Well, made it home safe and sound. Had a lot of problems on Friday with the truck. Got no farther than the freeway onramp when the truck kept loosing power. After 2.5 hours of screwing around, and 3 agonizing/hobbling trips to the PepBoys, I was able to install a 12V Electric Fuel Pump and el-cheapo glass fuel filter and bypass everything else. Thanks Will for waiting up for me. I surely would have thrown in the towel on Friday and stayed home, but yours and Hole, Franks Patience gave me the extra support I needed to get in running and to catch up with you. Overall, seems like we had a few problems throughout the trip. Will Wagner had to cancel the expedition on Sunday due to a noisy (bearing) on his alternator. Tony had battery problems and electrical issues. I also ended up with a flat tire on Saturday afternoon and trying to scale the mountains. (Still can't believe the other people from the other camp were taking bets that I would roll the truck.) Anyways, come Sunday Morning and a closer inspection of my temporary fuel bypass job I did, I determined that my initial problem on Friday was a plugged fuel line from the tank to the mechanical fuel pump. Upon inspecting the temporary glass fuel filter I installed, it was completly fouled with particulates and junk. Guess I'm gonna have to drop the tank and get it cleaned.
Anyways, Forgot the camera on Friday, so no pic's from me to post. Big Bummer, I had some really awesome shots I could have taken. Also forgot to bring food. Thanks again to group for sharing the grub! Hopefully, we'll plan for another trip in the spring. Would be great to have a semi-annual roadtrip with the group! You guys are awesome. Thanks so much for everything as we all had a really great time and excellent company. And thanks to Steel Soldiers as the forum that enabled this to happen!
Look forward to seeing a few more pic's. Talk to you soon.