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Posted by: reharvey Apr 24 2014, 02:08 PM
I've been driving 914s for 25 plus years and have broken down more than once. Having some tools and extra parts comes in handy. This is what I carry along and was just wondering what everyone else had in their tool box. I have a wire tucked under the battery box that connects to the hot side of the fuel pump. If I don't hear it run for a few seconds when the key is turned on I connect the wire to the hot side of the coil to get me home ( if the pump isn't shot ). I also carry extra cables and jumpers. What else can we do to keep from calling a tow truck? Ray
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Posted by: bandjoey Apr 24 2014, 03:18 PM
Aaa card
Posted by: green914 Apr 24 2014, 03:26 PM
An extra ignition coil. 
Over the last 20 years I have had the coil go out twice on me.
Posted by: Elliot Cannon Apr 24 2014, 04:04 PM
Probably everything you have there including a spare axle and tools to change one. I also carry a scissor jack, jack stand, throttle and clutch cable. AAA card and a cell phone pretty much go without saying.
Posted by: Cap'n Krusty Apr 24 2014, 04:13 PM
An extra ignition coil.
Over the last 20 years I have had the coil go out twice on me.Interesting. In 40 continuous years of making my living as a wrench and a shop owner, I don't think I sold more than 50 coils of any kind or brand, and a big chunk of the total was 911 CDI coils. Bosch coils, in particular the ones used on 4 cylinder air cooled engines, are remarkably reliable. The coil on my '65 911 is original. The coil on my nearly-500,000 mile Jetta was original when I sold it to the county for recycling.
The Cap'n
Posted by: r_towle Apr 24 2014, 08:01 PM
An extra ignition coil.
Over the last 20 years I have had the coil go out twice on me.Interesting. In 40 continuous years of making my living as a wrench and a shop owner, I don't think I sold more than 50 coils of any kind or brand, and a big chunk of the total was 911 CDI coils. Bosch coils, in particular the ones used on 4 cylinder air cooled engines, are remarkably reliable. The coil on my '65 911 is original. The coil on my nearly-500,000 mile Jetta was original when I sold it to the county for recycling.
The Cap'n
As these cars have gotten older, I have had issues with the old yellow top coils getting to hot in the summer and not working.
A blue coil has lasted for at least ten years now....
Posted by: speed metal army Apr 24 2014, 08:45 PM
Aaa card
Yep. The best.
Posted by: stugray Apr 24 2014, 09:11 PM
That is the exact same tool box I hauled around the country in my 914 back in college! Perfect size as it fits in the front trunk nicely.
In addition, I had one of those cargo web/net bungee things that bikers use to strap stuff to the rear seat.
It stretched perfectly across the back wall of the front trunk, and to the spare tire cover-board and kept that tool box from moving around.
And I never had the stock jack. I kept a small bottle jack wrapped in an old sweatshirt next to the spare.
And one of those 4 way tire irons I found fit exactly inside the spare with jumper cables coiled below.
Posted by: ripper911 Apr 25 2014, 05:56 AM
I used to keep a "phase 1" tool kit according to How To Keep Your VW Alive, but it has since dwindled into a small tool box with rusty sockets, ratchets, wrenches, and a couple of other things. I also keep a stock jack and a lug wrench up front.
One thing that is extremely important to keep on hand is an extra set of contact points.
Posted by: rdauenhauer Apr 25 2014, 11:05 AM
A throttle cable & a clutch cable coiled in the spare.
Posted by: worn Apr 25 2014, 11:20 AM
I've been driving 914s for 25 plus years and have broken down more than once. Having some tools and extra parts comes in handy. This is what I carry along and was just wondering what everyone else had in their tool box. I have a wire tucked under the battery box that connects to the hot side of the fuel pump. If I don't hear it run for a few seconds when the key is turned on I connect the wire to the hot side of the coil to get me home ( if the pump isn't shot ). I also carry extra cables and jumpers. What else can we do to keep from calling a tow truck? Ray
Real metal wire to tie up things. Gloves to handle hot things, and a dispo tyvek set of coveralls in case I am not dressed for the event. Throttle and clutch cables in the spare. Oil. Jump packs are getting small too.
Posted by: JmuRiz Apr 25 2014, 11:22 AM
Aaa card
Yep. The best.
I agree, helped me when I was 2 hours from home and broke down (fuelpump)
I always have it in my wallet just in case.
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