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Heat, Spray, Pray

Posted: December 10, 2019 Under: Blog By agirlandhercommander 18 Comments

Over the next couple days, I perched over my engine and heated, sprayed and prayed over the little bit of remaining bolt. Seeing the penetrating oil get sucked into the heated up bolt hole gave me false hope that I would eventually be able to turn it with my vise grips. After countless failed attempts, … Continue reading "Heat, Spray, Pray"

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Here Goes Nothing

Posted: September 05, 2019 Under: Blog By agirlandhercommander 11 Comments

Before I jumped to the worst case scenario, I needed to determine where the coolant leak was coming from. So I hopped on my scoot and rented a radiator pressure tester kit from the auto parts store.

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I Wrote a Guide!

Posted: July 26, 2019 Under: Blog By agirlandhercommander 16 Comments

Do you dream of living full time on the road but feel paralyzed by all the unknowns? What vehicle should I get? How am I going to make money? How do I get my mail? Where can I park? Well…look no further! I wrote a how-to guide that answers all of those questions and it’s available … Continue reading "I Wrote a Guide!"

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Too Hot

Posted: July 10, 2019 Under: Blog By agirlandhercommander 7 Comments

I went back and forth about whether or not I should replace the fuel pump roughly 102 times before I convinced myself to just do it. The old, “It’s just 2 bolts!” got tossed around by people trying to convince me it would be easy peasy but after replacing my starter, I knew better. “Just … Continue reading "Too Hot"

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Drop it Like it’s Hot

Posted: June 18, 2019 Under: Blog By agirlandhercommander 3 Comments

Now that Mander was all nestled into Gavin’s driveway, it was time to get to work. And by work, I mean immediately run to Home Depot and buy an air conditioner for Mander or I wasn’t going to make it out of SLC alive.

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SLC Bound

Posted: June 02, 2019 Under: Blog By agirlandhercommander 15 Comments

After doing a ton of mechanical work in Richfield, I finally felt like Mander would make the last 150 miles to Salt Lake City.

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A New Look and a Shop

Posted: May 27, 2019 Under: Blog By agirlandhercommander 10 Comments

I interrupt this regularly scheduled program for a special announcement!

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Leaving Richfield

Posted: May 15, 2019 Under: Blog By agirlandhercommander 14 Comments

After I made the long, harrowing journey across the street to Jay’s, I started on replacing the last four spark plugs. I was removing one of the spark plug wires when the tip broke off and stayed attached to the spark plug. I thought, “Well. I think I figured out why Mander has been running … Continue reading "Leaving Richfield"

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