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Old 01-25-2003, 06:35 PM
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Al,

Carry an extra water pump belt, basic wrench set, some extra hose in case of a radiator hose or other hose failure. I always keep the belt close as they have been known to fly off or crack. A can of spare tire as mentioned above and I also carry extra sparkplugs, an extra coil wire and a cheap coil in case. Also a small plastic container to use in case you lose water and have to add some from a stream or something. And definately a lug wrench and jack. I have a small plastic tool box that is strapped on one side of my trunk which holds all these things except the jack and it is a sissor type that takes very little room. I use a deep socket and rachet for the lug wrench. I also have a folding one that works well. These are always in my car even on the short trips around here. That should pretty well cover any repairs that you might have to make to get into a town. I also carry a can of gas additive but living in Calif. almost makes that mandatory as the pump gas is terrible. Good luck on the trip and the odds are that you will never need any of that stuff. I only needed the belt once when the one on the car broke about 10 miles from town.

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