Well, last weekend we decided it would be a good idea to take Jorge's '86 on a run, backed up by his '89 in case parts fell off. We headed up to Prescott, then south on the Senator Highway. First, the bushing in the idler arm fell out completely, then I took a wrong turn, then the exhaust on the ol' '86 got so hot it started glowing red and wouldn't stay running. Next thing you know, we had to leave it at the north end of Lake Pleasant until Monday after work. We're still so pissed at that thing we don't even want to look at it to figure it out.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, LordTrunks delivered my super-deluxe '86 back to me after extensive rework action. Yesterday, in glorious late June weather in the driveway, the water pump was removed and re-gasketed, since its gasket decided to blow out on LT during its highway shake-down run. Since this is the 2.4 truck, the timing belt has to come off, etc, so it's not as easy as it sounds. But it's up and going again, and the saga continues. More repairing will ensue.

To be continued...

John B.