The mother of all road trips(the beginning)
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day five
The day started out with snow on the ground and damn cold we had made Sheridan Wyoming and were pushing for the Little Bighorn and Custers last stand when we went through a little burg called Deer lodge where the Montana territorial prison still stands looking almost medieval in design.
Later we got a few shots of the 1880 architecture of Livingston and Buffalo Montana.Looks now like it did 100 years ago.
We got to the Little Bighorn late and had to hurry before it closed, to bad because it really is a piece of history laid so anyone who even remotely familiar with that history would see how the battle went down. This is a bucket list place to visite for sure....Tedd
Later we got a few shots of the 1880 architecture of Livingston and Buffalo Montana.Looks now like it did 100 years ago.
We got to the Little Bighorn late and had to hurry before it closed, to bad because it really is a piece of history laid so anyone who even remotely familiar with that history would see how the battle went down. This is a bucket list place to visite for sure....Tedd
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more of the same day five
A few pictures of a series of Indian caves close to Billings Montana. The guide / docent said there were pictures graphs there but either
his eyes were better than mine or his imagination was, i saw noda. Here are Livingston and Buffalo looking almost as if it were 100 years ago followed by Custers last stand. Pictures cant tell this story that being there and seeing this story unfold with the panoramatic view your eye gives....Tedd
his eyes were better than mine or his imagination was, i saw noda. Here are Livingston and Buffalo looking almost as if it were 100 years ago followed by Custers last stand. Pictures cant tell this story that being there and seeing this story unfold with the panoramatic view your eye gives....Tedd
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here they are I hope. The first is the monument over the mass grave of the 7th cavalry, the places where troopers fell and some of the plaques around the monument and museum.....Tedd
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Day six
here are a few shots of deadwood where Wild Bill Hitchcock met his end followed by Sturges and Mount Rushmore.You can tell them apart without help I think....This should put us up to date....Tedd
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A common problem
Far behind and fighting snow,rain and hail we pressed on towards Missoula Montana. after hitting the mining town of Kellogg(very interesting history there)we pushed on toward Missoula, it was now getting dark and I was watching the fuel gauge it was down to just under 1/4 tank and everything was do fine we were about five miles from Missoula when I felt a stutter and a major miss began. I made it to a exit but it died a 100 yards up the exit still showing over a 1,8 tank of gas. Felt like I lost a fuel pump and I had none. I remember your suggestion Eric. A Montana HP was in there in minutes and got a AAA truck there in a short time. He also suggested a repair guy who works on classic cars and we dropped the car off though he couldn't get to it till Monday. What to do? So we had the AAA guy drop us off at a car rental place and I rented a midget Chrysler 200 for a four days. Anyone who has looked for a fuel pump for a 324 knows its not a over the counter thing I also told the mechanic to install a electric pump if needed.I figured we would do some of our trip with the Chrysler and back track for our car when it was completed.
In the middle of the night I remembered that about 12 years ago the car began stuttering when it appeared to have gas in it. I was just turning into a gas station and coasted in and did a fell up. At that time it was over a 100 degrees and I thought it was vapor lock.So This morning I bought a gas can and a spray can of starting fluid and drove to where my poor car was sitting outside in the snow and started it up. Felt very dumb but relieved.
In the middle of the night I remembered that about 12 years ago the car began stuttering when it appeared to have gas in it. I was just turning into a gas station and coasted in and did a fell up. At that time it was over a 100 degrees and I thought it was vapor lock.So This morning I bought a gas can and a spray can of starting fluid and drove to where my poor car was sitting outside in the snow and started it up. Felt very dumb but relieved.
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Pcard. We did have lunch there( livingston) and a good one, As far as i could tell there was no coffee in a box chaos offered except in the old traditional cafes and restaurants style. Kinda like stepping back in time. I'm sure some newer stores are out and about but the downtown part was doing well and looking like 1950 with no defunct or shabby buildings that I saw.
