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10-27-2018, 08:21 AM | #101 | |
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Re: Model A cross-country migration
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See post 93, somewhere around Idaho falls they cut south to I84 instead of going north around Yellowstone. Some type of issues including the A did not have enough power at higher altitude. |
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10-27-2018, 09:12 AM | #102 |
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I am still getting familiar with Facebook, just noticed that they; added quite a bit of coolant in the video, coolant drops on the windshield, some type of issues at a higher elevations, a comment about water being a better coolant, water explosion comment, and even a post in the comments about the radiator burping.
So seems they are running hot? Is this normal/typical for the higher speeds and elevation they are running? |
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10-27-2018, 10:00 AM | #103 | |
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Another possibility is that they took 20 out of Mountain Home to Idaho Falls, then 26, 89 and 191... ...then hooked up with I80 into Cheyenne. I wonder if they will go north from Cheyenne and re-hook up with 20?
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10-27-2018, 10:15 AM | #104 |
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GAV adjustment for altitude? Plugged radiator? A learning experience. I would like to be right there with them!
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10-27-2018, 10:16 AM | #105 |
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Get a copy of the mafca roster and keep it with you. Folks along the way may be needed for any number of reasons. Longest trip I have made in a day was Portland to Danville, CA. Other long ones were Danville to San Diego and three days later the reverse. Drove to TX with the longest day a bit over 300 miles, 250 is a great days drive on cross country. I have stayed clear of snow and heavy rain, would layover rather than tackle those conditions. Keep warm and have fun. It will be memorable.
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10-27-2018, 10:17 AM | #106 |
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10-27-2018, 10:24 AM | #107 | |
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I'd not be keen on the Interstates for travel in a Model A, but if they are going to run at night that just might be the safest. I'd get one of those red blinky strobes for the rear, however.
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10-27-2018, 10:45 AM | #108 | |
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10-27-2018, 11:26 AM | #109 |
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Top speed for me without an overdrive was 45-50. With my overdrive I usually go between 57-58, that is GPS claims my speed as.
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10-27-2018, 11:40 AM | #110 | |
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There are 580,000 people in the whole state of Wyoming. there are 7,760,000 people just in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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10-27-2018, 12:27 PM | #111 | |
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10-27-2018, 02:11 PM | #112 |
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Generally the package tray is the horizontal panel just behind the upper seat cushion in a coupe.
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10-27-2018, 03:55 PM | #113 | |
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I too cannot spell my way out of a paper bag, and that includes a wet paper bag. Spell Check is my salvation.
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10-27-2018, 03:55 PM | #114 |
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Latest post on FB. They are done. Front end is eating tires and they cannot fix it. They will have the car shipped and they are taking a rental car home. They did give it a good try.
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10-27-2018, 04:33 PM | #115 |
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You think they could find a alignment shop and check the toe.
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10-27-2018, 07:02 PM | #116 |
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Yeah you'd think. Their tires were probably going to need to be replaced and when they did some checking around and found nobody has them in Casper, Wyoming it was time to give up. Their nearest source for parts would have been Bert's just guessing. In fact if it were I, think I would have given Steve a call and asked for help if I got the car towed down to him. They might have not had enough time.
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10-27-2018, 08:57 PM | #117 |
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It will be interesting to find out what the underlying problem with the front end alignment was!!
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10-27-2018, 09:03 PM | #118 |
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They ended up in Casper, a lot of nothing in eastern Wyoming, and Nebraska/South Dakota. Even with their bad luck, it was goodlucky they had this issue and able to limp into a decent size city.
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10-28-2018, 09:19 AM | #119 |
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oops.
I posted some excellent advice without noticing the date of the original post. as Emily Litella always said, "never mind"...…..
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10-28-2018, 10:06 AM | #120 |
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Could be nothing wrong with the alignment...…… the last set of Firestones I had were **** , too.
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