9/21/14 - day 7 Rest Day

Today was our first nearly zero miles day so it was the first day we did not have to buy gasoline.  It was also our first laundry day,  Now we both have enough clean clothes to wear until we get to Springfield, IL next weekend. I worked on getting pictures posted on the blog,  the photo gallery and on the home page, I also re-programed the radio in the car so the volume level would be the same when it was turned on as it was when it was turned and not the default factory setting.  I  fixed the auto time set and auto seek so it would search for the strongest station of the same station format. These things are important when you spend hours in the car, as some of the readers who commute probably understand.  We also made a tentative plan for the next weeks travel,

Joe and I worked on our fuel boiling situation.  The system was loosing pressure and allowing the fuel to form bubbles in the fuel line, thus letting fuel run back to the tank. This caused the T-bird to be difficult to start when warm. We were able to trace down the oil pressure problem.  The sending unit had become unplugged. After re-plugging it we have oil pressure readings again.   Oh right- and we also discovered a potential problem with the drivers side front brake rotor.  After a little research on the Vintage T-bird forum and we have some solutions to try.   Lane, who is back from the Strider races, suggested a shop and Joe will take it in to see if they can get it fixed, if not we will move on and have parts sent from The Birds Nest, to the hotel in Springfield.  We will have to fast track it to get it there a day early so it can get fixed in time for the Springfield car show.

Our outing today included Fred Flintstone Village, which we discovered is closed for the season.  What a shame.  We walked to the Purple Pie Shop.  After lunch I had fresh warm rhubarb pie with vanilla ice cream and Joe had cherry. At dinner time we were headed out for Pizza when we noticed the Sea Hawks game was on, called and had a pizza delivered and watched the game,  Sea Hawks won in overtime!  We have packed up as best as we can and are rested and prepared for our next adventures.