You might want to keep an eye on things there, if you plan on depending on it through the winter. It seems the "RV Stop" in Quartzite raised their dump/water rates so a LOT of people have been going to the station in Bouse... and overloading their system... (20+ miles? Not sure how that adds up to saving money?) but... They're entertaining the thought of shutting the dump down. The leech field is being over run... Just a Heads up if you're used to using it... It may not be there next time...
Anyhoo... dumped out and watered up... fired up and then... had to make the decision... left or right?
Though I'd planned on another week or so at least out on that desert (Turning left)... I up and decided that some truck maintenance I've been stalling on doing... Really... needed to get done before the bobtail run to Denver coming up in a couple of weeks... so I carried my butt... or... the Dodge carried my butt back to glendale (Turning right) where I can poach some more free parking behind my sisters place while I perform some maintenance and other chores...
Don't know that I mentioned it... a few weeks ago while here I finally broke down and tore the drivers door apart to replace the window switch... a $75+- switch... which turned out, didn't fix the problem... changed it... but didn't FIX it...
I felt a sudden vibration down in my belly... thought my phone was ringing/vibrating on my belt... Nope... just a grumpy twister getting wound up... grrrrrrrrrrr......
Tore the door open some more... to get to and remove the motor... working in there is like trying to thread a needle with your toes... while writing a letter on the laptop with your nose...
Most of the past year I've had to smack the door, more and more, to make the window behave... much like step children, ...being one I know! :) ... It got worse as time went by... it finally stopped even working the passenger door window... so... it's the switch, right? Only if you also add a $60 dollar or so window motor... NOW... it all works...
So... I get in the truck last evening, after I got set up... to go get some supplies and such that I'd consumed over the past 14 days... fired up the cummins... twisted the switch... and... and... DARKNESS.
I got no headlights... ooooommmmmphhhhhhh.... just go back to the rig and listen to the rain on the roof... drink a beer... and turn on some Joan Baez for a bit when the music of the rain quits... I'll fix the lights... tomorrow...
Tomorrow... is now today... the sky has cleared... and I have to go chase down missing electrons...
... So... The truck is in good shape to make the run to single digit Colorado... uh... What is wrong with THAT picture? ;)
Sometimes... Good Sense... Just Makes No Sense At All!
Brian
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Brian, I had a 1998 12 valve that had 250k miles on it. A lot of non-drivetrain stuff started to fail. In almost every instance, I was able to gather the parts at a local wrecking yard for 1/3rd the price - picking the bones of the long dead gas powered trucks of the same era.
vithoHi Brian;
I don't know if this applies to your year model, but back when I had the 92 Dodge work truck the headlight switch would die every year or so. I replaced it a couple of times and then installed relays to power the headlights. This set-up uses the relay for the heavy current of the head lights and allow the stock headlight switch to activate the relays. Never had a problem after that.
Adios!
Merry Christmas!
Mike
Very nice photos.
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