Ive been stranded due to dead battery, flat tire, broke fan belt, broke a fan belt pulley which broke a belt once also, water pump failure, fuel pump failure, no keys, frozen fuel line possibly once, delayed from icy windshield, broke brake line and sticking calipers, out of fuel,,... so with all this,,here is what i'd for sure like to keep in a car from now on..
1. a way to jump yourself off like those battery jumper boxes,
2. spare tire and good jack. and some fix a flat cans.
3.extra fan belt and tools to put a new one on.
4. be sure to have plenty of fuel before you leave.
5. if your car is old, have an extra thermostate and fan belt pulley wheel, and extra radiator cap.
6. some water and radiator fluid.
when i broke down about 100 miles from nowhere, i was wishing i had got the name of some tow trucks in different towns that i'd be passing thru. i got lucky and had a brochure that i had picked up earlier at a truck stop that had a two truck name for that area, he took me back to his shop and put on a new water pump and thermostat which took a few hours to get and put on. if i had had that in my car it wouldnt have took long at all to get going again.
but for sure,, have a jumper battery and whatever you need for flats, and a spare fan belt.
1. a way to jump yourself off like those battery jumper boxes,
2. spare tire and good jack. and some fix a flat cans.
3.extra fan belt and tools to put a new one on.
4. be sure to have plenty of fuel before you leave.
5. if your car is old, have an extra thermostate and fan belt pulley wheel, and extra radiator cap.
6. some water and radiator fluid.
when i broke down about 100 miles from nowhere, i was wishing i had got the name of some tow trucks in different towns that i'd be passing thru. i got lucky and had a brochure that i had picked up earlier at a truck stop that had a two truck name for that area, he took me back to his shop and put on a new water pump and thermostat which took a few hours to get and put on. if i had had that in my car it wouldnt have took long at all to get going again.
but for sure,, have a jumper battery and whatever you need for flats, and a spare fan belt.