Spare Parts for Extended Road Trips

[Paul Fithian]

We use the truck for towing our boat on extended trips. I recently had a frozen tensioner pulley destroy the belt and the engine got a bit hot, a thousand miles from home. The overheating caused the thermostat housing to crack and leak. To eliminate this issue, I installed an aluminum Austekk thermostat housing.

The above recent experience resulted in a big delay in our trip, mostly waiting for a part to arrive. I am assembling a small box of spare parts to have on hand should the need arise. The current list includes:

Fuel Pump
Starter
Valve body gasket
Transmission pan seal
EPC Solenoid
Shift Solenoid
TCC Solenoid
Serpentine belt
Thermostat
Water Pump
Radiator hoses (3 different hoses)
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Any other suggestions? Attached is a current list of upgraded items on the truck. Now at 270,000 miles. Except for some chain slap at cold start (eliminated with Koda's Cold Start Procedure!), looks great and runs perfect!!