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| Above, the Jeep today at the El Rancho Hotel in Gallup. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
This should go into the "Good News, Bad News" file.
This morning, Greg Lucier and I (with help from Roger Slape) got the Mustang on Greg's flatbed trailer and hauled it down to the mechanic's in Gallup. I paid for the repairs to the Jeep (it was $85 less than I thought).
Afterwards, Greg and I went to the Silver Screen restaurant at the El Rancho Hotel and we had some lunch.
From there, I filled the Jeep's gas tank and headed home. For most of the drive, I took Historic Route 66 until the Iyanbito interchange and drove on Interstate 40 to my exit, two miles away. Up to now, the Jeep ran perfectly fine.
Then, I exited at our exit and headed over to the Flying J to check my mailbox. On the approach road to the Flying J, the Jeep conked out. I tried starting it, but it didn't even give a hint of trying to ignite even though it cranked. I called friend Nandoh for a jump start as the batter was getting drained.
After more attempts, no no avail, Nandoh attached a rope to the Jeep and his truck and towed it, with me inside, to home. He thinks it might be the points, condenser or the distributor as a whole.
At least the Jeep is at home. We'll have to check the condenser to see if that's the problem.
At least the Mustang is in the shop. Roger thinks the problem is the bottom radiator hose. If so, it is a quick, and cheap, fix.
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