<VV> Emergency Car Care Kit (LONG)

[kaczmarek@charter.net]

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Bryan Blackwell wrote a chapter, about saftey,and tools, and included supplies to have on board on a trip. 

If you haven't been into Vairs but 4 years, I highly Recommend....THE CORVAIR BASICS MANUAL
Available from CORSA merchandise and Vendors, It will answer this and many other questions.

Regards
Hank Kaczmarek
Co-Founder, CORVAIR BASICS MANUAL
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> From: Derek Archer <eggman@owt.com>
> Date: 2004/07/28 Wed AM 11:42:04 GMT
> To: virtualvairs@corvair.org
> Subject: <VV> Emergency Car Care Kit (LONG)
> 
> 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?
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