Ozzie, I did replace the fuel sender about 12 years ago, never touched the pickup tube and thought everything was good to go but I seldom run on the bottom half of the tank this trip was an exception and a surprise....Tedd
Ozzie, I did replace the fuel sender about 12 years ago, never touched the pickup tube and thought everything was good to go but I seldom run on the bottom half of the tank this trip was an exception and a surprise
....Tedd
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When I replaced the sending unit on my '67 Delta 88, I took a minute to note where the pickup pipe ends as it sticks down into the tank and how far off the bottom the end is. With the area of the tank bottom, I calculated that, when the car sputtered and died for lack of fuel, there would still be about two gallons of gas left in it. That means that the car's "25" gallon tank has only 23 usable gallons in it.
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Today Crazy Horse and a car problem
Had a problem with the car, it started yesterday on the way to Mount Rushmore. It developed a exhaust leak and under a load (going up hill)the car sounded like a John Deer tractor, pretty embarrassing to me.This morning we stopped by the local Midas shop and got the car up in the air to try and find the leak, nothing underneath was apparent but we did find a leak where the intake heat riser met the exhaust manifold, never have seen a leak there. I helped the mechanic loosen the intake and lay a coating of high heat RTV under the leaking area and tighten it down , no more leak took about 45 minutes and the guy said he didn't want any money said he enjoys this type of repair. I flipped $25 bucks on the table and headed for the Crazy Horse monument quiet as usual.
Here are a few Crazy Horse pictures, this is a neat place and I enjoyed it even better than Mount Rushmore, The indian museum was awesome and unequal to any place I've ever seen. Yellowstone tomorrow if I hold up...Tedd
Here are a few Crazy Horse pictures, this is a neat place and I enjoyed it even better than Mount Rushmore, The indian museum was awesome and unequal to any place I've ever seen. Yellowstone tomorrow if I hold up...Tedd
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Here are a few pictures of the sculpturer.
i thought I would add a few pictures of the sculpture(and his wife) of Crazy Horse and some of his works....Tedd
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Scenery a problem and Cody Wyoming
Well we went to the top of the world (8300 feet) on a back snowy road to get to Cody Wyoming and the Wild Bill Museum. One of the most picturesque ares we have seen so far, here are a few shots of the trip through that area in three parts.... Part one....Tedd
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Part two TOP DOWN
We got the top down for the first time whoopee!. This was the first time that either it wasn't freezing cold or threatening to rain. Here are a few shots of the area before Cody called Gray Bull. Like so many towns in this area it has stayed in the fifties.......Tedd
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Problem at the cat wash and a few of Buffalo Bills Museum
The car was badly in need of a wash so we found a wash place in Cody. I washed the car and when I went to pull out I had no gear selector , It would not go into any gear and the selector had no resistance what so ever. The linkage had come apart. With a little help and a cotter pin I got it back together. Here are a few pics of the musium...Tedd
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I LOVE the photo of you at the wheel of that beautiful red and white vehicle.
That is an interesting observation about the towns still being in the 50s. Is that just the visual or the interactive aspect also? The towns sure look like the movies to me, but I have limited experience with rural western places. It would be good to go there and check it out.
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Buffalo bill museum
Ya, I know, I know, there was a long discussion about that very thing before during and after. you see I neglected to throw a pair of jack stands in as if anyone carries a couple around the block let alone 1/2 way around the US. Trust me I felt very uncomfortable the whole time, about three minutes max.
Here are a few of the museum. My wife kept saying what is that funny looking gun, I told her come in to the gun room when we get home and I will show you mine. Of all the guns she asked about I had one or more sitting in the safes just like them...Off to Yellowstone tomorrow....Tedd
Here are a few of the museum. My wife kept saying what is that funny looking gun, I told her come in to the gun room when we get home and I will show you mine. Of all the guns she asked about I had one or more sitting in the safes just like them...Off to Yellowstone tomorrow....Tedd
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Top up over the pass from Cody to Yellowstone
Here are a few shots of the trip to and over the 8300 foot Big Horn pass , awesome in all respects.We started seeing big horn sheep and buffalo at the road side combined with the geological trip through time of the landscape made it a great day. There are a few unusual ones that just caught my eye....Tedd
