Car question 235

[Neil Fisher]

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 21:22:33 +0800, "clockmeister"
<no-one@nowhere.com>, after considering some belly-button fluf, wrote:

>
>"Staycalm" <lizirwinhatespam@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
>news:4179e2c0$0$10350$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>> What are the most valuable/useful tools to have for maintaining/repairing
>> your car? I want to get a kit together.
>> What do you keep in your car?
>> What do you have in your garage?
>>
>
>You ask too many stupid questions.

Dunno about you you, but I'd rather answer a stupid question than fix
a stupid mistake.

Neil
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[Tricia]

Staycalm wrote:
> What are the most valuable/useful tools to have for
> maintaining/repairing your car? I want to get a kit together.
> What do you keep in your car?
> What do you have in your garage?
>
> Liz

Very little myself except jumper leads, never been used on my car but I've
helped a few people out.
My husband and son has all those things others have mentioned - I have RACV
I'd also suggest a pair of full overalls (keep clothes clean)
A large empty milk container for fuel or water
Simple first aid kit or just some bandaids & those moist cloths for cleaning
up

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Tricia

[BenOne©]

Staycalm wrote:

> What are the most valuable/useful tools to have for maintaining/repairing
> your car? I want to get a kit together.
> What do you keep in your car?
> What do you have in your garage?
>
> Liz
>
>

I keep a socket set in my car because the wheel brace that came with it broke.
There's also a screwdriver in the manufacturer provided one piece tool kit.
That's for getting the wheel nut covers off.

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[Albm&ctd]

On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 03:51:47 -0400, "hippo" <johnh@shoal.net.au>
wrote:

><Hah hah; I reckon 17 is one of the few that DO correspond to AF sizes!! 17
>is very close to 11/16.>
>
>You're right but back in my 'cheapest possible Kmart tool' days 16mm and
>11/16 seemed basically interchangeable! Now they were good spanners ...
>not! Cheers
>
I made up some handy charts years ago and we put them up on our site.
Go here to download 'em:
http://home.connexus.net.au/~linford/mecharts.html

BTW 16.0 mm / 25.4 is a bees dick off 0.63" close to 5/8" which is
exactly 0.625" so I figure you must be mistaken as to what the 16 mm
would fit.

Al
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[CyBorg 0091]

Staycalm wrote:
> What are the most valuable/useful tools to have for maintaining/repairing
> your car?
A touch(very bright long lasting/could be fixing for hours lol)
Feeler gauges and some ignition points,and length of small house(blow
carby jets out) and a flat blade screw driver

> What do you keep in your car?
Hmm...A Full 60kg of tool box which has every thing except ALLEN KEYS or
enough tools to rebuild the engine on the the side of the road minus the
new parts,jumper leads for flat ground issues,spare electric feul
pump,oil,water,Air pump,Black coat,Dark glasses,mobile phone.
> What do you have in your garage?
More cars of the same vintage for either spare parts or backup if I
can't fix the one that broke down,lots of junk.
>
> Liz
>
>

I also have an automatic and do you think I ever remember to carry
arround jumper leads in this thing?...lol

[Staycalm]

"clockmeister" <no-one@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:417a5848@duster.adelaide.on.net...
>
> "Staycalm" <lizirwinhatespam@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:4179e2c0$0$10350$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
> > What are the most valuable/useful tools to have for
maintaining/repairing
> > your car? I want to get a kit together.
> > What do you keep in your car?
> > What do you have in your garage?
> >
>
> You ask too many stupid questions.
>
That's fine - you don't have to answer them.

[ant]

Staycalm <lizirwinhatespam@optusnet.com.au> wrote in article
<4179e2c0$0$10350$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>...
> What are the most valuable/useful tools to have for maintaining/repairing
> your car?

(Mot Adv-NSW) A warning triangle! But make sure you don't buy those
horrible cheap ones from that car shop (/Mot Adv-NSW)

ant

[Shane Brittle]

"_Scott_" <scott@NOSPAM.six.net.au.NOSPAM> wrote in message
news:417a4c59$1@news.comindico.com.au...

> My best advise buy quality tools, you will have them forever unless you
lend
> them out or you loose them.

I agree. I've had ratchet handles snap and sockets crack on those cheap and
nasty ones from Super Cheap Auto. I'll be spending the extra $$$ and getting
myself some Sidchrome ones for Christmas.

[Shane Brittle]

"Staycalm" <lizirwinhatespam@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:4179e2c0$0$10350$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
> What do you have in your garage?
>
Air compressor.

Cheers

Shane

[Albm&ctd]

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 14:51:48 +1000, "Staycalm"
<lizirwinhatespam@optusnet.com.au> wrote:

>What do you keep in your car?

A crank handle.

>What do you have in your garage?

Motorcycles and home brew.

Al
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[Graham W]

clockmeister wrote:

> "Staycalm" <lizirwinhatespam@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:4179e2c0$0$10350$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>
>>What are the most valuable/useful tools to have for maintaining/repairing
>>your car? I want to get a kit together.
>>What do you keep in your car?
>>What do you have in your garage?
>>
>
>
> You ask too many stupid questions.

