KS to AZ and back

[dgerst]

Just got back from our trip to Maricopa AZ from Coldwater KS and back. My wife, 2 kids,

and myself. One seriously loaded Toyhome.

2195 miles averaging 14.73 mpg ranging from 12.6 to 21.6 per tankful. Aside from the

blown LF tire 100 miles into the trip and a fuel filter replacement (I felt a

hiccup pulling into Tucumcari on a low tank. The filter fixed that.), the

vehicle performed flawlessly even wound up tight in second gear with A/C on up

the steepest slopes and never seeing half on the temp gauge. It used a half

quart of oil on the entire trip.

I did replace the back four tires in Maricopa. Thankfully the '95 date code

Bridgestones got me there.

We arrived back in Coldwater to find 4-foot drifts from the 28 inches of snow

last weekend.

I do recommend both Sumner lake in NM and Fool Hollow lake in Show Low AZ if

you're near either one. Nice places.

Anyway thanks for all the useful tips here. Great forum.

Dave Gerstner

'85 Granville 22R carb 4-speed, 75K.