DanMartin
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Hey all,
I just pulled in from bringing the '88 back from Idaho. I wish it was an uneventful trip, but about 100 miles back we ran into a problem and were stranded out in the Oregon desert for about 5 hours. (not a single cop stopped to assist) I'll fill you all in on the details later, but the plate on the injector pump that holds the throttle connection (??) vibrated loose and we lost almost all of our oil. I caught it in-time and pulled over before the oil pressure dropped below 30psi, but it took a bit to get it fixed. Got it addressed, filled her up with oil and we were on our way.
Alex and Fred at Idaho Motor Pool are the greatest! They drove out (2 hours each way at least) and got me running again! Talk about after-the-sale-support! I know they are not direct sponsors of this site, but let me say that they are wonderful people and I highly recommend doing business with them! These guys know what they're doing.
I was a bit nervous coming back after the breakdown, but we made it home safely. Due to the delay, we ended up stopping for one more night rather than try to drive through in the dark (plus we were dead tired).
So, I'm back..the deuce is out front of the house. Neighbors think it's cool. I'm exhausted. Going to have a beer and a much needed nap.
I took great pictures at IMP...will post them in the next few days.
Dan
I just pulled in from bringing the '88 back from Idaho. I wish it was an uneventful trip, but about 100 miles back we ran into a problem and were stranded out in the Oregon desert for about 5 hours. (not a single cop stopped to assist) I'll fill you all in on the details later, but the plate on the injector pump that holds the throttle connection (??) vibrated loose and we lost almost all of our oil. I caught it in-time and pulled over before the oil pressure dropped below 30psi, but it took a bit to get it fixed. Got it addressed, filled her up with oil and we were on our way.
Alex and Fred at Idaho Motor Pool are the greatest! They drove out (2 hours each way at least) and got me running again! Talk about after-the-sale-support! I know they are not direct sponsors of this site, but let me say that they are wonderful people and I highly recommend doing business with them! These guys know what they're doing.
I was a bit nervous coming back after the breakdown, but we made it home safely. Due to the delay, we ended up stopping for one more night rather than try to drive through in the dark (plus we were dead tired).
So, I'm back..the deuce is out front of the house. Neighbors think it's cool. I'm exhausted. Going to have a beer and a much needed nap.
I took great pictures at IMP...will post them in the next few days.
Dan
Can't wait to see the pics!