts right up. Usually this indicates a loose connection somewhere but if that were the case, the car should shut off when I'm out hammering on it. It never does that though.
Regarding the point at hand....I carry a spare distributor-ECM-Ballast and coil.

[RallyeMike]

Local only, I usually just rely on a small tool box, cell phone, and AAA.

Farther than local I add a box that I transfer from car to car with: Ballast resistor, voltage regulator, orange box, different gauge wire, booster cables, hose clamps, small assortment of nuts and bolts, spare plug wire, cap & rotor, small electric in-line fuel pump, short sections of fuel line, zip ties, and bailing wire. I see no need to carry a starter relay since they are so easy to jump.

For cross-country trips I have also added a spare alternator, starter, and distributor. You can't count on auto parts stores having this stuff on hand anymore.

[cdr]

.45

I have my Glock but I defer to your bigger, badder weapon!

Most of the time I carry my Ruger LCPII .380, I also have a 2 Glocks .45 & 9mm

[Back N Black]

Its crazy to me that you can carry a hand gun in your vehicle. In Canada you can transport your hand gun to the range with special permission.

[Aero426]

AAA card with 100 miles of towing.

[cdr]

Its crazy to me that you can carry a hand gun in your vehicle. In Canada you can transport your hand gun to the range with special permission.

I can & do carry on me, Texas also just past Constitutional carry

[John_Kunkel]

Murphy is the determining factor here, you can be sure that whatever spares you carry they won't help the problem.

Just carry a towing card and a credit card...takes up less room.

[birdsandbees]

2 pocket knifes (one with tip broken = slotted screw driver), a ballast, coil and a set of points. Have never needed more than the pocket knife to get me home in my 44 years of driving the Bee.

[HeavyFuel]

My memory is getting so bad that If I packed the spare electrical components, I'd better pack a printed trouble shooting guide as well.

[b5blue]

When I called to order an FSM for my XJ Cherokee it was much cheaper for the digital but I told the guy I can't read that on the side of the road when I broke down. 

[lloyd3]

I used to carry alot more spares (when these cars were everyday drivers) but now it's pretty minimal.  A set of points and a credit card mostly covers it now. I suppose I could carry a gun if I wanted but....I've never felt that threatened here. That could all change I suppose and it's sure nice knowing that I could if I so choose. I'm a firm believer in the motto of an armed society being a polite society. 

[426HemiChick]

I used to carry alot more spares (when these cars were everyday drivers) but now it's pretty minimal.  A set of points and a credit card mostly covers it now. I suppose I could carry a gun if I wanted but....I've never felt that threatened here. That could all change I suppose and it's sure nice knowing that I could if I so choose. I'm a firm believer in the motto of an armed society being a polite society.  

Hi Lloyd,                   30 October 2021

"I'm a firm believer in the motto of an armed society being a polite society." - 100% agree.

If you've ever been to a gun show we're sure you noticed how polite everyone is. Most that are there are armed, including us.

Another motto from long ago: "Better to be caught alive with it than dead without it."

Things are a changing . . . . and not for the better. Elections have consequences.

If'n you decide to carry, it should be something that will stop em with a single round, minimum .357. A wheel gun is the most reliable but also the most difficult to (re)load. Nice to have a .45 semi and a couple extra loaded mags as backup. Can't have too many.

A credit card and a AAA membership has come in real handy for us. Haulin tools is fine and some small parts that don't consume too much space. Transmissions and third members are way overboard.

Two of the biggest problems we ever had were the 69 SB 6-PK, which had a major valve problem when it had about 10 miles on the clock; required a tow back to the dealer.

The next big one was on a trip to Ohio while passing a truck in West Memphis Arkansas; rocks fell off the trailer and went through our radiator, unbeknownst to us at the time.

While crossing the Mississippi the car started running rough. Looked at the gauges, the temp needle was no where to be seen. Once into Memphis found a place to pull over on I-40. Popped the hood, everything was wet with steam pouring out to where we couldn't see squat (about midnight).

After it cooled off enough took our flashlight and had another peek under the hood. A hole through the radiator that looked like a couple rounds from a 12 Gauge had played with it. Triple A to the rescue.

Take Care

Best Always

426 Hemi Chicks