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After reading many posts about a variety of things, I have noticed that many people say "I keep a spare in my glove box". Unfortunately I did not keep a running list of what they were. Could not find an older post with a list, so I was wondering what are some parts that I should have in my glove box? 66', 327, 300hp, all stock except Lectric Limited breakerless-se electronic ignition conversion, no A/C, no power steering.
Thanks
A jumper wire and a stout screwdriver is all you need to "hot wire" your car when most ignition problems occur. Other than a fire extinguisher and a few hand tools that's it.
You can drive yourself bat crap trying to cover every contingency and the one thing you DON'T consider, will be what gets you...
your thread title reminded me of back in the day when I owned a 375 horse 396. Kept a spare set of plugs and points in the glove box. I went thru a bunch of em.
My spare part is a fuel injection drive cable and a map of wherever I'm going. I do not use GPS, don't know how to use it, don't want to learn. I look at a map, figure out where I need to go then go. I have a cell phone. I keep it turned off. Turn it on if I need to make a call, then turn it off. I've been on this planet 74yrs, in the 60s the US Army taught me how to get from A to B, but I originally learned how to navigate in the 50s when I had a paper route. Still works. DAMN, what a concept! Can you believe that at one time people navigated with a primitive sextant???
A jumper wire and a stout screwdriver is all you need to "hot wire" your car when most ignition problems occur. Other than a fire extinguisher and a few hand tools that's it.
You can drive yourself bat crap trying to cover every contingency and the one thing you DON'T consider, will be what gets you...
, forgot to mention but I always carry a fire extinguisher in the storage compartment behind the seats, hopefully you will never have to use it but when you do....
My spare part is a fuel injection drive cable and a map of wherever I'm going. I do not use GPS, don't know how to use it, don't want to learn. I look at a map, figure out where I need to go then go. I have a cell phone. I keep it turned off. Turn it on if I need to make a call, then turn it off. I've been on this planet 74yrs, in the 60s the US Army taught me how to get from A to B, but I originally learned how to navigate in the 50s when I had a paper route. Still works. DAMN, what a concept! Can you believe that at one time people navigated with a primitive sextant???
I recommend an extra ballast resistor, if needed for you electronic ignition, mounted on the firewall next to the one in service, save the space in the glove box.
On a long trip, some fluids if you are particular about oil and brake fluid.
I don't know too many country boys that do not know north, south, east, or west from the sun. However, my GPS (in the passenger's seat) has a lot of problem with it. I don't own a phone, my GPS (Goofy Position Sensor) does but still can't get it right.
On a long trip, spare points, coil, basic wrenches, screw driver, 1/8" allen wrench, jumper wire, match book or feeler gage (if you have points), and
a really loud radio to drown out the interference while I am wrenching the car.
Don't worry about it if you keep the car well tuned. Have faith in yourself and pay the price of abuse from the better half if you don't.
DZAUTO: I would like to answer about the sextant (which I did learn to use as a land surveyor back in the stone age), but don't think the monitors nor the wife would let me live.
I removed my ballast resistor when I installed Pertronix, but kept a set of points & condenser in my car just in case it failed. Will those work again w/o a ballast resistor?
Last edited by 59BlueSilver; 07-21-2017 at 11:31 PM.
I removed my ballast resistor when I installed Pertronix, but kept a set of points & condenser in my car just in case it failed. Will those work again w/o a ballast resistor?
Briefly. You will burn the points out. I don't how quickly. I don't think it will be good for the (presumably) stock-type coil, either.
If you were planning on falling back to points in the event of a Pertronix failure, you should have bypassed the resistor instead of removing it.
07-21-2017, 03:38 PM
What spare parts to keep in glove box?
, forgot to mention but I always carry a fire extinguisher in the storage compartment behind the seats, hopefully you will never have to use it but when you do....
