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mhsprecher · 12-24-2016, 11:22 AM

Some good suggestions. I agree that having a well maintained car should be very reliable. I am putting together a collection of parts to carry with me as we speak. It can be good for any problems I have, but also for other owners who may have a problem at a show or on a tour.

I had a failure last year where having some tools and other items helped me get home. One of the ears on the intake manifold broke and so there was only one bolt holding the carb on. With a combination of pieces of a copper clad gasket, RTV and electrical tape, I was able to get back on the road and back home. I was told that the manifold break was caused by my having used the copper sandwich gaskets on the carb, rather than a paper gasket. It allowed for unequal pressure on the manifold, which ended up breaking the ear off. Hard to know for sure, but thankfully I had available to me the materials for a farmer fix to get home. I had a condenser go bad on me once, too. I was close enough to home to go back and get a spare and replace it.

12-24-2016, 11:22 AM	#13
mhsprecher Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Takoma Park, MD Posts: 2,963	Re: Spare parts and tools list Some good suggestions. I agree that having a well maintained car should be very reliable. I am putting together a collection of parts to carry with me as we speak. It can be good for any problems I have, but also for other owners who may have a problem at a show or on a tour. I had a failure last year where having some tools and other items helped me get home. One of the ears on the intake manifold broke and so there was only one bolt holding the carb on. With a combination of pieces of a copper clad gasket, RTV and electrical tape, I was able to get back on the road and back home. I was told that the manifold break was caused by my having used the copper sandwich gaskets on the carb, rather than a paper gasket. It allowed for unequal pressure on the manifold, which ended up breaking the ear off. Hard to know for sure, but thankfully I had available to me the materials for a farmer fix to get home. I had a condenser go bad on me once, too. I was close enough to home to go back and get a spare and replace it.