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angelfj said:
I was hoping that Dale, aka Tinster would chime in. He has some nice photos of his tools in Amos's boot! :yesnod:
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Yes, Frank, I found this small assortment of spare parts and tools to be of much value. Plus I have a complete 2nd, parallel fuel delivery system with a hard wired electric fuel pump. I also carry spare Thrust Bearings and a complete set of main crank bearings. :driving:

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Hi, Randall,

I have gone back to the J.C. Whitney page and found the product number for the Facet Cube Solid-State Fuel Pump. I had missed it before. It is 15670G.

I don't think I would need the hardware with the kit you have mentioned, so I will take a look at Aircraft Spruce for Model 40104.
 
LexTR3 said:
I have gone back to the J.C. Whitney page and found the product number for the Facet Cube Solid-State Fuel Pump. I had missed it before. It is 15670G.
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Right, that is JCW's "umbrella" number. It covers 3 similar pumps with different pressure ratings
https://www.jcwhitney.com/electric-fuel-pump/p2005670.jcwx?filterid=j1

The 1.5 to 4 psi version is listed with manufacturer's part number FEP42SV. But according to the people who make them, FEP42SV includes a 4-7 psi pump, not 1.5-4. Not obvious to me where the mistake is; perhaps you would get the advertised 1.5-4 psi pump. My point was just that you might not.
 
Don Elliott said:
I don't use a tool box in my 1958 TR3A when I'm travelling. I bought about 8 of those bags which kids use to keep their pencils in - at the dollar store. The 2 red ones contain all the bits I might need related to elecrical things - the blue one is for the fuel and SU carb bits, one is for wrenches, one for sockets, one for screwdrivers and pliers - well you get the picture.
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Don, I like the idea of color coded bags although am not sure I would remember what each of the color codes meant.

I too do not use a hard sided tool box. Have gone for canvas rolls and bags. Much each to tuck in to small crevises and the like - its amazing how much space is around the spare tire in a GT6.

I just need to get to the point of only having one of something in the kit, rather than throwing everything in the bag and searching endlessly on the side of the road for the one thing I need.

jb
 
John: we don' need no stinkin' spare tire! :lol:

The GT6 has no trunk/boot, but if you take out the tire, there's a fair bit of room under the rear deck. And my Midget's trunk is comparatively HUGE without the spare in there. If you have good tires, <span style="text-decoration: underline">dump the spare</span>!

After years of riding a motorcycle without a spare (obviously)and becoming comfortable without one I no longer carry a spare tire in my LBC, which has top-notch Micheleins that are darn near impervious to punctures. I do carry a complete tire puncture kit and two tire inflators (one foot pump; one cig lighter electric). Unless the sidewall is severely damaged, or a very large, severe puncture (most unlikely), I can repair the tire on the side of the road.

And as we all know, your cell phone/AAA card will "fix" anything!

<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">Eschew spare tires</span></span>: get a puncture kit, practice with it, forgeddabout spare tires in your LBC! :yesnod:
FWIW . . . :thumbsup:
 
Harbor Freight sells a canvas bag that is a convenient size for tools and parts:

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Those labels are 'fuel & cooling', 'electrical & ignition' and 'tools & sealants'.
 
Couple years ago I was out on a Sunday run with the club and I carelessly caught the corner of a broken curb while pulling out of a parking lot. Punched a silver-dollar sized hole in the sidewall, so no way a patch or fix-a-flat was going to help. Unfortunately I had been last in line, no one noticed that I dropped out. No cell coverage, but I could have walked back to Denny's and called AAA ... of course I would have probably had to wait for an hour, then either pay serious $$ to get towed home (only had 25 mile towing, was over 100 miles from home), or else have the car towed to a shop and likely wait until Monday for a pair of new tires in my size. Either way, I wouldn't have been home until late that night and out by $100 or more. Instead I put on the spare and was home in time for lunch at a total cost of about 5 minutes spent changing the tire.

