2453kevinowen
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What do you think I should store in my 2000tc boot in the case of an breakdown :?:
Emergemcy Tools & spares
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keynsham1
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I carry the following:
Reflective jacket
Plastic gloves
Torch
Points, condenser, rotor arm (assume a garage could help if you have the parts!)
Can of tyreweld
Can of radweld
Some garden wire (The sort you tie plants up with)
Roll of Duct tape
Emergency universal fanbelt
spare brake fluid
Spare engine oil
miscellaneous screwdrivers and spanners
Blanket in the winter. I have broken down in winter and it gets very cold very quickly with no heater!
This covers most minor breakdowns. You can usually tie, tape, or replace most things to get you home.
Oh, and your RAC/AA membership card as well!!!!!!!
Reflective jacket
Plastic gloves
Torch
Points, condenser, rotor arm (assume a garage could help if you have the parts!)
Can of tyreweld
Can of radweld
Some garden wire (The sort you tie plants up with)
Roll of Duct tape
Emergency universal fanbelt
spare brake fluid
Spare engine oil
miscellaneous screwdrivers and spanners
Blanket in the winter. I have broken down in winter and it gets very cold very quickly with no heater!
This covers most minor breakdowns. You can usually tie, tape, or replace most things to get you home.
Oh, and your RAC/AA membership card as well!!!!!!!
Add some jubilee clips and some cable ties to the above list, and forget the emergency fanbelt, carry the proper one for the car. Rover used to sell "Touring Kits" which comprised plugs points condenser fanbelt and a set of hoses amongst other things, and that would be a good set to start with. As for tools you'll never have everything you'll need but a good basic set will get you out of trouble most times, and it will all fit behind the spare in the boot.
keynsham1
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I suggested the emergency fanbelt as you could use it for a PAS belt as well. Not applicable for a 2000tc I guess, but you have to remove the pump and bracketry to get to it. The emergency belts are cut to length and joined with a plug. As I said, a good 'get you home' device.
I forgot about the jubilee clips and cable ties. Both vital bits of equipment. I usually carry a length of petrol pipe as well. Hose tape could be a good idea in case of a split hose. By now of course you have no room left in your boot, and as Harveyp6 says, whatever you have, you will need something else!
I forgot about the jubilee clips and cable ties. Both vital bits of equipment. I usually carry a length of petrol pipe as well. Hose tape could be a good idea in case of a split hose. By now of course you have no room left in your boot, and as Harveyp6 says, whatever you have, you will need something else!
2453kevinowen
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Thank you for the helpful post with great suggestions. I will get some parts sorted out this week, and do a bit of shopping for mars bars and headache tablets 
I suppose I could leave out the headache tablets and tie down the wife and kids to the boot rack 8)
I suppose I could leave out the headache tablets and tie down the wife and kids to the boot rack 8) j_radcliffe
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Re: Emergency Tools & spares
If you car has the HD8 carbs then I would carry a spare carb float. Those metal floats do not last so well with the ethanol in fuel, in the US. If you drive an automatic long distances from Rover parts suppliers, then I would also carry a spare drive plate. I had the drive plate fail once in Canberra years ago. Took a week to get a replacement, then 4 hours to fit. It would of been easier if I had a spare drive plate with me. One now lives in the boot. If you have a spare of something then you will probably not needed.
I also carry wine glasses and a corkscrew. It makes it easier to drown your sorrows when you get stuck in a hotel somewhere, while waiting for the car to get fixed. Hopefully there is a liquor store near the hotel you get stuck at. I also like to carry a swag to sleep in when space permits, however if carrying passengers they tend to request that we carry suitcases in the boot, and leave the swag at home. Sleeping under a tree is less expensive, than the hotel if the weather permits.
If driving in hot weather I would carry some extra coolant for the car, and water for the passengers, especially if driving across the less inhabited parts of Australia.
A hammer is also useful in case your generator or starter motor plays up. Hit them and they start to work for a while if your generator of starter motor brushes are on the way out. I went to do a pre-purchase inspection of a Rover 2000 TC once. Just before I departed home I grabbed the hammer. Got there and the lady who was trying to sell it to me could not get the starter motor to engage. She told me to get under it and "do something to it." So out came the hammer, and bang bang, it then cranked over nicely. I have also had generator problems, and a hit with the hammer got me home, although I did almost run out of electricity.
As for hoses you should inspect them regularly and replace them every 10 years, whether they need it or not. Hoses are not like fine wine, they do not improve with age. I also carry my laptop, which has a spreadsheet with Rover part numbers of parts which are generic, such as bearings and universal joints. It can be quite amazing how the value of a hardy spicer uni joint goes up when it becomes a Rover uni joint, and the same thing happens with a Timken bearing. If you can give a generic part number to a mechanic when you need to get something fixed then you are less likely to get shafted.
The last thing you need to carry is a Rover shop manual, and parts manual. When you meet other Rover owners, you will find these useful, and if you need to fix anything, they are also useful.
