Which spare parts are good to have?

[CGALATE]

For a 2003 3500 auto 4wd SRW,



Is it nessasary to carry spare sensors, crank, map, electronic 4wd selector, etc... ?



I know a belt and radiator hoses are good to have, a idler pully. I'm used to the 12v and have the relay and the common issue stuff.



My real question is do I need to buy all these sensors and put them in the glove box?





Thanks to all replies.

 

[Bill Stockard]

I don't carry any spare parts for my '03, and so far, haven't needed any.



Bill

 

[Prairie Dog]

I'm kinda in the same boat. I only have 70k but have been thinking about some prentative maint like belt, water pump, tensioner, etc. Is there a bad enough problem with the #4 (or was it #6?) inj. line to carry a spare?

 

[GaryOwen]

I had 531k miles on my 03 when I sold it and never replaced any sensors. I personally wouldn't worry about the sensors. I would carry a spare fuel lift pump if you still have the pump on the back of the filter cannister. Also a spare fuel filter.

 

[Bill Stockard]

I don't carry any spare parts for my '03, and so far, haven't needed any.



Bill

I should amend that statement. I do carry a spare fuel filter, but have never needed it.



Bill

 

[AH64ID]

Belt and filters, and oil are all I carry.

Maybe as my miles go up I willl build a box with some of the more common issues, but so far I am not sure what they are.

 

[HBarlow]

The only spare parts I have ever carried on a routine basis is fuel filters. When I was transporting I usually carried my own Rotella oil and Fleetguard filters from Geno's also but I needed an oil change at 10k intervals in less than a month and never knew where I would be when change time rolled around.

 

[TimothyLong]

I usually just carry a spare belt, fuel filter, and a spare lift pump. Like Gary Owen said, if you still have the one mounted on the back of the filter housing (like I do), it wouldn't be a bad idea to have a spare handy. This forum is full of all kind of horror stories about those lift pumps giving out at the most inconvenient times.

 

[Bill Stockard]

I usually just carry a spare belt, fuel filter, and a spare lift pump. Like Gary Owen said, if you still have the one mounted on the back of the filter housing (like I do), it wouldn't be a bad idea to have a spare handy. This forum is full of all kind of horror stories about those lift pumps giving out at the most inconvenient times.

That's why I have the factory in tank pump upgrade. I don't want to be forced to change the lift pump while parked on the side of the highway in pouring rain.



Bill

 

[Prairie Dog]

Hey Bill, what did that in-tank kit cost you? I hate this noisy FASS I have and I don't really need the extra flow anyway.

 

[CGALATE]

Is this the lift pump which causes everyone to do the fass, which is after market electric fuel pumps? Is this a cummins part or genoes?

 

[Prairie Dog]

Yes, the very same and the FASS is aftermarket (Genos).

 

[Bill Stockard]

Hey Bill, what did that in-tank kit cost you? I hate this noisy FASS I have and I don't really need the extra flow anyway.

My local dealer installed it for $700 and well worth it! It's very quiet and the same set up as '05 and later trucks which has proven very reliable. My truck is stock power (305/555) and will stay that way so there's no need for additional volume.



I could have installed the pump myself for about what a FASS costs, but I'm getting to old to wrestle with the fuel tank, so I let them do it.



Bill

 

[AABEN]

I am on the road 6mo. I an a snow bird. I got the bonnie box from Genos for my 03 and add the fuel transfer pump for 180. 00 for I still have the same pump that came on the truck also had them to replace the fan belt for one for the Jake brake.

 

[Grizzly]

I carry a AAA card in my wallet and a flashlight in the glove box.



george

 

[rbattelle]

On long trips out of town I carry a spare lift pump, the tools to change it out (I have an aftermarket pump), a fuel filter (not the stock one, a supplemental one), and a serpentine belt.

-Ryan