Randy,
Was that you going east between Alamosa and Fort Garrison about 5 PM?
The Bill Sullivans and I were in two blue BN1s going west. We were headed into
the mountains for some relief from the heat. That was the only other Healey we
saw until we hit the Crowne Plaza.
> From: Healey100M at gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2011 21:55:42 -0700
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Made it to Conclave
>
> We're here! An eventful trip for sure.
>
> Left Phoenix in the BJ8 on Friday AM and quickly headed north through
> Flagstaff and north on 89 to 160. Very hot in Phoenix but cooled off by
> Flagstaff but I got real hot through the Navajo Reservation. All was
running
> fine until we hit a small bump in construction 20 miles from our hotel in
> Cortez. Lost overdrive. Felt it drop out but no mechanical sounds so I
figured
> electrics. Starter would turn over either. Yep, a ground wire came loose.
Easy
> fix.
>
> Left Cortez, CO and traveled to Durango and stopped for breakfast. BJ8
started
> right up. Stopped for gas, starter wouldn't turn over. What the....?
>
> Connection had come loose inside old voltage regulator (I had gone to a GM
> alternator), re-wired, still wouldn't turn over. About 100 degrees out now
and
> no shade. Lots of battery to run other stuff. Rechecked all wiring. It's
OK.
> Still won't turn over. Got a tow and pop started it in 10 feet. OK, we're
> running, alternator charging, everything's working, let's go!
>
> Drove last 250 miles without shutting it off. Ran great, no hesitation over
> 10,878 ft. pass, filled up with gas, kept car running, potty stops, kept
car
> running. Last 10 miles into Colorado Springs the skies opened up with rain
and
> hail. No problem. Just kept running.
>
> Pulled into Conclave hotel and parked. Turned her off and, yes, you guessed
> it. She started right back up, no problem. Started up again fine tonight.
>
> Now I don't know if I have a problem or not. Got to love these cars. :-)
>
> Randy
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