Carmichael Redwing FT/6 CrT Land Rover
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Someone asked "How long does it take to get to the ralley?" Well, we don't know - we usually
have some mechanical problem along the way. This trip was no differant. This was the first major road trip for the Carmichael. Off to a late start as usual and caravanned with Quintin and Flo.. The Carmichael started out running OK, but then began losing power. It turned out to be a fuel pump problem - at least it seemed to be as the fuel pump was leaking gas. As an added bonus, the fuel guage works intermittently. Most of the time it read 1/4, even when I knew the tank was full. We finally got to the rally site - late Friday night - and set up our tents in the dark. Saturday - after registration I took the truck for a quick spin around the ralley site - just to blow the siren and horns and generally annoy everyone. Then I set about trying to find a fuel pump. Finally found one from Thatched Roof Garage and set about changing it - in between catching up with friends, answering questions and getting a few rides off-road in other people's trucks. Changing the fuel pump in this truck is no fun - there is not a lot of room from above or below as you can see in this photo. Sunday was a few more spins around the grounds in the Carmichael, more drives in other people's trucks, packing up and saying goodby. The trip home started OK. The Carmichael ran much better with the new fuel pump but a new problem started. The oil pressure light came on constantly. We stopped and checked everything - the oil level was good, it was pumping oil up to the head, there were no nasty sounds.. Just that pesky green light in the dash. It was all enough of a worry that we called AAA and the Carmichael got to ride the last 100 miles home on a roll-back.
Post Script
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Sadly, I didn't get any photos of the whole adventure but other people took pictures at the rally. | |
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| Photo by Ben Smith | Photo by Brian Domke | |
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| Photos by Lori Sickley | ||
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Links to other sites with pictures from the 2003 MAR
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