Trail Run - Turkey Creek 5/17

Yes it is going to be. Camp is the same spot as last time right? I dont know what time I will be there. I have roughly a 4 hour drive to get there. All depends on what time I can escape tomorrow. I want to try to get out of here around 2. But we will see how that works out.

 

Is it just us 3? I had @radio1521 over monday night and he said he is on the fence. Depends if he gets his truck back tomorrow from getting the new bushings on in time.

 

Yes, camp is in the same spot. I have a link to a Google Map pin in the first post. Also yes, just the 3 of us so far. Hopefully @radio1521 can make it!

 

yeah I clicked on the google link. I dont really run any nav I just go off my memory. And yeah hopefully he can make it. Just going to be a game time decision for him.

 

@Supr4Lo

How does the truck feel/handle on the road?

Make sure you take videos on this trip.
Us folks up in Wisconsin want to see the truck in action.
It's been raining alot here
That means your favorite 4 letter word,, Mudd

 

Was @Yacob_D interested?

 

No he couldnt make it this time around unfortunately. He is leaving the freezing up to us this time around.

 

We did this trip a year ago and it walked over everything no problem. His truck is a beast!

 

Only have 60 miles in the upgrades but drives 80mph on the highway with one finger on the wheel and feels like riding on a cloud. Didn't have to get the beadlocks and 37s balanced, they were perfect from the start. Looking forward to getting it in the dirt!

 

I'm sure you'll be right behind me this time!

 

Planning on it. Only thing I am worrying about is the power of the 5vz. Its a dog with all the weight I have added. And I do have a problem with losing coolant. White smoke on start up but as soon as it warms up its nonexistant. I got to track that down one day.

 

That sounds familiar...

 

Let it sit for a day, then poke a borescope down each cylinder until you find the one thats a pool of coolant from a crack in the cylinder head

 

Right.

So I did the passenger head about 2 years ago. I have another sitting on my work bench. I should have done the other when I had it all apart. And I have been looking for an excuse to buy the Milwaukee bore scope.....

 

Nothing better than a good excuse for a new tool

Will say I was glad my borescope was a $20 Amazon special when I was bending the scope to do a 1/4" radius 180d turn to look up at the cylinder head through the spark plug hole for the crack

 

Yeah It will be nice to have for around the house too.

 

I couldn't sleep last night. I was like a kid at Christmas!

 

I slept ok but couldnt fall back asleep early this morning. So came into work early.

 

Get it done and get out early! That's what I'm shooting for.