ZR-1 ultimate tool kit

[GOLDCYLON]

Originally Posted by MuRCieLaGo

Some people carry spare parts like alternators? Hahahaha oh my god!

Yes we do. I don't know how many times at any gathering were some member has saved another member event buy having a spare.

[Dynomite]

Originally Posted by 32valvesftw

I just went back over the list, I noted that there is a tire plug kit noted (probably the roadside tool I have used the most in recent years), I did not see anything to inflate the tire. I do carry one of those 12V compressors, but they are bulky. Any other ideas for filling a flat tire once its repaired, fix a flat I do not think is kind to the TPMS, it would take about of those little 10 CO2 canisters me thinks, so that's a no-go.

That is a good point but in my case if tire pressure gets a bit low because of a slow leak, I stop at next gas station and then pull the nail. I then install the plug and fill up with compressed air. Or..........install the spare tire and at next gas station where there is compressed air repair the flat and reinstall original tire.

Originally Posted by GOLDCYLON

Yes we do. I don't know how many times at any gathering were some member has saved another member event buy having a spare.

Daryll carries my spare Alternator

[32valvesftw]

[QUOTE=Dynomite;238969]That is a good point but in my case if tire pressure gets a bit low because of a slow leak, I stop at next gas station and then pull the nail. I then install the plug and fill up with compressed air. Or..........install the spare tire and at next gas station where there is compressed air repair the flat and reinstall original tire.

I don't have a spare, so there is that difference.

[ghlkal]

In additional to Cliff's excellent suggestions, I'm pretty sure Jim (QB93Z) posted the tools he carries with him in one of his great threads on traveling across the country.

[Paul Workman]

[QUOTE=32valvesftw;238980]

Originally Posted by Dynomite

That is a good point but in my case if tire pressure gets a bit low because of a slow leak, I stop at next gas station and then pull the nail. I then install the plug and fill up with compressed air. Or..........install the spare tire and at next gas station where there is compressed air repair the flat and reinstall original tire.

I don't have a spare, so there is that difference.

Good suggestion - the repair kit. FWIW, I just replaced the rubber on my spare. The original 1990 rubber was hard and brittle and wouldn't last for any distance at all. $230 w/ labor - coulda bought a new Nitto for that!

[QB93Z]

I have carried an alternator in my road trip ZR-1 for several years now. I have "rescued" three ZR-1's by having that alternator. Never needed to use it on my car though.

I carry a tire inflator on my long trips to isolated areas. A flat tire in the morning due to a slow leak could ruin a day of traveling. With a tire inflator, I figured that I could get the tire pumped up enough to get to a gas station. BTW, the inflator I carry took ~25 minutes to inflate a flat rear tire. You better have the engine running while using it or you will have a good tire and a dead battery. I found a 12 vdc pump that fits in the spare tire rim.

I have always carried a spare tire. But I wonder if and how I would use it when Lyndi and I are traveling on long trips. There is no place to put the removed flat tire since the rear hatch is full of luggage. I figure my AAA card is the best tire fixer in my kit.

The most recent addition to my travel tool kit is a small multi-meter. I have used it several times helping other drivers and it was the tool I needed most to diagnose my fuel pump problem at Mt Rainer last summer. If I had had a multi-meter, I would have saved myself a tow and about 18 hours of lost travel time.

Enjoy the road.

Jim

[Mystic ZR-1]

Jim
Sounds like you could have used a multi stage HPAC!
Doug

[Dynomite]

There is a BIG difference between the 90'/91' and the 95' (Maybe 93' and 94') in regard to the storage for the tools. On the 95' there is only one compartment (behind the Passenger Side) for tools. And there is NO Glove Box on the 95' But there is a Trick

The Bottom Seat Cushion is easily removed by pushing down on the wire clip in front of the Seat frame. The Cushion can then be easily removed totally and you will observe two straps going from the front to the rear of the frame.

Under those straps and above the bottom of the seat frame you can store your Manual and Jumper Cables on the Drivers Side.

On the Passenger Side I store the Extension Hex Sockets and the ALDL Code Reader and Adapter.




Beside the Passenger Seat I store the Lug Wrench and the Tow Adapter.





Regarding alternators and other spare parts. Anything original I think needs Restoration including the Alternator, Starter, Serpentine Belt, Belt Tensioner......I rebuild such that there is NO reason to carry those parts as spares.

And....I do carry Jumper Cables and the Tow Adapter.