What parts do you carry with you?

[Johnny Atomic]

I like to carry a few parts with me all the time in case I run into problems driving a 40+ yr old truck. I carry a PCV, Thermostat, fuel filter, replacement belts, fuses, zip ties. I've heard of people always carrying an alternator and/or an ignition module. What do you carry with you?

 

[Terlingueno]

Ignition module+heat sink pate', fuses, fuel filter, some 3/8 and 5/16 fuel hose, belts, assortment of hose clamps, two long plug wires, H4 bulbs, couple tail and turn signal bulbs, zip ties, electrical tape, juices (qt oil, gal of 50/50 coolant, DOT 3 for brakes/clutch), duct tape, JB Weld...

 

[Sad Sack]

My phone, beer and my insurance card with Haggerty's phone number for towing assistance.

 

[Goldie Driver]

Ignition module , spare fuses, and some spare bulbs. Anything else is more than I care to do on the side of the road. I do need a cheap truck tool kit, though ...

*EDIT* Forgot fluids - those are carried along with a spare floor jack.

 

[DoubleDingo]

Depends on the length of travel and terrain being traveled upon and through. Tools, belts, coolant, oil, atf, brake fluid for around town and short 1-2 hour-ish trips. 3-4 hours up to 1,400 miles and beyond, vast nothingness, what was mentioned before, but add cap, rotor, wires, water pump, fuel pump. Never thought of alternator, and only have taken water pump because the one producing a squeak but never failed, so now I have a brand new water pump if needed. The longer trips will get the camper shell/topper/cap installed and spare stuff gets stored under the platform that the dogs ride on. Edit: I forgot to add that I carry an extra ignition module as well.

 

[Hunter79764]

I have a couple tool boxes I try to take on any reasonable trip for any of my cars. But I think I want to get a basic set of the useful stuff for each car. i.e., my Yukon would get an 8, 10, 15, 17 and 18mm wrenches and a ratchet with the same sockets and extensions, a screwdriver and bits, and a pair of pliers with some bailing wire. I feel like that would cover 99% of anything I'd want to tackle out somewhere vs towing it home. And then as a bonus, when doing a job at home, I'd have generally what I need in the car already vs getting the tool kit from wherever I needed it last. I've got 6 vehicles and no attached garage, so I end up swapping and moving stuff a lot.
Otherwise, I try to keep a set of major fluids and a belt in everything (usually the old one I pulled off last time), make sure I have some spare fuses in the fuse box, plus anything specific for that vehicle (like an ignition module for the 87). I can't carry a parts store all the time, even though I try on long trips, but having the tools such that I could have an errand-runner grab an alternator and I can swap it in with what I've got seems to work out ok for me.

 

[Old Guy Bill]

Cell phone & Visa card...

 

[xm20k]

Set of toothed belts for my Jones accessorie drive, 6al, fuses, trans brake solenoid, basic tool kit. Mostly items I can't just get at a parts store.

 

[legopnuematic]

I don’t generally carry much or anything for parts, not intentionally at least. If I do it’s likely I was storing it in the vehicle and didn’t remove it before a trip.

I do carry a 3 drawer craftsman toolbox with a pretty comprehensive set of tools however that moves between what I am driving. Only once I have used them for a vehicle repair- when the fuel pump crapped out in the 76 leaving Milwaukee when I picked up my planer.

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Otherwise the tools I carry because I like to buy machinery and often stuff needs to be disassembled before transit for one reason or another. Or stopping at a junkyard.

Under the moving blankets was a DeWalt radial arm saw, Delta 8” cast iron base jointer, and a Delta shaper.

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[TotalyHucked]

Depends on how far I'm driving it. Within a couple hours of home, usually nothing. Long trips? I take half my toolbox, extra fuel pump, spark plug wires and an alternator.

 

[Rustisbest]

Jumper cables, ignition module and harness, one of those HF 4-in-1 screwdrivers and a crescent wrench

 

[peats]

I carry a 12 volt compressor with tire sealant similar to what comes with many newer vehicles since none of my vehicles have a spare tire. Gives me a 50/50 chance of not having to call a roll back. I make sure I have my phone in case I need the roll back.

 

[Jrgunn5150]

My C10 is LS swapped, and has a 4L80, so a laptop if needed, fuses, zip ties, fancy tape.

My K20 is pretty mediocre, so I would keep fuses, zip ties, wire, bailing wire, and and HEI module in it.

 

[Ricko1966]

Nothing but a few handtools and have very rarely needed them. For some strange reason my 40 year old junk is still reliable.

 

[skysurfer]

AAA card gets me a 100-mile tow. I’ve only used it once when a poorly routed power steering hose took out the steering and juice brakes. Wasn’t something I could have readily fixed on the side of the road, so the tow to my driveway was appreciated.