ZR-1 Corvette Road Trip to the Southwest and San Diego

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Originally Posted by XfireZ51

Jim,

Always an excellent journal and great pics of ur trip.
Apologies if you have done this at some other point, but would u layout what u plan on for contingencies, ie mechanical breakdowns, especially on such a long trip. What do u pack for tools?

For this trip, we did not make any special contingency plans. Most of the trip will be in areas with satisfactory road assistance (call AAA), so we are confident that if we break down we will get transport to a developed area and do the repairs.


I carry complete set of tools and diagnostic equipment. I use the space below the carpet in the cargo area behind the passenger seat for my spares and tool storage. For the 1995 style, I remove the jack, wrap it in plastic, and stow it in the spare tire. Then I remove the styrofoam padding and the plastic bucket to make more room.


For spares this trip I have:
alternator
fuel pump
idler pulley
3/8'' coolant hose
plenum gasket set
serpentine belt
ignition coil


For tools, I have all the tools I need to install the spares I have. I have verified that I can pull a plenum in a parking lot several times while helping other ZR-1 owners.


For this trip I added a multi-meter, a 12 vdc test probe, jumper wires, fuse jumpers, and spare connectors and terminals.


And of course, I have my faithful Fuel Pump Jumper that has gotten me running three times now.


Jim