We had high hopes today in leaving from Casper at a relatively decent time, since we had a 300 + mile drive to Billings, MT. Last night at the party, the local Ford Dealer had come to see the Morgans and asked if there was anything he could do to help us. In fact, their was. Dasy May needed new spark plugs and Ken hadn't been able to find the correct side, and Linda's existing ones were very dirty. The owner has an MG and an excellent mechanic who could help us and would be delivering the spark plugs to us at the Ford Dealership, just bring the car over. Naturally, Dasy May didn't want to run on more than 2 cylinders today so it ended up with Linda and I going to meet Mike, sans Dasy May and at least pick up the plugs which did. Somehow, Philip and George switched the spark plug wires to the correct plugs and they could get her to run on 3 cylinders. So as Linda and I traveled back to the hotel, clear across town, Philip and George hearded to the Ford Dealer. Eventaully we caught up with each other, and discovered Philip's spark plug wrench went wasn't long enough. Do off to by a new tool. The long spark plugs were the proper ones, and once inserted, we headed over Mike for a better check on the car. He advanced the timing for the elevation (and told us to retarded it in Vancouver), checked the compression- all okay, and also looked for the proper spark plug wires, which he didn't find. Now being 1 PM, we headed off for a 330 miles drive for the day going the scenic route. A stop for a root beer float, arrival at 8:15 PM, a few G&T's, no dinner and we retired exhausted for the day.
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