<VV> Emergency Car Care Kit (LONG)

[Derek Archer]

I have been into the corvairs for the last 4 years and have appreciated 
how reliable they can be but also dreading the question "what if I need 
parts and I am out in the middle of nowhere?" To this end, me and our 
corvair "master" mechanic in the club have been working to build me a 
car care kit that would get me home if I needed to. First is a 
pregapped point plate in case the old one fails. Just pop in and go. 
Second is a basic tool kit for doing all of this stuff. Next is a used 
coil to distributor wire and the longest spark plug wire in a set. 
These can and do fail and if one of the plug wires catastrophically 
fails, just put in the long one, tie it down someway and go. Next is 
two fan belts (mainly since the proper size is very hard to find). Next 
is a used fuel pump that I have. The reason I have it is that it 
appears to be leaking VERY VERY slowly out the "rear vent hole" which 
is a tiny hole on the back of the pump (the side that faces the rear of 
the car when installed), but it works. I would have this in my kit 
because one of the guys in our club went down to the national 
convention in flagstaff last year or the year before, i can't remember 
which and the diaphragm faild and fuel started shooting out the top 
vent hole 50 miles from anywhere, but he was smart and had that extra 
pump and using some flare nut wrenches and teflon tape for a temporary 
fix, he got to flagstaff. (NEVER use teflon tape on gas lines except as 
a temporary fix as mentioned above. It likes to shred and plug up fuel 
fliters and carbs.) To that end, I would also include proper thread 
sealants. I believe that this kit would be able to get you and your 
beloved corvair out of most situations short of catastrophic driveline 
failure. Any other suggestions or comments?