Had a two week adventure planned.
Turned into this.
Resulting in this.
AC compressor blew a seal in the Sierra foothills with outside temps of 105*. Drove over Sonora Pass and pulled into Convict Lake outside of Mammoth only to find coolant and trans fluid in a big puddle under the van. Couldn't find anyone to help in town. Thankfully I had installed a trans dipstick. Topped it up and bought a couple of extra qts for our no AC drive down to Vegas past Death Valley at 117* and a pass at 9k'. Found a repair shop that could fix all the issues, but it would take a few days for parts. Rented a POS rv for the remainder of our trip through UT. Picked up the van a week and half later to a new AC system, new thermostat housing and thermostat, and new trans cooler lines. The damn hoses supplied with trans cooler from GTA were too big. Drove off with ice cold AC only to have the car die in 30 minutes. Turns out they didn't connect an alternator wire. Now we drive home over Tioga pass.
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