by "Berang" (berang)
Published 10/03/2017 at 20:02
by "Berang" (berang)
Published 10/03/2017 at 20:02
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I’m out of Texas, through New Mexico, and In Tucson today.
The car is doing ok. Last night it started having fuel starvation issues and wouldn’t go over 55mph on the flat, or about 45mph uphill. The problem is likely the bad location of the electric fuel pump which is mounted too high above the level of the fuel tank, a problem exacerbated when driving uphill - not my doing, previous owner of course did this. Trying to find a better location lower in the engine bay as a temporary solution (will be refurbing the mechanical pump in the future).
Otherwise the car has been doing great, and it’s been a pretty easy drive so far.
Guadeloupe mountains in west Texas.
You’ll never guess what I spotted driving up I-10 either...
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
10/03/2017 at 20:09, STARS: 0
Beautiful car and sounds like a fun trip too!
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
10/03/2017 at 20:17, STARS: 2
Holy shit, is that a Borgward Isabella? What the hell is it doing in the middle of nowhere? Gorgeous!
"InFierority Complex" (lanciere)
10/03/2017 at 20:17, STARS: 0
I can’t imagine going down I-10 in an old SAAB, you are very brave. That drive through the Guadalupe mountains is actually pretty nice, definitely a nice little detour over the interstate.
"Highlander-Datsuns are Forever" (jamesbowland)
10/03/2017 at 20:32, STARS: 0
Back in the 70's and 80's the speed limit was 55 everywhere so a slow car really was not a problem.
"Berang" (berang)
10/04/2017 at 01:07, STARS: 1
Apparently on their way to a Borgward show in California, is what they told me. There is a group of them headed down route 66 over the next couple days. This one was headed down I-10 because the owner has already seen 66.
"Berang" (berang)
10/04/2017 at 01:09, STARS: 0
Yeah, I came up 54, and it was deserted. I saw a couple cars going the opposite direction but nobody was going north, fun drive.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
10/04/2017 at 05:22, STARS: 0
Very cool! Surprised there are enough of them in the US to even warrant a show, haha!