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I'm sure there has been a thread somewhere about this before so someone might post the location? I go over to France quite often with my Griffith and take a few small tools, a couple of screwdrivers, some fuses, some wire, snipe nose pliers etc. If you think about it, you onle really going to do a simple running repair so I don't bother with spanners and sockets! The only thing I have ever used was a zippy-tie when my throttle cable broke, I managed to tie the busted end into a loop and then extend it with a zip tie hooked onto the throttle actuautor arm. Lasted for another couple of weeks until I got the replacement, useful things these zip ties! Rich...
take a ring spanner (8mm) for the oil pump bolts, as they do come loose in a run, and a wiper blade and some bulbs, oil. that's it apart from what already has been sugested. You will find little problems, in fact she should run better the further that you go. Oh and cash for the cops!
>> Edited by paulu on Tuesday 7th May 11:56
>> Edited by paulu on Tuesday 7th May 11:56
there has been a thread on this somewhere. there was also an article in sprint.
The most useful thins have already been mentioned - a few basic tools and some cable ties, some radweld, and the necessary things for France - a first aid kit, a warning triangle and replacement bulbs.
A fanbelt is really difficult to get hold of abroad, so I carry one all of the time. It may have a Landrover logo, but you won't find them at a Landy dealer. even if you don't know how to fit it, a local garage will.
Have fun, the roads in France are excellent
R
The most useful thins have already been mentioned - a few basic tools and some cable ties, some radweld, and the necessary things for France - a first aid kit, a warning triangle and replacement bulbs.
A fanbelt is really difficult to get hold of abroad, so I carry one all of the time. It may have a Landrover logo, but you won't find them at a Landy dealer. even if you don't know how to fit it, a local garage will.
Have fun, the roads in France are excellent
R
My Chim blew its coolant in France last summer. Most useful things I had with me were Steve Heath's bible and some AA european cover. The book gave the local mechanic a circuit diagram to work from and gave me the phone numbers I needed to contact the helpful blokes at Walldonway to talk things through. And AA provided a truck to ferry the car back to the UK in case the local hadn't sorted things (which, in fact, he had).
Just one thought ... the cooling system on my Chim is properly sorted and handles anything its come up against in the UK perfectly and without resorting to any modifications. However, driving up and down steep hills on narrow lanes in temps over 90 degrees for several hours cooked it. The car probably wasn't getting much over 30mph, so the air flow through the radiator would have been quite low. With the benefit of hindsight this was pretty silly, but its the kind of thing you can easily end up doing if you are sightseeing.
Just one thought ... the cooling system on my Chim is properly sorted and handles anything its come up against in the UK perfectly and without resorting to any modifications. However, driving up and down steep hills on narrow lanes in temps over 90 degrees for several hours cooked it. The car probably wasn't getting much over 30mph, so the air flow through the radiator would have been quite low. With the benefit of hindsight this was pretty silly, but its the kind of thing you can easily end up doing if you are sightseeing.
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