[tcb] Re: 2nd trip report

  • From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:28:52 -0500

Go Sammie Go!

Blitzen didn't much like the thin air at the higher altitudes.  I was told to 
use the pricier gas.  I think it helped a bit but he was running rich before I 
even left Austin. 

Have an awesome trip!



On Jul 27, 2011, at 9:00 PM, Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> Wow, 900 miles in one day in a VW.  You are hardcore.  Your carb problems 
> might be the altitude.  After all Denver is a mile high.
> 
> Hope the rest of the trip goes well.
> 
> 
> On 7/27/2011 8:53 PM, sammie smith wrote:
>> 
>> I am spending the night just north of Denver CO.  Made somewhere around 900 
>> miles today trying to find a cool climate.  Baja is running ok, not great, 
>> seems I have a carb wanting to mess up.  It is cooler here and raining, but 
>> it was rather warm going through the Texas and OKlahoma panhandles.  Saw 5 
>> old bugs today.  One in a salvage yard, one derelict behind someones house, 
>> one going down the interstate and two more parked in business parking lots.
> 

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