Stratton Jimmer Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 It is much simpler to tow a spare car behind you. Ready to go with no need for tools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johny Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 Also that would probably reduce my high fuel consumption from carrying so many spares and tools😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 When it comes to carrying spares and stuff, this was an interesting concept... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Lindsay Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Stratton Jimmer said: It is much simpler to tow a spare car behind you. Ready to go with no need for tools! That's why you should always buy two identical Triumphs. Any spares you require are readily to hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 4 hours ago, Unkel Kunkel said: spare pair of glasses what about the teeth then ???? accepting you can drive home with out teeth without glasses can be noisy Pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Costigan Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Stratton Jimmer said: It is much simpler to tow a spare car behind you. Ready to go with no need for tools! Like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unkel Kunkel Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 A Guardin Angel is probably the best thing to have. Last year, a couple of us old bodgers were so pleased to get an old car finally running we set off in a pale blue cloud of smoke to give it a quick spin. A beautiful warm sunny day, a quiet road and all going really well, no exhaust smoke, engine humming along sweetly , gentle whine from the gearbox , so we just pressed on further into the countryside. Then .. back firing through the carb, splutter, splutter.. then coast to a silent standstill. No tools. no phones.Nothing No one about. We were embarrassed to release we had run out of fuel… We were contemplating the 3 mile round walk “ one of us” would need to get fuel.. ”What we could really do with is someone just to pull up and take us to a garage and back” Almost on cue, a car pulls up - driven by my missus… ”What are you doing out here?” ”Such a nice day, thought I’d have a drive out after doing the shopping.Haven’t driven down this road for years” My daughter wasn’t surprised to hear we had run out of fuel - or that her mother had rescued us, “ Your guardian angel, Dad, she’s always getting you out of trouble..” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badwolf Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 Ooohhhhh.... that's so sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratton Jimmer Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 2 hours ago, Colin Lindsay said: That's why you should always buy two identical Triumphs. Any spares you require are readily to hand. Close but no cigar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Unkel Kunkel said: A Guardin Angel is probably the best thing to have. Quite agree. In 2018 I went out for a short spin to check possible vantage points for the tour de France that was to pass close to home after giving the car a check over ( oil level, tyre pressures, coolant). On the way back - sudden rise in water temp and steam! The thermostat housing had decided to split! I was on a very rural small back road. My spares 'chest' was in the boot as usual. The container of coolant was sitting in the courtyard I suddenly remembered! No bottle of water! There was a house at about 30 metres but closed up - maison secondaire no doubt. Just looking along the road towards the next house and a car came along, they had a small 25cl bottle of water they gave me. Ok, walk to next house. didn't have to do that as the next field had horses in. Horses = water. There was a large trough of the stuff just inside the field, I could reach through the fence and fill the bottle. Refilled rad and managed to get home before the water temperature rose to the point where the thermostat would open and of course let out the water/steam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Lewis Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 tip with any coolant leak is crack open the filler cap so you cant get any pressure build up. and the leak has less SQUIRT Pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted March 27, 2022 Report Share Posted March 27, 2022 37 minutes ago, Pete Lewis said: tip with any coolant leak is crack open the filler cap so you cant get any pressure build up. and the leak has less SQUIRT Pete I'll try and remember that in case there is a next time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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