> We lost the starter in southern california and put up with that until we > got to Mazatlan where we purchased another. The engine blew up 60,000 > miles later and I did another rebuild, which has its own story. As one who has virtually zero mechanical experience (except for extracting and disassembling a Corolla engine, couldn't get it back together, another story) the thought of doing what you did sounds like a great and wondrous adventure. The trip too. It must be great to have family and friends to put up with all that. What a great story! Many thanks for sharing it!
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