Awesome trip!
If you lose your way and end up in Saskatchewan and need a shop let me know!
If you lose your way and end up in Saskatchewan and need a shop let me know!
Thanks - I'm glad my trip is potentially inspiring folks to get in their cars and drive & enjoy them.
Yes, so far, the issues I have had with the car all relate to things that I didn't do (e.g. I replaced the entire braking system except the front calipers and master cylinder. So what went wrong? The front caliper and master cylinder ).
While I have some issues with the Thermoquad when starting, the engine runs very strong and smooth. Since I threw the Thermoquad on literally just before I left, I'm sure it could use some tuning and adjustments, but it is really not an issue. So far, the transmission that I built is shifting strong and reliably.
I have three issues that I will just have to deal with:
1) I brazed a hole shut in the A/C just before we left and hoped that would work OK. It seemed like it did but a week and a half after the trip the A/C quit working. @1 Wild R/T helped us charge it but unfortunately that charge only lasted one day. So something else blew or failed with the A/C. It will stay non-functional for our trip back and I'll have to truly fix it when I get back.
2) My valve covers leak (Yes, I know not to overtighten them). I think the casting on these covers are just a problem. The leak is making the engine a mess, but is a minor issues really. When I get back I will put on a good old fashioned stamped set to stop the leaks.
3) I have a slight transmission leak. I think it might be the dipstick tube. Again, nothing major, I'll just keep my eye on it.
So that's the car update. I now have about 5,500 miles on it for the trip so far, and I expect another 5,000-6,000 miles before I get back. Hopefully any major issues are behind me!
Thanks - I'm glad my trip is potentially inspiring folks to get in their cars and drive & enjoy them.
Yes, so far, the issues I have had with the car all relate to things that I didn't do (e.g. I replaced the entire braking system except the front calipers and master cylinder. So what went wrong? The front caliper and master cylinder ).
While I have some issues with the Thermoquad when starting, the engine runs very strong and smooth. Since I threw the Thermoquad on literally just before I left, I'm sure it could use some tuning and adjustments, but it is really not an issue. So far, the transmission that I built is shifting strong and reliably.
I have three issues that I will just have to deal with:
1) I brazed a hole shut in the A/C just before we left and hoped that would work OK. It seemed like it did but a week and a half after the trip the A/C quit working. @1 Wild R/T helped us charge it but unfortunately that charge only lasted one day. So something else blew or failed with the A/C. It will stay non-functional for our trip back and I'll have to truly fix it when I get back.
2) My valve covers leak (Yes, I know not to overtighten them). I think the casting on these covers are just a problem. The leak is making the engine a mess, but is a minor issues really. When I get back I will put on a good old fashioned stamped set to stop the leaks.
3) I have a slight transmission leak. I think it might be the dipstick tube. Again, nothing major, I'll just keep my eye on it.
So that's the car update. I now have about 5,500 miles on it for the trip so far, and I expect another 5,000-6,000 miles before I get back. Hopefully any major issues are behind me!
Thanks for the kind words.When you look at the long list of what you did to the car and pretty much zero shake down prior to going on an extended cross country road trip I would say your car trouble’s have been very few. This speaks to how serious you are about any task you take on. How detailed your plan is for getting the job done right and that says a lot about you as a great person to know and learn from. Thank you for letting everyone follow along with you.
Looks like you are driving east on the Washington side. FYI. The Yakima Mopars Unlimited is having their annual show this Sunday. The Tri Cities Mopar club is having their show on Saturday. If you want details PM meWe had a great dinner for my birthday at a place called Salty's on Portland. Expensive but very, very good!
Thanks for all the Birthday wishes!
Hawk
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My wife flew home today, and Barry is back, as well as my neighbor Matt who will join us as well for a few days. Now three of us packed in the old beast!
Today was mostly a driving day, but we did enjoy the Columbia River gorge as we drove East.
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Tonight we are breaking ourselves back in to camping - we are staying in a rustic cabin. Pretty nice and soon we'll have a roaring fire to cook on!
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We just passed the Tri Cities today; we are now outside of Glacier National Park. Likely we are too far East for either of these?Looks like you are driving east on the Washington side. FYI. The Yakima Mopars Unlimited is having their annual show this Sunday. The Tri Cities Mopar club is having their show on Saturday. If you want details PM me
As I understand it, he had lemons..Did Custer sell ice cream?