road trip

[houstoer]

Originally Posted by tonycarreon

quite a few police on the PA turnpike. quite a lot of construction too.

currently in austintown, oh. going to try to make it to south bend, in - another 300 miles or so.



"Porsche Parking"

SWEEEEEEEET !! the way the good man meant it to be !

[tonycarreon]

yay! picked up the car this afternoon. new water pump installed. staying an extra night in colorado then start the trip back home.

so far on this trip i've replaced the water pump and ignition switch. sadly the driver's side arm rest has gone flaccid. lifted it up one morning to put my wallet in there. heard a *snap* and it fell back down.

[Overdrive]

Wait a sec...you had to replace the water pump on your trip? Did I miss something above? It didn't fail on you, did it?

[tonycarreon]

Originally Posted by Overdrive

Wait a sec...you had to replace the water pump on your trip? Did I miss something above? It didn't fail on you, did it?

it was "failing." as i was leaving omaha i started hearing what i thought was an occasional brake dragging. as i got into colorado i noticed it was more of a rattle/grinding noise and had gotten a lot more constant. was scared it was the IMS bearing going out.

after a little more thought i remembered seeing some crust on one of the coolant hoses last week when i did an oil change. hooked up the durametric and watched the cam shaft deviation numbers and they didn't change. so figured it had to be the water pump or a pulley.

took it to a denver p-shop and they confirmed the water pump was going out. the pulley was wobbling and the bearings had started to grind.

it was the original pump - the tech said he did have to cut the gasket. 92k miles on it.

[tonycarreon]

driving through kansas - i think there's more "bug" than paint on the car now.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by tonycarreon

driving through kansas - i think there's more "bug" than paint on the car now.

Beware: The great Bug Hunter Cometh! :troll:

[Overdrive]

Originally Posted by tonycarreon

driving through kansas - i think there's more "bug" than paint on the car now.

I think your car's saying "EWWWWW! GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF!! GET IT OFF!!!"

In other news, your radiators must've gotten housed after all that, might wanna check em...and it's probably a good thing you don't have that 3rd radiator in this instance. That's a crazy amount of dead insect.

[Frodo]

Been doin' some night time driving, eh?

[tonycarreon]

Originally Posted by Overdrive

I think your car's saying "EWWWWW! GET IT OFF! GET IT OFF!! GET IT OFF!!!"

i think that's close to what i said when the spider jump off my steering wheel towards me (among other things!) thankfully i was at a stop sign otherwise i would have been swerving all over the road.

[Jager]

Originally Posted by tonycarreon

driving through kansas - i think there's more "bug" than paint on the car now.

Like the poster says, "Kills Bugs Fast"... But I think one of those spots on your bumper is a bird?????

[DenverSteve]

That's why I'm a true life-long believer in 3M clear bra installation.

[ubii]

Originally Posted by tonycarreon

driving through kansas - i think there's more "bug" than paint on the car now.

Yeah, living in the midwest, I have to deal with a nightly barrage of Kamikaze bugs, hell bent on desecrating my Boxster. As for my radiators, I actually checked them yesterday and they were surprisingly clean.

[Mark_T]

I remember many years ago I was riding my motorcycle on the highway at night. As I approached this bridge over a river I could see what looked like fog over the bridge area. As I hit this patch of fog at about 65 mph, I discovered that it was in fact a massive swarm of fish flies - millions of them. No windshield on the bike. Sure was glad I was wearing a full face helmet, but it was really, really gross to be covered head to foot in squished bugs.