2xtreme
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- Kayak Pt, WA
Thanks again for a wonderful time at the North West Fest'04. I can not wait to do it again!!
Turns out that in the mud I did fry my alt. and did plug my radiator (washing it out a few times at camp really helped though).
Leaving Sunday morning we got almost of the way up the Chinook Pass and pulled in to one of the pull outs to let the temp come back down. It did come back down slowly (not before blowing some water and air first) and after waiting about a 1/2 hour or so (almost back to a temp of 210) it started to die. I could not keep it alive and the voltage was showing below 9 volts. Some one stoped gave a jump start (which took a long time) and we barely made it to the next turn off. Now we realized that the alt was not putting any juice out and we neede to flag someone down to help us not only jump start it but sit there and re-charge the battery. A young lady (perfect for Tom!!) stopped and let us charge the battery back up on her alt (not before almost loosing her cat and hearing her entire life story). We got in, headed over the pass and coasted all the way down to greenwater. Stoped at the store and asked some people who were rescueing a F150 that put a rock through the oil pan (and other parts) if we could re-charge the battery off their alt. They let us and we were able to make it into Enemclaw and all the way to the Schucks.
Schucks charged my battery while we went to lunch and I bought a new alt and deep cycle gell cell battery for the way home. After lunch my read top got us up to Renton, where we put the deep cycle in and it got me all the way home to Marysville.
Needless to say it was a long tip home (my daughter was in excelent spirits and was perfect the whole time). I will be replacing the radiator and updating the cooling system. Replacing the alt. and will probably replace the front yoke, exhaust header and intake manifold all at the same time.
Thanks again for the great time.
Can not wait to see you all on the trail again soon.
Michael
Turns out that in the mud I did fry my alt. and did plug my radiator (washing it out a few times at camp really helped though).
Leaving Sunday morning we got almost of the way up the Chinook Pass and pulled in to one of the pull outs to let the temp come back down. It did come back down slowly (not before blowing some water and air first) and after waiting about a 1/2 hour or so (almost back to a temp of 210) it started to die. I could not keep it alive and the voltage was showing below 9 volts. Some one stoped gave a jump start (which took a long time) and we barely made it to the next turn off. Now we realized that the alt was not putting any juice out and we neede to flag someone down to help us not only jump start it but sit there and re-charge the battery. A young lady (perfect for Tom!!) stopped and let us charge the battery back up on her alt (not before almost loosing her cat and hearing her entire life story). We got in, headed over the pass and coasted all the way down to greenwater. Stoped at the store and asked some people who were rescueing a F150 that put a rock through the oil pan (and other parts) if we could re-charge the battery off their alt. They let us and we were able to make it into Enemclaw and all the way to the Schucks.
Schucks charged my battery while we went to lunch and I bought a new alt and deep cycle gell cell battery for the way home. After lunch my read top got us up to Renton, where we put the deep cycle in and it got me all the way home to Marysville.
Needless to say it was a long tip home (my daughter was in excelent spirits and was perfect the whole time). I will be replacing the radiator and updating the cooling system. Replacing the alt. and will probably replace the front yoke, exhaust header and intake manifold all at the same time.
Thanks again for the great time.
Can not wait to see you all on the trail again soon.
Michael