I'll keep my compact spare.
 
Because bad things can happen to good tires, I am keeping my spare (although I have to keep it deflated in order to get it into the compartment and I carry a foot operated air pump).

As for the ideal tool kit, I want to thank everyone who has contributed suggestions in this thread. Many useful ideas. Perhaps by the time the snow has cleared away and temperatures rise above 25 degrees here in "the Sunny South," I'll have put together a nice tool kit. Until I do, however, I'll keep using my old kit: a cell phone and my AAA card.

Mark: What exactly is a puncture kit. Does it inclue "canned" air with a puncture sealant? I've been warned away from puncture fixers because they make a mess. I don't know what to make of this warning.
 

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LexTR3 said:
(although I have to keep it deflated in order to get it into the compartment
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Which is just why I started using a "compact spare" tire, mounted on a stock TR3 rim.
 
Randall,

What size compact temporary spare tire did you mount on your rim? Can one be mounted on a wire wheel, or are they good only for steel rims?

My running tires are Vredestein tires, but my spare is a Cooper tire. There was a Michelin tire in the spare compartment when I bought the car, but it had "aged out," which indicates to me that the car may never have had a flat on the road. The car came with Coopers -- very noisy -- so I replaced them with Vredestein and put the best Cooper into the spare compartment, on a wire rim. I believe that the Cooper is a little narrower than the Vredestein.
 
LexTR3 said:
What size compact temporary spare tire did you mount on your rim? Can one be mounted on a wire wheel, or are they good only for steel rims?
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Not certain, but I think it was a T135/90D15. Picked it up at a local junkyard for $10 including a rim that I thought might fit. Rim didn't clear the calipers in front, so I paid a shop to move it to a TR3 rim.
No reason it wouldn't work on a wire wheel; although you might have to go to an implement supply store to find a suitable tube. But I've never had occasion to try it.
 
I'm pretty sure it would require a tube, but I think I could find one. I'll keep my eyes open for one, although the Cooper I have tucked into the spare compartment is good and it is on a wire wheel. Wouldn't hurt to have a compact temporary spare tire on hand, just in case. Many thanks.
 
Ed --

I assumed the puncture repair kit referred to was a plug, a tube of goo and the 2 tools used to clean the hole and insert & set the plug. Since you have wires you also have tubes so this kit won't help you. I do carry a spare tube though I have to say the thought of sitting under a mesquite tree wrassling with a couple of tire spoons and a patch kit does not appeal to me, I too will keep the spare.

You say that your spare is a disc/steel wheel. This will probably get you home but I assume you're aware that the studs on your hubs are shorter (for wires) than would normally be used for a steel wheel. Also, the lug nuts for wires are smaller and not as deep.
 
LexTR3 said:
...I am keeping my spare (although I have to keep it deflated in order to get it into the compartment...
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I like the trick (given by Randall, I think) of tying a big rope around the spare before you put it back in the compartment. I have mine fully inflated and when I need to check the tire pressure I just haul on the rope. It's a serious tight fit but out she comes.

Cheers!
 
Bigjones: Good idea. This one's new to me, so I will give it a try.
 
Hi, George,

I guess I miss"spoke," Ha, ha. My spare is mounted on a wire wheel, just like my driving wheels.

Right now, with the temperature here in Western Virginia in the 20s and snow on the ground, the thought of sitting under a mesquite tree in Arizona sounds pretty good.
 
Hi, Mark,

Hmmm... It looks like these repair kits are for tubeless tires, and I have tubes in my tires (mounted on wire wheels).
 
I've used this kit with tube tires and it works fine. Good to carry a spare tube and tube patches in case the tube's knackered. :thumbsup:
 
Hi, Mark,

I'm not sure this old fogie can wrestle a tire off its rim and change a tube by the side of the road any more. Perhaps in an emergency. I'd better rely on that spare and do the wrestling when I return home.
 
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