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hnielsen2
Messages: 1434
Registered: February 2004
Location: Alpine CA
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Hello Netters;
We started our trip here in Alpine Ca on to Steve and Nancy in Sierra Vista.
Ran out of gas out side of Gila Bend after adding 10 gals could not get the engine to fire.
Had to be flat hauled in to Gila Bend.
That was a six hours of waiting for the flat tow rig coming down from Phoenix to pick us up.
Had the nicest folks looking after us at the Texaco in Gila Bend..
Next morning cleaned up some bad terminals with Coke and a tooth brush.
Made it into Steve and Nancy's B&B.
Steve replaced all the ground cables for us.
What a guy!
Spent the next two or three days running around S.V. checking out all the old cars.
Plus some fine Hot Rods.
Then it was on to Gallup NM staying at KOA USA RV Campground.
Good RV place to stay across from the train tracks.
We enjoy the sound of the trains.
Next day up to Durango CO for the day.
Enjoyed sitting have a bottle of good wine and a cheese tray and watching the bikers coming into town for the weekend.
We camped up at Pagosa Springs for the night.
Nice small camp ground.
Next day Wolf Creek Pass not a problem running 3:70 gears and F.I.
Then on to the next pass west of Walsenburg CO.
Out of fuel?
Again called the AAA for gas as I thought we had run out of fuel.
The fuel gauges where giving us fits.
Turned out the F.I was not working.
Next stop Pueblo CO to our nephews home.
After spending some time on the computer and calling folks on the GMC motor home site.
Talking with some very fine and smart folks.
I found Jim K. at work Labor Day weekend.
Jim called me back two or three time to see how I was doing.
Out of the blue Tim no last name called me.
Jim K had asked him to call to see if he could help.
After talking to Tim.
He came up with a "Short" in the wire as a possible problem.
Yes it was the wire running from the distributor to the F.I computer.
The mice had nicked the wire on the bottom side where I could not see the broken covering.
Off to the auto parts store replace 18" of wire.
We are off and running like a champ!!!
Next stop Cotopaxi CO to see friends.
Then to see our kids and grandkids in Centennial CO.
Then back west up over the top through the Eisenhower Tunnel.
On to Green River CO for hamburgers and beer at "Rays Bar" don't miss Rays in Green River CO.
Next Richfield CO KOA very nice.
Stopped off at Canyon Lands spent the day.
Back out on UT -20 that's also quite a pull up to the top and back down to I-15
Then on to St. George a crappy R V park .
Over priced.
The AAA has a three diamonds for that hole.
Never again.
We stopped in Henderson to pickup our daughter.
Next day home to Alpine.
After refueling at Costco in the high desert we had vapor lock from time to time coming down I-15 to San Diego.
Our daughter thought we had winter gas and it was over 105 out side that day.
In all over 2,500 miles in our 38 year old GMC.
Questions please ask.
Thanks
Howard and Susie
Alpine CA
26' Canyon Lands
Not Quite Stock
All is well with my Lord
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(Winston Churchill)
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