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i would like to know what spare parts to have in the boot and a list of tools that i might need be as obviuos as possiable i do have as spare tyre and jack what else would you take im driving a grey powered fb and kate will hopefully be driving her red powered ek
thanks richard

timing gear and beer lol

If i was mini it would be aahhh dont drive a fb as every nationals one of his has broken down .Generator timing gear mmm mark can fill in the rest
regards fatboy

He's only got an hour or so drive this time what could possibly go wrong....

A basic tool kit, water, rags and extra roadside care from RACV (for major break down, tow car home and get a hire car for the rest of holiday), Trev .

yep from my experience at last years nats my premium NRMA coverage was gold...

as per what trev said tool kit water oil
some spare points a torch
when im doing a long trip i get some tow company's phone numbers
that are along the route your traveling on just incase .

FATBOY wrote:If i was mini it would be aahhh dont drive a fb as every nationals one of his has broken down .Generator timing gear mmm mark can fill in the rest
regards fatboy

IVE NEVER done a timing gear...... AT LEAST I GO FATBOY.. im not scared to drive my cars..hehehehehehehehehehe

mine is going on the truck because its an FB might drive one of the EKS though

thanks tim as for the others that hijacked my post
we will hopefully be taking the two cars if i can get the floors in the ek finished next week end i think i have most of those parts but no timing gears might buy some just in case thanks
richard

after going from qld to mt gambier sa (2008) and orange nsw (2010) somethings busted on qld cars are fuel pump, generator, regulators, timming gears, water pump, radiators, but the best i seen was a accelertor pedal breaking.

rustysdungers wrote:mine is going on the truck because its an FB might drive one of the EKS though

what can one say to such a comment???

on top of all that, I always carry a starter motor, as I have Hydro's
as well as, all the tools and kit needed to change a timing gear on the side of the road,
or do as Tim says, and go steel.

for some reason?? Old Al always said the fibre'ies were there for a reason...not sure what it is other than working on cars on the side of the road.

both my cars still running fibre gears

Dean&Jana wrote:on top of all that, I always carry a starter motor, as I have Hydro's
as well as, all the tools and kit needed to change a timing gear on the side of the road,
or do as Tim says, and go steel.

for some reason?? Old Al always said the fibre'ies were there for a reason...not sure what it is other than working on cars on the side of the road.

both my cars still running fibre gears

The only reason they have them is because they are quieter than steel.
Cheers Peter

I've fitted quite a few steel gears and have had them range form quiet to a bit noisy. The noisy ones quietened down after an initial run in period.
Personally I'd rather put up with a bit of noise until they bed in than have to wait for the surprise of fibre ones failing when you least expect it. I have heard of a fibre gears failing after less than 10.000 miles in service. But hey, if changing timing gears on the side of the road is your thing, then by all means go for it
Bill