Tool Roll Q's

[Howard Wright]

Hi

For short runs I would carry very little. For longer adventures the list below. However rather than changing what I carry all the time the list below stays in the car.

Not really tools …..but I carry a spare distributor and leads, and coil. Saves the faff of changing condenser s and points although you do have to re-time.

I also carry a spare inner tube and tyre levers (I don’t have room for a spare wheel in the Special  )

Tool wise, like others, BSF spanner’s, digital meter (because it’s smaller than an analogue one) insulation tape, some tubing, wire, odd bolts, nuts etc.

I also have a couple of box spanners, one to use as a wheel brace the other as a plug spanner.

I have a spare head gasket and gasket material in a flat part of luggage space. Nut lock and gasket goo.

Embarrassment time… . I carry a spare gearstick cos it’s the only thing that’s let me down in the past!

Remember Every Austin came with a tool kit described in the relevant Spare Parts List (available on the archive)

Lastly this has been covered exhaustively in past threads…Try the search box  .

Cheers

Howard