Well, like every trip. I tried to get the jeep ship shape for the ride. I tried to fix and intake leak, got all the fluids topped off. I towed the jeep to our hotel, everything went well. The first night i was driving the jeep in search of a liquor store, hey this is a hotel jeep trip.. time to party /wwwthreads_images/icons/crazy.gif, my jeep started to hesitate and bog down. It was dark that night so i did not mess with it till morning. The morning came and checked the jeep. It turned out to be some condensation in the distributer cap. Everything was a go. The club was leaving, me and another guy was stragling. Well we tried to catch up. We lost the club. Turned out the went right instead of left. We could not reach them by radio. Well me and the other jeep made the best of it and went to another off-road area. Had a great time. In the middle of the ride I lost fluid to my rear brakes. I top it off, everything works get going and finished the ride. Got back to hotel with the rest of club members and start sharing stories. We decided to get food. I got into jeep and the brake pedal felt too soft. Checked the MC again and it needed fliud. Topped her off and drove. Now i noticed that the steering was binding alot. Got food and returned. Played in the pool, drank beer, told stories and went to bed. Morning comes and i prep jeep for ride. MC needed some more fluid again. I crawl underneath and notice the rear tire "wet" I start wiping down tire. I thought it was gear oil because i run a full floater rear end, but the paint came off in the rag. Well I know where the leak is from, i blew a wheel cylinder. I cut the line and pinched it closed. I got some brakes now. I have to add a quart of oil, because the intake was still not sealed up. Transfercase is leaking, And I find out that my power steering pump is dieing. We went on the ride for the day. We found mud, had a great time, helped others with borken vehicles and got back to the hotel. This is a great trip weekedn, but i wish my jeep had not deciided to leak like mad and kill off the cylinder and pump. Well i have a list of stuff to do this week. But all in all it was totally worth the experience. I will have some pics soon. I know plan on saving for my swampers. I needed them in the mud, my all-terrains really slicked up in the baby poo mud.
Dan Stewart 1963 CJ5 "Caloosa Jeepers" member
Dan Stewart 1963 CJ5 "Caloosa Jeepers" member