Date:         Fri, 14 Jun 2002 14:59:42 -0600
Reply-To:     "Blake C. Thornton" <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Blake C. Thornton" <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
Subject:      Re: basic tools...?
Comments: To: Martin Walz <mwalz@VMRESEARCH.ORG>
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This is a common question and I am sure that opinions vary.  Perhaps there
will be an entry in the vanagon FAQ?

I would say that you just need to start working on your van while you are
at home.  Until you get more comfortable with fixing things, you won't be
able to fix things on the road.  Once you are good at fixing things while
at home, you will know what tools you need when you are on the road.

Blake


On Fri, 14 Jun 2002, Martin Walz wrote:

> I know that there is a link on the vanagon.com site about "What do you keep in your VW" but it runs the gamut from used coffee cups to spare motors.  I have not yet attained that level of competence to drop my motor in Walla Walla, Washington but I like to carry with me a basic toolbox.
>
> Any recommendations on what tools the Listers would deem basic for survival to replace a coolant temp sensor in Timbuktu or an O2 sensor in Omaha?  Again, I am no 2.1 wbx genius.  I could do some basic work on my old 68 VW bus and have figured out a few things on my rig but the Vanagon really is a whole different world.
>
> If you could only carry enough tools/wires/duct tape to fit under one side of the bench seat, what would they be?
>
> As for my dream car, I would buy back my old 68 VW bus and convert it to electric.  The looks on peoples faces as a VW glides silently away from a stoplight would be worth the price of admission.
>
> Marty
> 91 carat
>