Sadly, it ends tonight...

Thursday, July21

My Hard Luck Award "trophy"!

Midgets by Lake Michigan, in Sheboygan, WI

Well, this morning Kathy explored downtown Elkhart Lake while I participated in a sort of rolling tech session.  Several cars were worked on to get them ready for their trip back home.  Because of the fuel issue, and the brake issue, we decided to move the emergency fuel pump to the rear where it's supposed to be and where it will be cooler and also pushing fuel to the front rather than sucking it from the rear.  And, we decided to replace the left, front caliper rather than try to rebuild it in the parking lot.  So, Peter's wife made a parts run from Madison for everybody that needed parts.  Since we had a few hours until the parts arrived, we decided to go see Lake Michigan.  We drove about 18 miles to Sheboygan where we ate lunch and viewed Lake Michigan.  It is a very large lake.  In fact, it is so big that you could call it a grand lake, or maybe a Great Lake!  After we got back, the parts had arrived so we moved the fuel filter and replaced the caliper.  There were many people that offered tips, suggestions and just moral support.  We finished up just in time for the banquet and awards, and Burt Levy, author of The Last Open Road was the speaker.  I won an award - the Hard Luck Award, and Paul, who had the only birthday car there, a '61 Midget, won an award of distinction.  After dinner, I took the car for a quick spin to make sure it was ready for the trip back tomorrow.  It ran fine, and stopped fine, but I will probably bleed the brakes some more tomorrow night.  We plan on leaving early and our goal is Kankakee, IL.  We will come back a slightly different route, so we can see something different, Indiana corn and soybeans!