Break-down kit for long Nationals drives

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Re: Break-down kit for long Nationals drives

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Great list Tim

I reckon you have nearly all potential breakdowns covered. Only other suggestion after looking at your first lot of pics would be a spare pair of thongs, a pair like Blacky wears 👍

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Thanks Tim

I’ve started already

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I was actually going to pick your brain about this offline Tim so you have saved me the job. Great post


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Gee that is extensive. I Guess you can get by without wipers but I carried a spare motor to Toowoomba and roger ended up needing it.

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Errol62 wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 1:39 pm Gee that is extensive. I Guess you can get by without wipers but I carried a spare motor to Toowoomba and roger ended up needing it.

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P.S. - I know I am going to get slaughtered for the post above but its all part of the fun :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
When you're faced with an unpleasant task that you really don't want to do, sometimes you just have to dig deep down inside and somehow find the patience to wait for someone else to do it for you.


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HMMM ........

let me see ......around 4540 km (2840 miles) for us this year.

about 4 litres of oil
about 200 litres of water
a harmonic balancer and seal
bottom radiator hose
thermostat
radiator cap


OK , you win this round :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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SunnyTim wrote: Thu Jun 23, 2022 6:05 pm Hhmmn....Image

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sometimes breakdowns are worth it though, hey Tim you never know what you will find

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Yep that is one detailed travel box !

Just thinking there was a bloke from SA somewhere that went to the Toowoomba Nats that needed a spare gearbox, the question is did he have oil in it ??

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Oil weren’t the problem… . It were torque in excess..


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A Good Samaritan came to his aid


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Errol62 wrote:A Good Samaritan came to his aid


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Which goes to show the most invaluable item in the kit is a connection to the good people on this forum…………….


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Blacky wrote:HMMM ........

let me see ......around 4540 km (2840 miles) for us this year.

about 4 litres of oil
about 200 litres of water
a harmonic balancer and seal
bottom radiator hose
thermostat
radiator cap


OK , you win this round :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Maybe one of these too

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I have a new-found respect for modern batteries. When I first saw those little jump-start packs, I thought "pffft! no chance that something the size of a cigarette packet will turn over an engine". I was wrong... they have an incredible amount of grunt for something you can charge with an USB cable.

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