Before hitting the open road for that summer adventure, take the time to give your car a mechanical once-over.
Before hitting the open road for that summer adventure, take the time to give your car a mechanical once-over.
Very timely, I'm just about to embark on a backroads trip from Ohio down to South Carolina, good things to think about and check beforehand.
In reply to 300zxfreak :
A stitch in time and all that.
Safe travels!
If you are really going on a road trip you need more on your list than that. I do several multi day vintage rallies every year in a 67 E Type Jaguar and a 73 TR6. Most of our old cars we would be using on a road trip are at least 50 years old. A lot of things that seem ok but are on the verge of breaking under the kind of conditions a typical road trip produces.
A smart road tripper in a vintage car needs:
A small tool bag with sockets, wrenches , wire cutters, screwdrivers and pliers
a roll of duct tape
a small roll of tie wire
spare rotor, condenser and points
assorted fuses
a couple of spark plugs
2 quarts of oil
spare tail and stoplight bulbs
a spare fan belt
light leather gloves to handle hot parts like a muffler
a couple of shop rags
small container of hand cleaner
some spare insulated electric wire 16-14
a few wire nuts for quick electrical repairs
a hidden spare key
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