There and back again...
Ahh- so 2000 miles later, I return from what might be my most trouble-free roadtrip EVER! Despite packing enough tools to do an engine swap (ok, so some of you naysayers had me a little worried!) My vette ran beautifully the whole trip there and back, only repeated trouble code was the ole' 02 sensor- still no big deal. In fact by the time I got to Chicagoland, the car was BETTER than I'd left it (or than I'd realized). Some history: The cruise control on this car has never worked since I bought the car. I never was that motivated to track down the problem. However, during the 12-13hrs of driving (each way) I got bored and tried it out again for fun- and sure enough, even that is now working perfectly!
I realize now, that that mysterious vacuum reservoir connector that I fixed while working on something else must have been to blame. Anyway, great trip, great mileage, great drive through the smokey moutains, and nothing but dry, clear roads all the way home and back. Just one night of snow the entire trip! AND now that I've broken in my clutch 4x over I can officially drive it like I stole it again! yay!
Oh- here's the only noteworthy story I gained from the trip:
On the way out of the mountains on the trip there, some lady's SUV in front of me dropped a duffel bag from her luggage rack-- median on left and car on right, I couldn't do much but swerve a bit to take it right down the center. I felt a loud 'THUD' all down the center of the vette and slowed enough to see a cloud of personal belongings explode out the rear of my car through the rearview. So I pretty well vaporized the bag, and pulled over to check out damage to my car. I also pulled over the SUV long enough to kick the lady in the stomach a few times before wishing her a merry christmas. (Just kidding-- I was very polite!) Anyways, so no observable damage to my car, no mechanical trouble, trouble lights, or anything else. There may be a pair of underwear stuck in my exhaust somewhere, but so far, I've yet to discover anything.
The return ride also went smoothly- Cody wasn't thrilled with the idea of riding in the compartment, but with some coaxing and a nice soft blanket, he accepted his fate. Oh yeah- he did get car sick once back there
but he ate it again, so that problem also solved itself.
And so concludes my roadtrip. Mom might send some pics she took of all 3 of us packed in like sardines and my luggage rack packed as well. If so, I'll try to post 'em.
Happy 2006!!
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