© 2003-2005 Wayne Metz. All Rights Reserved. Updated September 29, 2004
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Wayne's METropolitan
Mechanical Hints and Tips
Planning a Trip?

For those of us who are adventurous by nature, taking our 40+ year old cars on lengthy trips gets our own personal engines running.   However, when taking cars that old on a long trip, we'd better be ready for the possibility that their engines may stop running!

The following are some helpful tips to help make our adventures fun and safe.   Wayne Metz calls this a MET Tool Box based on the motto many of us learned in our youth as Scouts -- Be Prepared.

The Box contains items to take on a trip when we drive our METs that could come in handy should a breakdown occur.   (Of course, we all know that could never happen!)

    MET Tool Box Contents
  • Automobile Accessories
    • Assorted Soderless Connectors
    • Battery Jumper Cables
    • Shop Manual
    • Tune-Up Kit (Spark Plugs, Points, Rotor, Condenser {Capacitor})
  • Communications
    • Cellular Phone
    • Current MET Membership List
  • Fluids
    • Anti-Freeze Mixture, 1 gallon
    • Brake Fluid, 1 bottle
    • Engine Oil, 2 quarts
  • Materials
    • Bailing Wire
    • Duct Tape
    • Electrical Tape
    • Flash Light
    • Nylon Hose (Impromptu Makeshift Fan Belt)
    • Shop Rags
  • Spare Parts
    • Generator or Alternator, as Appropriate
    • Fuel Pump
    • Tire, Jack (Preferably Scissor instead of Bumper), Tire Iron
    • Radiator Cap
  • Tools
    • Needle Nose Standard Pliers
    • Screw Drivers -- Flat and Phillips
    • Socket Set -- 1/4" Drive (1/4" to 1/2")
    • Utility Knife
    • Wrenches -- Open and Closed -- American: 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 5/8", 3/4"
    • Wrenches -- Open and Closed -- Metric: 11-millimeter

Looking for assistance or parts to rebuild your brake system?   Check out John Larson's Metropolitan Repair web pages.
Good luck!
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