Oh boy, last week we were on schedule,,,,

Two weeks ago, we were in fat city, car pretty much done and running well, lists all made,,,, then I decided on a few last minute checks. Found the fiber timing gear had some chewed up teeth, bad scene, that means the crank to cam clearance is not right and would probably have quit on the road somewhere. Falling back to plan B, we put in the backup engine with a flurry of activity, only two days lost. Two days ago, took the A out to put some miles on it,,,, after 5 miles, it is dripping oil out of the rear main in a major way, and the alternator is fried, you know, the bullet proof alternator. So this is where we are now, engine out again, new higher amp alternator on order and reworking the rear main.

Side note, John and Bill decided at the eleventh hour that they really need air conditioning for this trip so two kits have been ordered to be delivered today or tomorrow, and there will be some more mad scrambling going on to get those in. How did it get so late so fast?

We leave one week from today.....