[stormcrow]

I live in Atlanta and have done yearly trips to Pa to the Hershey Swap meet and then onto other places in Pa. Round trip after visiting folks in Pa around 2400 miles.

While traveling I carry socket set, box end wrenches, assortment of screw drivers, pliers, channel locks, crescent wrenches and vice grips. In addition I carry spare fuses, relays, multi-meter and fuel injection pressure tester along with P-car book and wiring diagram. Also carry one spare fuel injection hose for the fuel distributor and some fuel injection tubing with some hose clamps.

The main reason I do this is should the P-car break down, I want to be able to at least make a temporary fix so that I can get to a place to make permanent repairs.

Also, should the P-car need to be towed to a garage I will be able to at least tell the mechanic what the problem may be without him having to scratch his head wondering where to start, because he never worked on a older P-car.

In the five years I have been traveling to Hershey, Pa, I have never been stranded on the side of the road in the middle of nowhere. The P-car never broke down on me.

Now that is not to say I had a transmission seal leak along the way or having to remove the gas tank after I arrived in Pa - return line inside the gas tank blocked up.

It's comforting to know that you have the necessary tools on board to do minor repairs without having to towing it to a garage because you don't have the tools you need to at least diagnose the problem.