Spares and Tools Suite
I've bought my shark and am gradually learning about it. But I hear strange rumours of 'things'.
Someone keeps a spare fuel pump in the glovebox, someone else keeps an inflatable
doll in the glovebox, yet a third person keeps their inflatable doll in the back, and I wonder, 'What is a good
suite of spares and inflatable dolls to carry in the Shark?'
This collected wisdom of late 2003 has the items arranged alphabetically within each
section, rather than in order of criticality. We'll have a shot at that later. While the 928 is a better load-carrier
than all other Porsche cars (think about it), you're not going to fit it all in at once unless you deflate those dolls.
Especially the Momma Cass one.
Spares
Belts - full set consisting of
- Air pump belt
- Aircon compressor belt
- Power steering pump belt
- Alternator belt
Brake fluid.
Distilled water for topping up cooling system
Fuel pump
Fuel pump relay
Fuses
Globes
Hoses (radiator bottom)
Hoses (radiator upper)
Hoses (heater)
Lubricants
Tools
These (or at least a subset) could be stored in a
"big box" attached with adhesive-backed velcro to the floor
mat in the rear.
Car blanket (for laying under while removing the rear pump guard!)
Chamois
Cloth and miscellaneous rags
Disposable gloves
Driver's manual
Epoxy 2 part
Fire extinguisher
Fuel pump socket (6mm - ???)
Fuel pump terminals (7mm)
Garbags (for flat tyre)
Good tow rope - big diameter, soft
Halogen bicycle lantern
Hand cleaner & small towel; also a small packet of 'Wet Ones'
Jumper leads, high capacity (for the other guy)
Roll out set of tools
Screwdrivers
Simple relay replacement flex wire with switch;
Socket set (good metric) incl. at least the following:
- 8mm
- 10mm
- 13mm
- 17mm
- 19mm
- and possibly also a 36mm tube spanner for removing/installing
Pre-pump
Spanners open-end
Spanner (socket) with extensible handle for undoing wheel nuts
Spare key
Spare tyre pump at least 250kPa pressure.
Special key for lockable wheel nuts
Switch to test circuits
Tape - insulation
Tape - gaffer
Tools for electrical wiring and termination
Torch
Tube of hand cleaner & small towel;
Tyre pressure gauge;
Tyre tube valve remover dust cover.
First Aid Kit
Should include at least:
Anti-histamines,
Painkillers,
Anti-inflamatories,
Bandages,
Isotonic saline for eye wash
Non stick pads
Big tube of antiseptic cream
Other Items
Bags
Blanket including space blanket
Hats/Caps/Sunscreen/Warm Jacket.
Inflatable dolls: Britney Spears, Madonna, Dipl. Ing Ferry Porsche (our hero) etc
Maps
Mobile phone, RAC/NRMA phone number & cab voucher.
Pillows (few)
Spare money squirreled away somewhere
Wire
Tow bar & trailer to put all this stuff in.
Wines: sparkling, shiraz, reds, whites
Another car for your passenger or buy another shark, one to drive & one to carry all the tools
Do Not Post Dangerous Goods or Carry Them in Your Shark
And finally, why you should NOT carry a can of WD40, tempting though it may be.
Get rid of the pressurised can of WD40. I have seen the results
of a pressurised can explode on a hot day and believe me it was not a pretty sight. Can in
back of wagon embedded in rear of seat back. Thankfully no one sitting in that seat at the
time, plus rear screen gone. Yeah I know. It won't happen to me! Well it did. Thankfully not
the Shark but the Forester. Hope readers heed this message.
As an aside to this I can't remember ever being in a situation on the road
in the last 20 years where having a can of WD40 would have made any difference ...
Many thanks for their contributions to the usual suspects: Glenn Evans,
Phil Chadwick, Leonard Zech, Langdon Stevenson, Darren Fritzsch, Tim Cusack, John Humphrey,
Trevor 'Ozshark', Shane Navin for the cautionary tale, and Bruce Wilson for preparing the original
spreadsheet which made this list so much easier.
David Williams,
'84 928S Grand Prix Weiss
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