Preparations For The National

[AlanBartlett]

What does one need to bring, as this is my first time at the national I wonder if anyone has any advice on what need to be done? I know regular maintances as per usual but any other special details I need to be on to?

[george garside]

[quote="AlanBartlett"]What does one need to bring, as this is my first time at the national I wonder if anyone has any advice on what need to be done? I know regular maintances as per usual but any other special details I need to be on to?[/quote

Allan
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not sure what you ae asking! do you mean for you or for the car! If for you I'm not really the bloke to answer your query as I havn,t been to a njr for many years & they seem to have gone a bit upmarket over the years. Perhaps suitable atire such as kilt and sporan (could be used to house whitworth spanners) would be in order - but really I havn't a clue1

If on the other hand you are refering to the car I would be thinking in terms of perhaps 5 litres of engine oil, gallon can of water, set of plugs, set of points, spare condenser, spare ignition coil, exhaust valve, valve spring, head gasket, tube of instant gasket, spare petrol pump, fuses, light bulbs,layrub coupling, gaffa tape, cable ties large & small ,insulation tape, few metres of electic cable, few metres of bare wire (to re -attach things that fall off) together with normal basic tools.

this lot put together will not take up much room & provide peace of mind. Are you a member of any of the recovery services - esential so that you and car are got back home is anything unfixable happens.

Sods law in revrse seems to apply in that if you have the right spares & tools nothing goes wrong1

george

[TedAllen]

Alan,
And a number of different sized plastic tie-wraps are always handy. Perhaps a gallon of petrol in view of the current situation.
Ted

[AlanBartlett]

Thanks George, and Tony(recent phone call) I was meaning about the car, just under 4 weeks and now the pressure is on, my laid back approach on things has now turned into a little panic, I shall find every working spark I have and chuck it in the boot, I alway carry most tools in the car anyways, as a precaution. I suppose as you get more and more familiar with the car tools start to stay in the garage?

[george garside]

[quote="TedAllen"]Alan,
And a number of different sized plastic tie-wraps are always handy. Perhaps a gallon of petrol in view of the current situation.
Ted[/quote]

a long enough lenght of plastic petrol pipe with a suitable fitting to go onto petrol pump might be an idea & would take up very little room. In the event of fuel system blockage between tank & pump the gallon of petrol mentioned by Ted could be fastened onto the running board and one end of the pipe put into the can & the other connected to petrol pump & off you go so to speak
george

[AlanBartlett]

The gallons already packed, I always carry a can full just incase, I shall also change the fuel filter and bring a spare as I changed it about a week ago, and its already black from crud in the tank.

[TedAllen]

George,
That reminded me of when a pal and I hired a van. We ran out of fuel about a mile from home but all was OK, we thought, we had a can of fuel in the back....guess what..no key for the filler. The pipe from pump to tank was only about six inches long and then became metal. There was not enough to get near the can.
Solution...filled a mug with fuel and wedged it near the pump...dipped the pipe in and three fills later we were home !
The things we did in our youth !
Ted

[Forumadmin]

An inner tube or a can of the tyre sealer helps, since not many garages carry tubes these days.

Windscreen wiper and welding wire for navy to operate with! And a fresh potato or Rainex.

Make sure all water pipes are in good condition and carry a repair kit. Water transfer seals and do not use sealer on them! Radweld or an egg.

Do a tyre check and spanner check on all important nuts (especially wheels, check for cracks on wheel rims.)

Brake springs and wheel and master cylinder kits.

Ignition is far the most common problem, do not forget HT cable(s) and a coil is a must. Make sure you can easily set static timing.

Next on the list would be exhaust problems, so carry some exhaust putty and gaskets.

Over the years my spares kit has become smaller and smaller; so those who benefitted in the early days from the Jup carrying a comprehensive set of rally spares may be out of luck this year!

I also started to carry again a spare electric petrol pump as well as tube since Amy's experience.

Carry a torch, jump leads and tow rope, shower curtain to lie on, hand cleaner or gloves.

[TedAllen]

And a box trailer to carry everyones suggestions in !
Ted

[AlanBartlett]

Funny that, I do have a tow bar for it ha ha, ill add the kitchen sink to the list too

[rob needs]

No need for all the above,get yourself breakdown insurance.They take you there, or back home.

PS, Always have a nice few £ on you.