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[Blue_Runner]

Wow that is cool Ferm. I hear ya man. Be careful in that contraption!

[THEFERMANATOR]

Well after a long 2 days we have made it to DAWSON GEORGIA. We got up Monday and got everything ready to go, and at 7:30 he was off to meet up with the others(only 2 others showed for the first leg, 10 backed out last minute). I got a phone call at 8 while I was at the vets dropping my dogs off, and one of the T's had broke down. He lost a wheel bearing and it locked up the left rear wheel.

So I go back to the house and grab the trailer since they were still close to the house and ran up and got the broke down T and hauled it back to the house. We tore the rear end out, and after an hour of trying to rebuild his 2 speed rear axle we gave up and my grandfather wheeled out a good used one he had. So by noon they were back on the road(but with a regular 3.78:1 rear axle instead of his 2 speed with a 3:1).

I head out in the motorhome by 12:20 to fuel up the motorhome, and after an hour of waiting to get into the station(only had 1 diesel pump working), we were off to play catch-up. We caught up to em in CHIEFLAND where ETHANOL caught us. The same T that had the rear end problems had never run any E-10 through his tank, s after his second tank his sediment bowl plugged up on him. They stopped in at a NAPA and got a blow chuck and we met up and took the fuel lines out and blew em out on the side of the road. This got us by to finish out the day In PERRY FL for a local car show that FORD sponsored.

We left there this morning and had a pretty good day today, only had to stop once for one car to swap some coils and change out a spark plug. Theres now 4 of us total, and by the time we made it here we all had to stop and tweak on the cars some. And the ethanol had plugged up his sediment bowl yet again, so we drained the tank and pulled it all apart and cleaned it out. So hopefully now we won't have anymore ethanol problems at least.

I'll try and check in again the next time we find wifi.

[nipper]

What a neat trip. Sounds like there have been some frustrations, but I am sure the memories of this trip down the road will be priceless.

[bradford]

Are you there yet?!?!?


Drive safe Ferm!!!!!!

[THEFERMANATOR]

Well we're in ONEIDA TENNESEE now. We made it here THURSDAY at around 6:30, and stayed in the local WALLY WORLD parking lot. We made it in a day early so we took a day and went out through the local back raods up into the CUMBERLAND PLATEAU. The others stayed back in HERRIMAN, so they'll meet us close to noon SATURDAY and we'll be heading into KENTUCKY. And then RICHMOND on SUNDAY as a large group as others are meeting us along the way in TENNESSEE, and another group in KENTUCKY. The real bummer is I found out the hard way that I'm allergic to cotton blooms as we passed by several cotton fields on TUESDAY through south GEORGIA. TUESDAY night I got real congested, and then by WEDNESDAY I was in a full on allergy attack with swollen sinuses and all.

SO since then I have been cramming just about every cold and allergy drug through me possible to keep my sinuses open so I can follow in the motorhome. I drove a bit on THURSDAY, but it sure got my sinuses flared up. Hopefully by SATURDAY my sinuses will be back to semi normal. I'll check back in the next time I find a WI-FI as the one I'm on now SUCKS!!!!

[macojoe]

sounds like you are having fun, besides the allergy. Keep up!!

[THEFERMANATOR]

Well, WE'RE HERE! We made it in today around 2:30 with close to 20 of us in a row of model T's from one extreme to another. There was even a guy with an original model TT truck with a fifth wheel trailer on the back. Unfortunately it turns out my girlfriend's work all came down with a sinus infection right after we left, and now we are all sick. So it looks like she brought it along with her. Looking forward to tommorrow, there are supposed to be 856 model T's there that have registered for the event.

The other bummer is I have 2 transmissions waiting for me when I get home, one complete rebuild and another yet to be determined. So it looks like we will have to cut our return activities short. So I guess we'll have to live it up this week. When I get back I'll try to get some pics for you guys. I took off and left mine, but she remembered hers.