What tools and spares to carry?

Mitch//pa said:
a scanner, crank sensor, 1 coil pack, fuel pressure gauge and a noid light and maybe an xtra fuel pump
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The dreaded crank sensor. My 04 dodge truck eats them, I have had to replace three already and I carry an extra one and after changing three I can now change it in a couple of minutes. Now the cam sensor is another story.
 
Responding to two posts above, the first Les Andrews manual is already en route to me.

Starting point for the Model A is McMinnville, OR, and ending point is Norcross, GA, just northeast of Atlanta. We're actually driving from Norcross to McMinnville and then returning in convoy.
 
Slotblog said:
...What I need some help locating is a battery-powered red LED light or light strip, as this car only has the LH taillight...
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Is this what you saw?
BrakeLighterSellSheet.jpg


It's made by J & L Enterprises, you can buy it direct from them, or from the usual parts vendors. This is also one of the first things I added when I got my A - I think today's drivers expect to see a 3rd brakelight, and I don't want to be the one to find out the hard way if I'm wrong about that.
 
I bought my sedan site-unseen off Ebay in 2006 and drove it 1200 miles home. I had every imaginable tool, manual, and spare part for the trip and needed nothing. Except for the 40 year old tires, I gained confidence that I would make it as each day passed and the car ran better and better. Probably by the end of the second day you will know what you have bought. Good Luck............
 
I suggest a backup for every non original part and the knowledge how to check out any non original systems (like an electronic ignition system). Usually on a tour someone will have the original parts. I would also suggest a rear hub puller since they are not usually available from the corner garage.

Charlie Stephens
 
If the restoration was as good as the car looks, then the only spares you need to carry might be a small bottle of touch up paint.:D
 
LOL! I very much hope you're right...

Drove up to Mike's A-Fordable Parts at noon (he's about 50 miles north of me) and picked up:

7 bottles ND 30wt oil (for a change before leaving and some to carry along)
1 bottle each of 600W diff lube and the GL1500 trans lube they sell (for topping up if needed)
Points, rotor, condenser, set of plugs, coil
2 19-inch tire tubes
Fan belt
Coolant hose set
Manifold gasket

Just got off the phone with Ray Besch, of the Southside A's MARC chapter, who has driven his coupe to from Georgia to Alaska and back at least once. (Unlike him, I am not planning to take along a short block, which I believe he had to install on the trip). He had some solid advice to share, too.
 
SDJason said:
Is this what you saw?
BrakeLighterSellSheet.jpg


It's made by J & L Enterprises, you can buy it direct from them, or from the usual parts vendors. This is also one of the first things I added when I got my A - I think today's drivers expect to see a 3rd brakelight, and I don't want to be the one to find out the hard way if I'm wrong about that.
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I installed one these about a month ago... less than 1 hour job for a newbie like myself... The only hard part was tracing out the negative wire which for me, I just took apart one of the tail lights to see for sure...
 
I agree with "mshmodela". Better brake lights are a VERY GOOD IDEA. I have heard too many stories where a Model A gets run into from the rear by someone who said they did not see it.

I would also bring a cam gear and a complete gasket set. Head gasket failure is not too uncommon.

JMO,

Chris
 
A flex handle & socket to tighten the generator mount bolt. It's sometimes hard to get it TIGHT enough with end wrenches & it'll slip back & cause the fan belt to SLIP!
Bill W.
 
Gentlemen,

Thanks for all your suggestions and opinions.

I'll be starting a new thread shortly detailing my journey to bring my newly-purchased 1930 Standard Tudor home to Georgia. It's located in McMinnville, Oregon, so it is going to be a rather lengthy trip.

And, yes, I plan to drive it back home, a distance of right at 2,700 miles.

As I keep telling my friends, if they harbor any concerns about my sanity, this trip should definitely resolve them... LOL!
 
Purdy Swoft said:
I carry the original tool set that came with the model A in the original imitation leather tool pouch, a feeler gauge a dist. cam wrench, sand paper, dist screw set,a coil terminal nut, starter terminal nut, a few odd and end nuts and bolts, electrical tape, a wire with aligator clips on both ends,Original owners manual in the door pocket, otiginal jack, tire iron and hand crank. I also carry a modern style condenser in the tool pouch that I could connect to the coil terminal in an emergency. The only thing that I have ever had to use was the hand crank , Once when the starter push rod fell loose,shorted against the starter terminal ,burned up the grommet in the firewall and nearly killed the battery and another time when I had oiled the helix on the starter bendix and the starter would just spin but not engage .
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Sounds like my normal carry in my Tudor as well Purdy! If I were traveling in an unknown car that far and had a modern backup..... I would carry a full complement of tools..... and some common spare components. A Distributor ( ease of having everything if need be), generator or alternator ( your choice) even though a fully charged battery will motor you all day... if you're traveling 2700 miles you will be traveling through mountains.
Carb, coil, 3-5 gallons of water, oil, and spend a little time getting to know it and going over things before departure. I would stress and check the cooling system to make sure it's as is should be. Take an infared detector so if it is running hot you can check it out if need be. Check for cotter keys in where they should be, etc check wheel bearings and axle nut torque on rear to make sure all is aok. better before you leave than on the road.

I would leave tomorrow to either coast with mine and not even give it a worry.

Larry Shepard
 
With my long distance tour car, (a 1930 deluxe delivery) I carry every part I've ever had trouble with, plus the tools to remove and replace it. So far, I've been lucky.
 
Already talking to two of the collector car insurance folks and will have a policy in hand from one of them before we leave to head out west.
 
+1 on insurance, going through the nightmare right now with my recent wreck. I am so excited to follow this trip! Slotblog, please get in touch with me, depending on how this claim goes down here in Austin, TX I hopefully will be on my way back home soon to Fayetteville, AR. I looked and it seems pretty much on your way back so please contact me if you come through, you're more than welcome to come stay with me and work on your car if need be. There is a chance that I will be in Pegram, TN (right outside of Nashville) since that's where I'm planning to drop my wrecked car off (my folks' house) so just call me up when you get close to Arkansas and I'll let you know if I'm around. Otherwise you're also welcome at my folks' house as well!

-Sean 925 705 2308
xrealtreex@yahoo.com
 
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