I think that pretty much covers all I can think of.
James.
If you car has the HD8 carbs then I would carry a spare carb float. Those metal floats do not last so well with the ethanol in fuel, in the US. If you drive an automatic long distances from Rover parts suppliers, then I would also carry a spare drive plate. I had the drive plate fail once in Canberra years ago. Took a week to get a replacement, then 4 hours to fit. It would of been easier if I had a spare drive plate with me. One now lives in the boot. If you have a spare of something then you will probably not needed.
I also carry wine glasses and a corkscrew. It makes it easier to drown your sorrows when you get stuck in a hotel somewhere, while waiting for the car to get fixed. Hopefully there is a liquor store near the hotel you get stuck at. I also like to carry a swag to sleep in when space permits, however if carrying passengers they tend to request that we carry suitcases in the boot, and leave the swag at home. Sleeping under a tree is less expensive, than the hotel if the weather permits.
If driving in hot weather I would carry some extra coolant for the car, and water for the passengers, especially if driving across the less inhabited parts of Australia.
A hammer is also useful in case your generator or starter motor plays up. Hit them and they start to work for a while if your generator of starter motor brushes are on the way out. I went to do a pre-purchase inspection of a Rover 2000 TC once. Just before I departed home I grabbed the hammer. Got there and the lady who was trying to sell it to me could not get the starter motor to engage. She told me to get under it and "do something to it." So out came the hammer, and bang bang, it then cranked over nicely. I have also had generator problems, and a hit with the hammer got me home, although I did almost run out of electricity.
As for hoses you should inspect them regularly and replace them every 10 years, whether they need it or not. Hoses are not like fine wine, they do not improve with age. I also carry my laptop, which has a spreadsheet with Rover part numbers of parts which are generic, such as bearings and universal joints. It can be quite amazing how the value of a hardy spicer uni joint goes up when it becomes a Rover uni joint, and the same thing happens with a Timken bearing. If you can give a generic part number to a mechanic when you need to get something fixed then you are less likely to get shafted.
The last thing you need to carry is a Rover shop manual, and parts manual. When you meet other Rover owners, you will find these useful, and if you need to fix anything, they are also useful.
I think that pretty much covers all I can think of.
James.
JVY
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What about a jack? Not the standard Rover one as I would not want to use this on the old possibly corroded jacking tubes but a conventional scissor or bottle jack. Also, something like an 8x8" peice of solid wood to put under the jack in case you need to jack the car up on soft ground at the side of the road? Also comes in handy as a drift for knocking things out or back into place.
Did anyone mention a can of WD40 or a some water/antifreeze?
Suspect cable ties and jubilee clips are about the most important as thing coming loose or hoses splitting open must be among the most common problems you can fix yourself.
Big hammer has also proved useful to me in the past. If it doesn't fix the problem you can use it to pound the ground (not the car) while swearing and/or crying :twisted: :twisted:
Oh yes and boiler suit and gloves - as you always breakdown when dressed in you best attire and you are running short on time on your way to some important engagement!!
Did anyone mention a can of WD40 or a some water/antifreeze?
Suspect cable ties and jubilee clips are about the most important as thing coming loose or hoses splitting open must be among the most common problems you can fix yourself.
Big hammer has also proved useful to me in the past. If it doesn't fix the problem you can use it to pound the ground (not the car) while swearing and/or crying :twisted: :twisted:
Oh yes and boiler suit and gloves - as you always breakdown when dressed in you best attire and you are running short on time on your way to some important engagement!!
j_radcliffe
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You a probably better off with a trolley jack. I have Jacked my rover in Australia up with a scissor jack, but you do need a bit of wood to get it high enough to get the tyre off without deflating the spare to get it on. If you jacking points are that rusty that you do not want to use them, then using a scissor juck probably will not work either.
The Rovering Member
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Funny that, I kitted Bruiser out yesterday for the missus to go down to Southampton today, enough for the AA man to get her going in the case of a minor breakdown hopefully (or me if I'm driving). Full set of hoses, fan belt, plugs, points (in case the electronic ignition goes bang), condensor, rotor arms, dizzy cap & leads, bulbs, fuses, jubilee clips, tool roll, trolley jack+small block of 2"x4", wheel brace, first-aid kit, blanket, lava wipes/latex gloves, tape-electrical/duct, fire extinguisher, oil, coolant & brake fluid. Also 5 standard wheel nuts as the spare wheel is standard Rover. The Revolutions have collar type fixings & there are only four of them, so the spare would be a get-out-of-trouble option only due to the difference in tyre ratio. I would like to get another Revo' but I don't think they make this style anymore so it'll be a case of find one when I can. I suppose another style of wheel which took the same size tyre would do.
And I forgot to put the cable ties back in the bag. Doh! :roll:
And I forgot to put the cable ties back in the bag. Doh! :roll: