Date:         Sat, 17 Jan 2004 20:23:51 -0600
Reply-To:     "Warren.K.Lail-1" <wlail@OU.EDU>
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From:         "Warren.K.Lail-1" <wlail@OU.EDU>
Subject:      88 Westy makes it back to home port!
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Hi all,

Thanks to everyone for the advice on towing my 88 Westy from eastern Tennessee to Oklahoma City.  I left on Friday morning at 3 am, drove for several hours and then realized that I was so sleepy that I had to stop, and wound up sleeping at a truck stop for about an hour.  Then proceeded on in rain and fog and wind.  Made it to my destination at 7:00 pm, loaded my beloved bus onto the tow-dolly and me and my buddy Greg headed back to OKC.  We loaded the bus rear wheels down (manual tranny in neutral).  We drove until about 1 am and could go no further.  We crashed at a Motel 6 in Jackson, TN for about 3 hours, and then got back on the wet, rainy road again.  Crossed back into Oklahoma and as expected, the wind was blowing mightily.  At about 5 pm this evening (38 hours later) we rolled my bus off the dolly and back into the driveway.  Whew!  Tomorrow or Monday I'll drop the engine, clean the engine compartment, replace water and fuel lines, etc.  Next week, I'm ordering a lon
g block from Erin and Leonard at AVP-Worldwide.  When I install the rebuild, I'll also install a new clutch assembly.

Is there anything in particular that I ought not overlook while the engine is out?

Thanks to everyone.

Warren
88 Westy (needs a name)
87 GL (also needs a name)