RE: SER1 Lab Prep

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Hi Nick,

I'm assembling a checklist for my final packing, hence the inquiry.  I've 
got hoses set aside, but the stop-leak wasn't on my mental list.  I've got 
a new SU pump fitted, but the old Huco fitted by the ABL is still 
serviceable, so I'll set that aside as a spare. I've also got my old Solex 
and can use that as a backup for my new Weber.  I hadn't thought about a 
spare U-joint or, as Tom T posted, a spare dynamo, but both are good ideas 
along with a few quarts of DEET repellent.

Thanks.

George E Sollish	Chief Engineer		Auto Gear Equipment
 			Project Manager		The Payne Lake Project

On Wed, 13 Jul 2005, Nick Condon wrote:

> Date: Wed, 13 Jul 2005 21:46:47 +0100
> From: Nick Condon <ncondon@xxxxxxxx.xx.xx>
> Reply-To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject: RE: SER1 Lab Prep
> 
> George,
>
> A cooling problems would stop you dead. - Length of flexible universal hose
> of the correct size(s) (or spare hoses) + bottle of Leak stopper for the
> radiator. (You can of course use finely ground oatmeal for the latter if you
> eat porridge for breakfast - thereby killing two birds with one stone)!
>
> Fuel pump failure will also stop you dead. - Spare pump. If possible spare
> needle valve + float for the carb too.
>
> Bad puncture(s) would also stop you. - Spare inner tube + patches. With or
> without tyre levers + pump/compressor.
>
> The only mechanical part I would consider is perhaps one spare universal
> joint for the prop shafts. - not convinced about this but occasionally they
> go with little warning.
>
> I see you are getting a starting handle - I would never be without one.
>
> I have a couple of cheap plastic "snow mats" that are used to put under the
> wheels if stuck in mud - they are a fraction of the size and weight of the
> proper items but give enough extra grip to get out of a small (repeat small)
> wet hole.
>
> It is the ancillaries that will fail if anything and not the basic
> mechanical parts.
>
> Nick.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx [mailto:series1-host@xxxxxxxxx.xxx] On
> Behalf Of George E Sollish
> Sent: 13 July 2005 19:29
> To: Series 1 List
> Subject: SER1 Lab Prep
>
> Can I tap into the wisdom of some of our long rangers?
>
> Other than the usual fluids, emergency gear, rations, and tools for at
> least three different fastener systems, what parts falling off my TT are
> likely to be trip-stoppers and which of those should I be carrying in
> spares, ie, field replaceable?  I've got a jack, jumper cables, wheel
> studs, lug nuts, duct tape, fuses, wiring bits, fan belt ...
>
> The roads will range from good paved to 3rd-rate gravel, but no strictly
> 'off-road' is anticipated.  Distance in total is approximately 5000 km,
> perhaps 1000 of that unpaved.  I'm carrying three 20L jerrycans to
> supplement my 9 gallon tank.
>
> Thanks.
>
> George E Sollish	Chief Engineer		Auto Gear Equipment
> 			Project Manager		The Payne Lake Project
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