Stupid?
Or ignorant?

Remember, ignorant can be fixed by asking questions.

[hippo]

<Hah hah; I reckon 17 is one of the few that DO correspond to AF sizes!! 17
is very close to 11/16.>

You're right but back in my 'cheapest possible Kmart tool' days 16mm and
11/16 seemed basically interchangeable! Now they were good spanners ...
not! Cheers

[Mathew M.]

On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 19:44:41 +1000, nic wrote:

> Hey liz
>
>> What are the most valuable/useful tools to have for
>> maintaining/repairing your car? I want to get a kit together.
>
> I would say some screwdrivers, spanners, torch, rope, and jack and brace
> for changing tyres. Also a rain coat. Should be a heap more but that is
> the basics in my car.
>
>> What do you keep in your car?
>
> A spare roll of toilet paper, (you never know where or when you need it )
> note paper, pens and a thick black texta.

Where's your reflective triangle? :)

>> What do you have in your garage?
>
> Large amount of junk, lawnmower and not much else. To be honest, Not
> enough toys, (but we've no money to buy any either) but dad has enough to
> make up for our lacking. If he carn't help or doesn't have it then the
> mechanic we go to does. (btw he doesn't rip females off, he is one of the
> honest ones) Or we go to our other mechanic. (we have two cars and two
> mechanic's, one for each car)
>
> We have generally been pretty lucky with running our cars and not having
> to spend a huge forturne in them and I hope it doesn't change.
>
> Nic
>
> whom really needs power steering installed into the second car (toyota) so
> I can drive that car instead as the expensive car (mazda 6) is giving me
> bad luck. Up prang/scratch/dent number 10 now in 18 months. (after no
> dints/accidents in almost five years)
>>
>> Liz
>>
>>
>>

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"Graham W" <zebedee@alphalink.commercial.au> wrote in message
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> clockmeister wrote:
>
>> "Staycalm" <lizirwinhatespam@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:4179e2c0$0$10350$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
>>
>>>What are the most valuable/useful tools to have for maintaining/repairing
>>>your car? I want to get a kit together.
>>>What do you keep in your car?
>>>What do you have in your garage?
>>>
>>
>>
>> You ask too many stupid questions.
>
> Stupid?
> Or ignorant?
>
> Remember, ignorant can be fixed by asking questions.

[nic]

> >> What do you keep in your car?
> >
> > A spare roll of toilet paper, (you never know where or when you need
it )
> > note paper, pens and a thick black texta.
>
> Where's your reflective triangle? :)

Why do I need one of them ?



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[Staycalm]

What are the most valuable/useful tools to have for maintaining/repairing
your car? I want to get a kit together.
What do you keep in your car?
What do you have in your garage?

Liz

[hippo]

Set of combination metric ring/open enders, say 8mm - 19mm
except 15, 17 & 18. - good enough to last without costing a fortune - eg:
Kincrome, Repco, Fuller
#2 & #3 Phillips + similar size flat blade screwdrivers, one big flat
blade & an electronics size flat & Phillips - either buy something good
you like the feel of or get the h/w shop Stanley box set & pick out those
you'll use.
Dollar shop for the leccy size ones.
Decent jack & w/brace that works (already said that)
Plug spanner the right size.
Ratchet socket handle, uni joint, 15-20cm extension
Socket set once you decide to carry on with it - decent one
Insulated combination pliers
Medium pair ViseGrips (optional but can be v.useful)
Cheap torch with a battery that works
Notebook & pen for jotting down what things came from where (wires, bolts
etc)
Whole heap more but that really should get you going.
Cheers

[Knobdoodle]

Definitely need 17mm!!
(Maybe you meant 16)
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"hippo" <johnh@shoal.net.au> wrote:
> Set of combination metric ring/open enders, say 8mm - 19mm
> except 15, 17 & 18. - ..........

[nic]

Hey liz

> What are the most valuable/useful tools to have for maintaining/repairing
> your car? I want to get a kit together.

I would say some screwdrivers, spanners, torch, rope, and jack and brace for
changing tyres. Also a rain coat. Should be a heap more but that is the
basics in my car.

> What do you keep in your car?

A spare roll of toilet paper, (you never know where or when you need it )
note paper, pens and a thick black texta.

> What do you have in your garage?

Large amount of junk, lawnmower and not much else.
To be honest, Not enough toys, (but we've no money to buy any either)
but dad has enough to make up for our lacking.
If he carn't help or doesn't have it then the mechanic we go to does. (btw
he doesn't rip females off, he is one of the honest ones)
Or we go to our other mechanic. (we have two cars and two mechanic's, one
for each car)

We have generally been pretty lucky with running our cars and not having to
spend a huge forturne in them and I hope it doesn't change.

Nic

whom really needs power steering installed into the second car (toyota) so I
can drive that car instead as the expensive car (mazda 6) is giving me bad
luck. Up prang/scratch/dent number 10 now in 18 months. (after no
dints/accidents in almost five years)
>
> Liz
>
>

[hippo]

No - I just accidentally included 17 (which you don't use a real lot if
you're working on A/F stuff) duuuh. Cheers