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Post by sirderrin on Jun 11, 2013 18:12:40 GMT -7
So you have a BOV but do you have the needed spare parts to maintain it under adverse conditions? I was changing out plugs, wires and brakes along with some other routine maintenance and it got me to thinking a bit. How many of us keep things like spare wheel bearing, packing grease, extra belts and hoses on hand? What about fluids?
What about a way to clean up after working on said vehicle? Grease and oil can be very hard to scrub off and cross contamination into food supplies would be a bad thing....
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Post by orly152 on Jun 11, 2013 19:16:02 GMT -7
I would just keep extra oil, oil filters, plugs, brakes, and just routine maintenance parts. I think after major die off there will be spare parts for the taking just about anywhere.
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Post by missasip on Jun 11, 2013 19:26:12 GMT -7
I know this sounds funny, but I generaly have most fluids, electrical, lube items, tools, repair material on board all the time. Yes It's so I ready for anything, but....
My dad used to say as long as you got it with you, you won't need it....through the years, his thought has been pretty close.
Jimmy
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Post by garret on Jun 12, 2013 4:27:08 GMT -7
i have the usual consumables to hand, oil, filters, sparkpugs and the like, i like my k&n filters as they have a 17mm nut on the front for easy removal.
i carry lots more spares for the bike though, including 2 sets of coils, 4 changes of plugs, about a gazillion gallons of oil (ok 55 gallon drum) a dozen filters and 6 changes of tyres for the back and 3 for the front, i also have 8 sets of brake pads.
because the bike has been modified so much i also have a lot of the oem parts that came on the bike, and they all have less than 100 miles on them that includes brake rotors and calipers master cyclinder and leavers, full exhaust system, airbox, seat, front and rear lights, indicators, origional carby, pistons, crank shaft, valves and the origional head, plus lots of other bits
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Post by angelhelp on Jun 12, 2013 5:22:51 GMT -7
None of us would have the first idea how to use anything of the aforementioned supplies except for the fluids -- and if the places where they go are no longer labeled, we'd have no idea about what to do. Airborne and I know how to change a tire; I'm not absolutely convinced the others do because they've never had to do it. It's far more likely we'd be either walking or on bicycles if push came to shove. What's maddening to me is there's no way for my car to carry anything short of duct-taping it; there's no hitch, not even a luggage rack. Cars aren't made (so it seems) with a way to use bungee cords to hold the rear hatch closed; there aren't any loops, metal or otherwise, from which one could affix bungees. None of us has ever changed/replaced a bicycle tire either.
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Post by garret on Jun 12, 2013 15:50:25 GMT -7
changing bycicle tyres i am a past master at, even down to fixing punctures with a postage stamp, the amount of crap we used to put our bikes through when we were a kid was crazy, just one tip though, dont use mums best silver spoons as tyre levers, you tend to get into trouble for that
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Post by angelhelp on Jun 12, 2013 18:06:14 GMT -7
I counted it as a point of honor to have NEVER had a flat tire on either of my childhood bikes. I have had to add air to tires, but even the 2 "grownup" bikes I own have never had a flat tire. Your mention of "levers" refers to what my Dad called "tire irons" I think -- the devices used to wrestle the new rubber into place around the metal rim, right? Bike tire repair/patching/replacement was something my siblings had to learn; maybe they were too wild in their rides.
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Post by garret on Jun 13, 2013 2:52:45 GMT -7
we did a lot of off road stuff on grifters (the precurser to mountain bikes) usually with me peddling, one on the seat and one on the handlebars, no back brake and gears that didnt work, it was a hoot and yes tyre levers and tyre irons are the same thing also if you never had a flat tyre you just wern't doing it right
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Post by angelhelp on Jun 13, 2013 3:19:35 GMT -7
LOL! I wasn't riding my bike on anything but pavement as a child; there wasn't anything else. I refused to jump curbs purely because my siblings did -- and it often cost them the annoyance of a flat tire. I wanted my bike to always be ready to go rather than having it sit in the garage for want of a repair.
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Post by sirderrin on Jun 13, 2013 4:26:41 GMT -7
While there is always something to be said for taking care of your stuff. I personally was more along the line of hows does that work and usually was inclined to disassemble things just to see... I make no claims to be a mechanical genius but I can usually fix anything if I truly try and have the needed items on hand. It amazes me how many folks are afraid to try and fix something just because they "never" have before. Sadly we are a consumer society these days. A lot of products are made to not be fixed in the name of "future profits". LOL! I wasn't riding my bike on anything but pavement as a child; there wasn't anything else. I refused to jump curbs purely because my siblings did -- and it often cost them the annoyance of a flat tire. I wanted my bike to always be ready to go rather than having it sit in the garage for want of a repair.
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Post by garret on Jun 13, 2013 6:09:43 GMT -7
well after rebuilding the bottom end and putting a big bore top end with all the bits that go with it on my bike i feel like i can pretty much do anything if i set my mind to it and as SD said, if you have the right items to hand, or even items that you can make to work with a little fettling
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Post by angelhelp on Jun 13, 2013 6:17:33 GMT -7
When trying to fix something, I'm only concerned about doing more damage, so I have a tendency to exert less force than may be needed to accomplish a task. I learned a hard lesson as a child when trying to fix a beloved toy and broke it beyond repair.
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Post by garret on Jun 14, 2013 7:53:21 GMT -7
yep i learned long ago that percussive maintenance is not a good thing
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Post by sirderrin on Jun 14, 2013 8:16:52 GMT -7
We have a saying that goes like this.....If it didn't work the first time get a bigger hammer..... yep i learned long ago that percussive maintenance is not a good thing
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Post by hunter63 on Jun 26, 2013 9:45:58 GMT -7
I will confess, that with todays engine, drive train ,on board computers and such.....lots of people are gonna be screwed, and I might be one of them.
The truck as 2 fuse boxes, 80 some in one and another 130 in another....and no schematic as to what is for what. A bumped plug on the trailer lights sent me on a quest for manuals, information and so forth.....Nothing in an owners manual.
They just don't want you to screw with it. DW car's manual says "There are 7 items that are yellow under the hood....if it ain't yellow, don't touch it.
Now I have built several race cars from scratch, dirt trackers, sports cars, mud trucks custom personnel cars, motors, trannies, as well as serviced most anything.....last gig was HVAC service guy.....I would still be screwed.
When we were kids, we always had a "parts car" to pull off parts..... Maybe the answer is to have that 1968 Dodge Power Wagon again...and a couple of parts trucks?...or several pairs of boots.
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