Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 15:56:07 -0700
Reply-To: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Another unexplained power loss, but help not needed!
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Well shucks, then. Our stupid little highway sucks big time. It gets
absorbed into 101 south of Eureka, CA (not to be confused with Yreka, CA
"Why reek-a when-a you can-a smell good?"), never to be seen again.
--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR
Stephen Grisanti typed:
> US 1 in Virginia runs inland rather than along the
> coast, and south of Petersburg bears more westerly to
> get to Raleigh NC and even Atlanta, then eventually
> heads back out to the coast where the Floridians find
> it. US 17 tends to stick closer to the coastline.
>
> That highway 1 in California, by the way, is "just" a
> state highway, not a gen-you-wine U.S. of A. National
> Highway.
>
> Stephen
>
> --- bob bob <heymrpep@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
>> route one runs the length of the east coast from
>> "the county" in northern maine to s. florida. don.t
>> know about florida, but it pretty much sticks to the
>> coast its entire run until calais maine when it
>> starts to head north close to the border of new
>> brunswick canada...really nice ride the entire down
>> east maine area from ellsworth to calais...best
>> camping...right off route one in millbridge at a sea
>> side little known town park...few amenities, but
>> great views, easy hiking, very little company(one
>> other camper when we were there), ten sites, and ten
>> bucks!
>>
>> peace
>> don p
>> 84 westy
>> carolina ri
>>
>> Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> Greg has a much bigger problem than I do. Everyone
>> who has a clue help
>> him. I'm just adding to the background chatter here.
>>
>> My unexplained power loss falls into the category of
>> "what the heck was
>> that?". A few months ago I was cruising up
>> California's Hwy 1* when
>> Mellow Yellow's engine just stopped. A few seconds
>> later it started
>> again. I have no idea what happened. Ever since, I
>> have been
>> figuratively looking over my shoulder, waiting for
>> it to happen, and
>> wondering what it might turn out to be.
>>
>> *I have the impression that there is a Hwy 1 along
>> the US east coast,
>> too. I rode a bicycle from Charleston SC to Norfolk
>> VA with a former
>> Duke University dean. We stuck to the backroads
>> wherever possible, got
>> on Hwy 17 when we needed to, but I never saw a Hwy
>> 1. Is the east coast
>> Hwy 1 a fig newton of my imagination?
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical
>> Banana")
>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan
>> Capistrano
>> KG6RCR
>>
>>
>>
>> Greg Marshall typed:
>>> Okay folks, I can't figure this one out.
>>>
>>> I was driving along the other day nice and smooth,
>> then got on the highway. Put the pedal down, went
>> thruogh the gears, and the van stalled out on me at
>> 4th. I pulled over, started it up, merged back on
>> the highway, and the van had no juice. It felt like
>> it was only running on three cylinders.
>>> I limped home, and went through everything. The
>> engine appears to be in tip top shape. It starts
>> quick and easy, has compression, fuel, spark, etc.
>> and sounds just like it always has. I don't think
>> it's an engine issue.
>>> I checked all four breaks next, and all the wheels
>> spin smooth.
>>> I considered a fouled exhaust, but my system is a
>> straight heaterbox to header setup with no cat. I
>> can't imagine what could go wrong with it.
>>> Is there some kind of transmission/clutch/CV issue
>> that could be causing this?
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Greg
>>> 82 Westy
>>>
>>
>>
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>
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