You're going on a holiday more than 10 miles from home... Apart from the bits you mentioned, which will cover minor setbacks, suggest you tow a spare vehicle that will get you the rest of the way lol!!
 
You're going on a holiday more than 10 miles from home... Apart from the bits you mentioned, which will cover minor setbacks, suggest you tow a spare vehicle that will get you the rest of the way lol!!
No, that's not a problem. We're going to stop for a break after every 9 miles of driving - cup of tea, running repairs - and off we go again.
 
Not sure we'll have room after packing the P38 spares. I have changed the pollen filters, and I can smear myself with silicone grease.
Aye, to be fair, all that silicone grease and the oil and antifreeze from lying under it every 9 miles, should keep the bigs off. ;) :D
 
Got me flip flops, shorts and sun block.....that was the easy bit. Off to Italy (Lake Garda) in a few days. The reason I'm asking what to take is that we're driving there in the 21 year old P38 4.6. Now, I don't need to take a spare engine as this one's only done 176,000 miles, so only just run in. Obviously I've wiped the outside of the oil filter with a damp cloth, spat in the coolant tank, and given the spark plugs a quick smack with a hammer - so fully serviced. Here's what I've packed so far;
Spare battery
Full set of coolant/heater hoses
Serpentine belt
Thermostat
Belt tensioner
Eas pump
Spare Eas valve block
Eas pipe and joiners
Emergency Eas push on valves
Lap top with Eas software
Duck tape
Tool kit
Socket set
2 bottles of K seal
Lucky heather

Now. Have I forgotten anything? Advice from other cross Europe adventurers appreciated.

Tow strap.
Tirfor winch and accessories.
Plusgas, WD40 and aeroclean.
Paracord.
10" Bowie knife (10cm is as much as is useful and anything more is Muppet territory but it won't look impressive enough for the adventure holiday snaps).
Tyre compressor.
Plenty to read while waiting for the recovery truck, maybe your fishing gear too.
Quicksteel.
Water.
V8? Best stick a drum of oil in. Oh, and a spare set of HG.
Wet wipes.
 
I use beer for bug repellent apparently it's got vitamin d in it which bugs don't like. And if you drink enough you don't notice them anyway if it don't work.:D:D:D:D
 
Serious about insect repellent though. We're blood donors and the nurses get very twitchy when we declare we've been to Italy. Western Isle virus, you get it off those big, f@ck off, winged alligators :eek::rolleyes:
Zika virus is the current panic.
 
In tank pump and starter motor are the things that have let me down in Russia and also have used one of the tyre sealers /inflater in an air bag that developed a leak worked for 2000 miles until i got back home
 
Tow strap.
Tirfor winch and accessories.
Plusgas, WD40 and aeroclean.
Paracord.
10" Bowie knife (10cm is as much as is useful and anything more is Muppet territory but it won't look impressive enough for the adventure holiday snaps).
Tyre compressor.
Plenty to read while waiting for the recovery truck, maybe your fishing gear too.
Quicksteel.
Water.
V8? Best stick a drum of oil in. Oh, and a spare set of HG.
Wet wipes.

Yep, forgot to mention I have tow strap (and jump leads).
Also got 2 tubes of quick steel and a pack of milliput - so should the need arise, I can cast and sculpt myself a new engine block.
I think a tub of swarfega might be better than wet wipes.
 
Got me flip flops, shorts and sun block.....that was the easy bit. Off to Italy (Lake Garda) in a few days. The reason I'm asking what to take is that we're driving there in the 21 year old P38 4.6. Now, I don't need to take a spare engine as this one's only done 176,000 miles, so only just run in. Obviously I've wiped the outside of the oil filter with a damp cloth, spat in the coolant tank, and given the spark plugs a quick smack with a hammer - so fully serviced. Here's what I've packed so far;
Spare battery
Full set of coolant/heater hoses
Serpentine belt
Thermostat
Belt tensioner
Eas pump
Spare Eas valve block
Eas pipe and joiners
Emergency Eas push on valves
Lap top with Eas software
Duck tape
Tool kit
Socket set
2 bottles of K seal
Lucky heather

Now. Have I forgotten anything? Advice from other cross Europe adventurers appreciated.
Take a different car??:p
I took ours from France to Italy with bugger all spares or tools!!
Aerosmith " living on the edge"....:D
 

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