[MBZ] Nationwide Tour

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1. Re:  Nationwide tour (Sunil Hari)
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Message: 11
Date: Wed, 31 May  2006 19:21:39 -0400 (EDT)
From: "John W. Reames III"  <jwreames at comcast.net>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Nationwide tour
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On Wed, 31 May 2006, archer wrote:
>  and supplies that an MB owner should have in his trunk if he were going to 
 
> make a nationwide tour and wanted to do his own repairs on the  road.  A 
> useful addition to the list might be the locations and  telephone numbers 
of 
> mechanics and of junkyards that have MBs;  Kalebs, for example.

When I drove my 84 300SD back and forth  200mi/day,
I kept a .50 cal ammo can with: (in addition to the MB tool  pouch)
-spare fuel filter
-2x spare fuel prefilters
-glow plug  fuse
-other fuses
-spare (silver) relay
-spare glow plug relay  (winter)
-Spare stop/turn/backup/side marker lamp bulbs (1 or 2 of each  bulb type)
-Spare voltage regulator
-replacement wiper inserts
-4 pr  nitrile gloves
-20-25 zip-ties, 11" long, minimum 30lb capacity
-purple  bottle castrol hand cleaner (waterless,towel-less)
-"click" knife with new  blade
-6" crescent wrench
-9" regular curved-jaw vise grips
-10"  crescent wrench
-6" long-nose vise-grips
-small (1/4" drive) metric  socket set- deep sockets 7mm-12 or 13mm, 3" 
-extension, 6" extension,  ratchet, spinner handle
-4 or 6 way screwdriver
-2aa cell mini  maglite
-spare batteries as needed
-flares (4x)
-compact safety  vest
-cheap multimeter (a la harbor freight $5 deals)

You might want  a pair of double open end wrenches 17mm x 19mm, a 13mm 
combination wrench  or two, and  a 3/8" ratchet with 13,15,17,19mm sockets 
and an  extension or two or three, as well as a wonderbar or other small 
pry  bar

Outside of the box,
- Spare air filter
- 3-6 qts M-1 15W50  oil.
- Small bottle of anti-gel
- Wood jack "pad" made of three layers  of 3 pcs each 1x6 pressure treated 
boards 18" long fastened together with  spiral or ring nails
- rubber truck mudflap (to lay/kneel on etc)
- Coat  hangar(wire)
- gallon of MB antifreeze
- 2 gallons washer fluid
-  safety triangle
- Jumper cables


- 3 D-Cell "people-beater"  mag-lite (kept laying between the driver seat 
and the door, within easy  reach)

-AAA Plus membership card (I have been towed from alexandria to  white 
marsh (jeep, not benz) with a failed alternator

You might  also want part of a scott "box of rags" (from depot), I kept 
about 20 or  so of them rolled up in a bag

I've mainly needed the bulbs, fuses  (once!), the GP relay, fuel filters, 
anti-gel, oil, and wiper inserts (and  the requisite tools). 

The long nose vise-grips are a good hose-pinch  off tool.  The zip ties are 
multi-use, ie holding up mufflers with  busted donuts, etc

I think that would probably cover most anything up  to and including an 
alternator... 

Of course I've caught grief  about how much "junk" wa in my trunk from  
swmbo.

-j.





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Hello,
 
A few odds and ends.
1.) Funnel for oil.
2.) Paper towels and cloth rags. 
3.) Small medical kit. Frequently available at the outdoor places like REI,  
Cabelas, Whole Earth Provision Company, etc. Available also online. Of course  
the modern equivalent of a medical kit is a cellphone. But I prefer to have 
the  kit anyway. You can take it with you when you go hiking.
4.) Trash bags, big strong ones. Make great "emergency" store boxes.  Form 
fitting too. 
5.) Duct tape. 
 
Thomas Koschmieder
Not a Benz owner, yet.