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Subject:Re: A minimal tool kit?
From:Greg Potts
Date:Wed, 8 Sep 2010 09:42:10 -0400

Hi Don,

Since I drive nothing but 20-30YO vehicles I travel with a fairly large
assortment of tools.

8mm, 10 mm, 12 mm 13 mm, 15 mm, 17 mm, 19 mm sockets and a ratchet with a
3" and 6" extension, plus a 6mm allen socket.
8mm, 10 mm, 12 mm, 13 mm, 14 mm 15, 17, 19,box/open wrenches.
Adjustable wrench
Mallet (rubber)
Side cutting pliers
Vice grips in large, medium and small sizes
crimping tool with an assortment of spade and ring terminal connectors
electrical tape, rescue tape, duct tape
large, medium and small phillips and slotted screwdrivers
12-pt driver for CV bolts
Jewelers screwdrivers.
a small bit of emery cloth
one packet of JB weld, one tube of seal all, one tube of RTV silicone
a 12V test light and a decent volt/ohm meter. One can of PB
Blaster/Release all and a can of brake cleaner, plus a roll of blue shop
towels.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
www.pottsfamily.ca
WWW.BUSESOFTHECORN.CA   <--- NEW .CA DOMAIN!!!
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender hardtop Vanagon
1973 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"