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Probably our last trip out of the year, my
daughter and I took the 1943 Ford GPW out for an 18 mile run this morning. The GPW had been off the road
from September 2021 to September 2022, due to a rough running engine. It turned out that most of the problem was due to water contaminated E5 Ethanol petrol. After the tank was drained and everything flushed through, I got the Jeep running again at the end of September.
I made two short test drives and everything seemed ok, but wanted a longer run to check it out properly.
That was done today. |
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The trip took us along several roads we'd used on the first outing of the year in the Dodge. A rather cold finger day ( I don't like driving with gloves ), but nice and bright, with the low sun often in our eyes. |
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Part of the route was a hill climb to Old Cassop, with a great view from the top of the hill. I should have tried to get here when it was covered in snow. |
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Coming through Old Cassop, we passed a stable and donkeys, but no sign of a star, Mary or Joseph! Perhaps there was room at the Inn after all! We dropped down the other side of the hill and made a couple more stops before heading home. That puts about 28 miles on the Jeep over three trips, since the fuel tank was flushed out and it was returned to the road. |
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