Gregg is right. I travel for thousands of miles often in very rural
areas, always camping. The only thing I have in my diesel you could
call a part (other than lights and fuses and belts) is a water pump
and a gasket for it. In a box, on a shelf in my garage, is a box
labeled "Diesel Alternator" packaged for shipping in case my family
needs to overnight it to me. anything else new or in good shape is
already installed.

Put those parts on the car in your driveway!

Jim

On Sun, Jan 24, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Greg Potts <greg@pottsfamily.ca> wrote:
> Hi Volks,
>
> I'll add my own $.02 to this thread... If you're gonna carry spares, it
> often pays to install them BEFORE the trip and carry the used parts as
> spares instead.
>
> Your own driveway is a much better place to discover that there's a bolt
> missing from a kit, you got the wrong part in a box with the right
> number on it, or the PO messed with something in an unusual fashion, and
> you will have the option to swap the original part back in until the
> situation can be resolved.
>
> Happy Trails,
>
> Greg Potts
> Toronto, Ontario Canada
> 1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
> 1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
> www.busesofthecorn.com
> www.pottsfamily.ca
>
> Charlie Ford wrote:
>>
>> I saw the post and replies. �I might also suggest a temp sensor 2, an
>> air flow meter, and patience. �When driving the Mothership around the
>> country years ago I learned all of these �things are good to have along.
>