After discovering and repairing the loose ignition wire on Monday, August 19th, I set off to the local shop to replace the muffler that we had blown out the previous Friday evening (access Entry #5 if you would like the whole gruesome story). The muffler replacement started with a reciprocating saw massacre of my exhaust […]
Blog Entry #6 August 19 to 23, 2013 – On the Road Again! Kentucky to Colorado Read More »
Disaster turned Adventure It is the wee hours of the morning of the 20th of August, and it is only now that I have settled down well enough to reflect on the events the past four days. While cruising at our usual mind-bending speed of 55mph down a 4-lane stretch of open road in eastern
Blog Entry #5 August 16-18, 2013 -Disaster turned Adventure Read More »
Finally got on the road at 10:30am today. With all the personal and company organization to do in preparation for the trek, Jean and I actually did not start packing for the 2 month trek until this am. Several folks asked if we had a list of things to do in preparation for the trip.
Blog entry #4 August 15, 2013 – On the road; Cary, NC to Johnson City, TN Read More »
1950 Willys-Overland Jeep Station Wagon – 2012 History of our Jeep Engine: 134 cu. in. 4 Cylinder “F” head 72 hp @ 4,000 rpm Transmission: 3 Speed Column Shift 2 Wheel Drive with electronically Actuated Overdrive 7 days to the start of out
Blog entry #3 August 8, 2013 – History of our Jeep Read More »
We did a complete rebuild of the original F-134 4 cylinder engine as part of our original restoration in 1976 (more details on this type of engine in the future). It turned out pretty well, providing us 53,000 miles of relatively trouble free performance over the next 36 years as we drove the Jeep station
Blog Entry #2 August 7, 2013 – Engine Preparations Read More »
Introduction: In 1920, the National Park Service, the Nation Park-to-Park Highway Association and the American Automobile Association jointly sponsored a tour following the route of an envisioned a Part-to-Park highway linking the twelve National Parks in the western United States. The purpose of the tour was to promote interest by neighboring communities in providing the
Blog Entry #1 August 4, 2013 – Introduction to our Park-to-Park Trek Read More »
