Stuff to do before the 2017 Invasion

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Poughkeepsie on Friday it is. I'm pretty excited to get out of this 100+ heat. I'd leave tomorrow if I could get away with it. We'll cruise out to KOA Sunday evening and see who's around. Everyone drive safe and see you there.

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greatplns wrote:Poughkeepsie on Friday it is.

haha, I commit to nothing! Plans change in Ouray and that is the way I like it.

Oh, except the commitment to breakfast on monday. Eggs Benedict. I will bump that post. ;)
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will e wrote:
greatplns wrote:Poughkeepsie on Friday it is.

haha, I commit to nothing! Plans change in Ouray and that is the way I like it.

Oh, except the commitment to breakfast on monday. Eggs Benedict. I will bump that post. ;)
And Thursday dinner/raffle!

But yeah, trail run plans are subject to change at any point before or during a trail run. You can change plans after, but only if you have an anti-paradox time travel machine... Or are really good at lying. :P
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Poughkeepsie Friday sounds like a preliminary plan to me! This year I want to take Wyatt down Blackbear, and up Poughkeepsie. Do a couple in between.

Can you guys do me a favor and now talk it up too much? I don't want him to get spooked and not want to run Poughkeepsie. He's a capable driver off-road but if we hype it up too much he might think it'll be too hard.
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I'd like to do Black Bear as well, and maybe Poughkeepsie. It's not really THAT bad it's just one of the tougher trails in the area, and the road below the obstacle is extremely rough for a ways. I was thinking Black Bear Friday but I'd be fine with Thursday. I'd like to do Imogene Wednesday. As stated, plans are subject to change!! Sure looking forward to getting out of the Missouri sauna, it's steamy here this week. Less than 72 hours to departure. Wow! :D :fsj:
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will e wrote:
Simba wrote:Well, still working on stuff but making progress. Got the EFI installed. Little on the rich side but seems to be working. We still have plenty to do. Should be on schedule to head out on Saturday.
Rich and high altitudes don't work out well. My buddy derek pretty much had to give up on his Jeep due to a lack of power. Does your system compensate for altitiude?

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Nikkormat wrote:Poughkeepsie Friday sounds like a preliminary plan to me! This year I want to take Wyatt down Blackbear, and up Poughkeepsie. Do a couple in between.

Can you guys do me a favor and now talk it up too much? I don't want him to get spooked and not want to run Poughkeepsie. He's a capable driver off-road but if we hype it up too much he might think it'll be too hard.
You mean we can't talk about this move from last year? :) :shock: :fsj:

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will e wrote:
Nikkormat wrote:Poughkeepsie Friday sounds like a preliminary plan to me! This year I want to take Wyatt down Blackbear, and up Poughkeepsie. Do a couple in between.

Can you guys do me a favor and now talk it up too much? I don't want him to get spooked and not want to run Poughkeepsie. He's a capable driver off-road but if we hype it up too much he might think it'll be too hard.
You mean we can't talk about this move from last year? :) :shock: :fsj:

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I'm cautiously optimistic, last night we ran the local trail and got wheels a foot off the trail: Image

Broke a motor mount, ate the fan shroud, developed a vacuum leak. Spent all day fixing that and then rolled to Blake's for some more testing.: Image Image Image

Currently sitting in the passenger seat while Wyatt rolls 75mph down I25. Unfortunately sitting at 220° but that's no too bad. And I think we can remedy that tomorrow.
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Did Blake bring a few extra leaf spring packs???


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Riverrat wrote:Photobucket hosting is dead! :( I'm not paying $400 a year for that! Great googly moogly!
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Okay, took the time to swap the jets this morning. I usually run 64 here and 61 in Ouray. I put in 60 primarys for this year. I think I will put off fixing the headliner till I get up to Ouray. We had to remove the back part to get the rack on and I couldn't get it in just right due to my finger.
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Loaded up. Just picking up some last minute supplies and I'm on the road.
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will e wrote:Okay, took the time to swap the jets this morning. I usually run 64 here and 61 in Ouray. I put in 60 primarys for this year. I think I will put off fixing the headliner till I get up to Ouray. We had to remove the back part to get the rack on and I couldn't get it in just right due to my finger.
What's a jet? Did you put jet engines on the Jeep or sumptin? :mrgreen:
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Jet engines would be nice. I hear they run better at high altitiude.

I picked up a new air cleaner. I figured the less restriction the better.
Also got my buddy's tow rig, gave it a quick wash and hooked up a trailer brake. It was easy, turns out to be plug and play on a 05 silverado.

It's 105 and humid and sunny and just plain hot. So I came in to cool down...
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will e wrote:Jet engines would be nice. I hear they run better at high altitiude.

I picked up a new air cleaner. I figured the less restriction the better.
Also got my buddy's tow rig, gave it a quick wash and hooked up a trailer brake. It was easy, turns out to be plug and play on a 05 silverado.

It's 105 and humid and sunny and just plain hot. So I came in to cool down...
68 and overcast with some thunder in the distance at the KOA.

50% humidity too.
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Thanks to Shimniok it looks like I'm coming, fo show. Thanks man!! It was cool meeting you today even if the po-po had to get involved.


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Good to meet ya too Ted! Thanks for making the goodies available for sale.

So the back story on the po-po starts like this...

I am late meeting Ted and didn't get to the bank, basically the start of another Shimniok fiasco day. Jeep running like ass too, so good thing I did this test drive and tune. Drive to the bank. On the way back motor starts to sputter. Now this seems eerily familiar....

My fuel cut out gremlin is back. I stall on the side of a 4-lane road. Swap in new fuel pump relay. Nope. New ignition module. Nope. Connect fuel pump to battery + and.... After a few tries a feeble yep. Pump sounds like it is grinding gravel.

Fortunately for me, I am stocked with a spare new pump in anticipation of this very scenario.

I am under about to drench myself in gasoline. The fuzz pulls up. Cool guy. Keeps me from being squished by reckless cars. Ted shows up to tow me. Officer escorts us. Also picks up the fuel pump on side of road where I left it.

New pump on. Works. Talk Jeep. Go eat. Talk more. Drive home. Tuning successfully improves drivability. No issues. Flop on couch.

Hoping that the gremlins stay away until after Ouray.

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^^ who doesn't luv a lil gremlin...? ImageImageImage
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