Fuel pump went on my 1967 ford 4x4 while way up in the mountains above Tunkwa Lake
before all the place was civilized. Always carried a siphon hose which I taped to the gas line
going into the carb, dumped out my 3 gal water jug, tied it to my west coast mirror, filled it
with gas from my spare can, and drove all the way to Cache Creek and put in a new pump.
Could watch the gas level in the plastic jug and would refill as needed. Unfortunately with all
vehicles now a days having injectors and needing precise pressure, that won't work anymore.
My favourite thread in a while.
I thought we were pretty good at fixing sh*t in the bush but Squamch gets an invite to any and all backwoods trips. Pretty ingenious.
Our most recent innovation was a de-tensioner tool (15" of unistrut with a couple nuts and bolts) we rigged up to get a serpentine belt back on after it jumped the tracks.
Zap straps, duct tape and baling wire, plus tire plugs and a couple valve stems are in my "oh-shit" kit.
Is Justin Competent, or just incompetent?
How did I know that zooming in on your avatar would show me a toyota :laughing:
I've done the gravity feed deal for a carbed motor. Also winched a front axle into position after the leaf spring snapped.
Classic jeep move is to snap the C clips that retain your rear axle shaft on a Dana 35 (I think), and end up strapping a log from your rock slider to the rear bumper to keep the axle, brakes, wheel, etc from falling out/off.
Water pump died on my Ford last year at 8pm in Duncan on a Friday night. Couldn't borrow a big enough wrench to get the fan loose, so I clamped my tie rod end puller down on the nut as tight as I could, and used the highlift handle as a snipe to turn it.
Drove a toyota out of the bush after snapping a leaf spring shackle bolt on a 1/2" ratchet extension held in with a lot of duct tape.
I'm sure I'll remember more as I think about it.
The only thing I like as much as trucks, is guns.
Couple of things that worked for me over the years:
Dead fan clutch ... Drill a hole and put a bolt through to force it to stay engaged.
Electrical gremlins - always bring splices, fuses, multimeter, electrical tape etc.
A buddy had his ignition coil die on the trail. Ended up swapping one from my TJ into his Cherokee (same engine) and driving back to town to get one. So I always carry a spare one of those as well.
Things like RTV in case you gotta remove a stuck thermostat
Spare serpentine belt
Somethings you really cant do anyhing about.... like a dead fuel pump ... but there are lots of other things that can go wrong that it pays to have a small box of spare parts.
Dont forget that spare head gasket too
On my very first hunt I packed every tool you could imagine . Everything except a tire pump for the flat tire we got headed to camp ... We had a spare but wanted to repair the flat . Thankfully some old timers camped near us had one they let us borrow . Our big bottle of whiskey was the most important tool we shared with the new neighbours to get the job done !
I remember someone somewhere claimed to have used a 12v inline fuel pump after the tank one failed. Im not sure if this really works? Carry a cheap 12v inline fuel pump?
Hunting the promised land
we lost a valve stem with no tire places open on a long weekend...CT was open so we grabbed a 3 pack of valves and laid the tire on its side under the bumper...we put the base of the jack on the tire next to the bead/rim and started jacking up the truck until the tire bead popped off...slipped in the new valve and reinflated the tire to reseat the bead