<VV> The Route 66 adventure - Part 5 of ??

[J R Read_HML]

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won't even know.

As a reminder (yes it has been a while), part 4 ended in Winslow AZ.  I had 
put in there after gas and finding a throttle linkage clip for the left 
primary stuck in the perimeter seal and very close to falling into the "hell 
hole" below the harmonic balancer.  I'd not used the "emergency pack" that 
had been UPSd out to CA.

I slept in a bit at Winslow.  Found out that I'm "not a kid anymore".  I now 
need more than 5 hours sleep per night.

Start the car and things don't sound just right.  Probably should have 
waited for it to warm up, but immediately went into diagnostic mode. 
Remember, this car has no working chokes and no lower shrouds.  On a 140, it 
is easy to tell which side is acting up because of the separate exhaust. 
Started yanking plug wires one at a time on the right side and decided that 
#1 was not firing.  So - facing reality - the emergency box was opened (a 
personal defeat).  Pulled the # 1 plug and it looked fine.  Not the brand I 
would buy, but OK.  Dug around in the box for a while and found a plug wire, 
the longest one, and the only one in the box.  The spare tire was not in the 
engine compartment, so the long wire was routed around the bracket for the 
spare and to the plug.  Now # 1 fires and I'm (after free breakfast and a 
coffee to go) back on the road!

I made a lot of miles this day.  Stopped at a Stukeys.  Bought a Tom Tom for 
my grandson so that he can irritate his father!  Have not seen a Stukeys in 
years - at least not in Illinois any more.  Added a quart of oil in Conway 
TX.  This is nearly 1,300 miles into the trip and I'd been pushing pretty 
hard on the skinny pedal that day.  So, that is not good - that I had to add 
oil - but it is not terrible, from a consumption point of view.

Night falls and I'm trying to make Shamrock TX.  Was supposed to be there 24 
hours earlier.

Problems developed.

Part 5 ends here.

I've got to make a cliff hanger out of it!

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Later, JR
'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140 (X 2 for now)
'66 beater Coupe - icemobile 4/140 (1/2 ownership)