So I am at my parents house right now posting this.
So here is how my return trip went:
Left KOA at 11:10am and forgot to put my last bits of trash into the trash can (a "sorry" and "thanks" to whomever took care of it for me)
Truck running ok... still have death wobble though not as bad as coming down into Ouray from the south.
Lost my rear license plate (with the tags) somewhere in between Ouray and Montrose.
Truck running ok...
Just outside of Penrose I blew a power steering hose... the low pressure one that rests conveniently on the header ID plate. I tried cutting the bad part out but the good part wasn't long enough to make it to the pump. So I disconnected the ps pump belt.
Start going down the road again and the death wobble insues... not as harsh as I had had earlier so I went with it. It felt like the front end was out of alignment or I had lost some wheel balancing weights. Checked to make sure bolts were tight... tires look good... little warm but not out of the ordinary warm.
So I drive with a wobble from Penrose to Carbondale only about 2 miles outside of Carbondale the front driver tire blows... (will post pics tomorrow) so I pull off the road and start to fix it. 3:20pm I am back on the road into Carbondale. I was supposed to meet the guy with my NV4500 at 1:00pm... oops. Get into Carbondale and find my contact on main street. Call Napa from the library to find out that they close at 4:00pm and it is 3:38pm by now. Napa sells me a quart of power steering fluid and a new PS hose. So I get those installed. Then I go to my contacts storage unit and get the NV4500 and a D44 closed nuckle front and D44 rear (both 5 on 5.50" pattern) loaded up with the door for Badaboom and a 35 x 12.50 x 15 MTR with 90% tread.
Truck running like C**P! Spuddering... stalling... not good. By the time I get 1/4 way up Vail pass I pop my hood and adjust the timing... runs much better now.
Drive all the way to Denver just fine. Arrive at my parents house in Morrison at 8:30pm to find out that the hidden key that I normally use to get into the house is no longer hidden anywhere on the front porch. Make some phone calls and they won't answer their phone. 10:00pm my parents show up to let me into the house to shower... post and go to bed.
I am looking forward to posting all my pics tomorrow. Anyone else have any interesting post-Ouray stories to share? Hopefully the rest of my journey to Badabooms house in SE Denver and then to deliver these C**PPY axles to Lafayette is better than the return trip so far.
So here is how my return trip went:
Left KOA at 11:10am and forgot to put my last bits of trash into the trash can (a "sorry" and "thanks" to whomever took care of it for me)
Truck running ok... still have death wobble though not as bad as coming down into Ouray from the south.
Lost my rear license plate (with the tags) somewhere in between Ouray and Montrose.
Truck running ok...
Just outside of Penrose I blew a power steering hose... the low pressure one that rests conveniently on the header ID plate. I tried cutting the bad part out but the good part wasn't long enough to make it to the pump. So I disconnected the ps pump belt.
Start going down the road again and the death wobble insues... not as harsh as I had had earlier so I went with it. It felt like the front end was out of alignment or I had lost some wheel balancing weights. Checked to make sure bolts were tight... tires look good... little warm but not out of the ordinary warm.
So I drive with a wobble from Penrose to Carbondale only about 2 miles outside of Carbondale the front driver tire blows... (will post pics tomorrow) so I pull off the road and start to fix it. 3:20pm I am back on the road into Carbondale. I was supposed to meet the guy with my NV4500 at 1:00pm... oops. Get into Carbondale and find my contact on main street. Call Napa from the library to find out that they close at 4:00pm and it is 3:38pm by now. Napa sells me a quart of power steering fluid and a new PS hose. So I get those installed. Then I go to my contacts storage unit and get the NV4500 and a D44 closed nuckle front and D44 rear (both 5 on 5.50" pattern) loaded up with the door for Badaboom and a 35 x 12.50 x 15 MTR with 90% tread.
Truck running like C**P! Spuddering... stalling... not good. By the time I get 1/4 way up Vail pass I pop my hood and adjust the timing... runs much better now.
Drive all the way to Denver just fine. Arrive at my parents house in Morrison at 8:30pm to find out that the hidden key that I normally use to get into the house is no longer hidden anywhere on the front porch. Make some phone calls and they won't answer their phone. 10:00pm my parents show up to let me into the house to shower... post and go to bed.
I am looking forward to posting all my pics tomorrow. Anyone else have any interesting post-Ouray stories to share? Hopefully the rest of my journey to Badabooms house in SE Denver and then to deliver these C**PPY axles to Lafayette is better than the return trip so far.
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