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Emergency
Road Kit
- Jumper cables
- Cellular phone, charger
power cord, along with a list of emergency
numbers
- Ice scraper and snow
brush (winter months)
- Flashlight or spotlight
with extra set of batteries
- Rain suit or poncho
(brightly-colored)
- Safety goggles or glasses
- Pair of disposable work
“coveralls”
- Emergency flares, warning
triangle or cones
- Fire extinguisher
- First-aid kit
- Hose-patch kit for emergency
mending of coolant hoses. These kits are usually
available at auto parts and discount stores.
- Pressurized can of tire
inflator and sealer for emergency filling
of a flat tire.
- Battery-powered air
compressor
- Bottled water and snacks,
such as crackers or energy bars (in sub-freezing
temperatures,remember that bottles may burst
if they freeze).
- Blankets
- Roll of duct tape
- Wheel chocks (placed
under the wheels to prevent the car from rolling)
- Basic tool set including
an adjustable wrench, pliers, screwdrivers,
and wrenches. Many auto parts and retail establishments
sell compact “tool kits”, perfect
for storage in the trunk of your car.
- Mini shovel (winter
months)
- Bag or container of
sand for traction (winter months)
- An extra pair of gloves,
a scarf and hat
- Extra windshield washer
fluid that can be used in cold weather driving.
- Funnel for pouring liquids
- Extra fuses (refer to
your owner’s manual to determine amperage
sizes needed)
- Mechanical or elastic
tie-down straps
- Roll of heavy-duty paper
towels or rags
- Pair of work gloves
Basic Maintenance Tools:
- Oil filter wrench (there
are different types, including cap wrenches
and strap wrenches). You will have to decide
which provides best grip of the filter, based
on accessibility.
- Catch pan (for capturing
used oil and coolant)
- 3/8” basic socket
wrench set, including sockets (SAE and metric
sizes) ratchets, extensions, adapters, and
5/8” and 13/16” spark-plug sockets
- Torque? sockets or bits
- Combination wrench set
(SAE and metric sizes)
- Hex-key wrench set (commonly
referred to as Allen? wrenches)
- Flare-nut fitting wrenches
(most commonly used to help prevent the rounding-off
of brake line fittings and bleeder fittings)
- Fender cover (to protect
the finish of your car while working under
the hood)
- Basic screwdriver set
- Test light (for checking
the availability of voltage and ground in
circuits)
- Multimeter (a more advanced
electrical checking tool that provides readings
of voltage, ohms, amps and sometimes more)
- Slip-joint, groove-joint,
needle-nose, and locking pliers
- Torque wrench (a wrench
that indicates the “tightness”
of nuts and bolts)
- Air pressure gauge
- Radiator hydrometer
- Penetrating oil (used
to help free and lubricate seized or frozen
fasteners)
- Soldering gun &
solder
- Electrical pliers
- Jack stands
- Ramps
- Hydraulic Jack
- Battery charger
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