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Bodger Fix What they don't show you in the repair manual - tales of duct tape, bailing wire and WD 40. Bodge, Bush Mechanics, farmers fix, patch, temporary repair, or whatever your definition, tell us YOUR best story of a bodge that got you home!
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Whats' in your repair kit ?
Here is a picture of what I carry in my repair kit starting from bottom left:
  • bag of electrical bits – fuse holder, wire, switch, connectors etc
  • zip ties – various sizes – held in place with a small piece of copper pipe wrapped in about 3 meters of Duct tape
  • old film canister filled with grease and wrapped in plastic wrap so wont leak
  • bag of mixed bolts, nuts, washers, cotter pins etc.
  • spare spark plugs
  • WD 40
  • spare piece of chain and 2 split pin master links
  • spare fuses, bulbs
  • electrical tape
  • dielectric grease for electrical connections
  • more tie wraps held together with small diameter bailing wire
  • large diameter bailing wire
  • hose clamps of various sizes
  • JB Weld, locktite, contact cement stored in a zip lock bag
All of this stuff plus misc bits and pieces all fit in that blue bag (pencil bag from when the kids were in school) which just fits inside my 4 inch tool tube along with a spare inner tube and some other tools.

So what is missing that you think we should all be carrying with us that is not listed above ??
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You seem to have most bases covered .
Maybe you have it with your tools already but I never leave home without a small flat file .
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excellent point

I carry a small flat file - about 6 inches long - plus a small triangular machinist file that I have used to recut threads in bolts etc.

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For older vehicles you might want to include a small hammer, and a large hammer for when the small hammer didn't work
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p.s. I like what you've done with the spark plugs - take it that they are in a length of fuel pipe or similar to keep the heads clean?
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It is an old trick from dirt biking days. You screw the spark plugs into a piece of fuel line to protect the ends. Then you could either put it in your pocket, or we used to attach it to the frame somewhere accessable with a hose clamp. That way we had sprark plugs, fuel line and hose clamps just in case
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