To Dan's list I would add Tubing wrenches. These are essential if you have to work on a fuel line or injectors. They look like box wrenches with a small gap cut in the ring to allow slipping the box over the fuel line. Grips much better than a regular open end wrench. Select sizes to fit your lines. Often sold individually instead of a whole set. Prevents damaging the pipes. Tap and Die set. Used to chase rusty threads before re-assembly. Otherwise you do not get correct torque and possibly not a tight fit. The hardened dies easily cut through rusty scale, etc. The taps also cleans out the blind holes in cast iron engine blocks etc. Apart from that I have used taps and dies to fabricate replacement nuts and bolts from raw bar stock including welder's brazing rod as the occasion required. Over the years my set has returned their purchase cost ten times over. The one size you need is always the one that is out of stock when you need it. Cheers Arild -----Original Message----- From: Dan Symula [mailto:adventuresoul@yahoo.com] Subject: TWL: "essential tools" on board Here is my short but quickly growing list of "tools". 1) . . . .<< snip>> --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.250 / Virus Database: 123 - Release Date: 4/18/01