Tuesday, October 14, 2003
Piney Grove COE Rec Area, Dennis, MS (Bay Springs Lake) - Oct 7-14
This is a large CG, also on the Tenn-Tom. We met up with our good friends Fred & Linda Lanoue here on our way to an SKP rally in Alabama. We drove into Tupelo with Fred & Linda one day, but spent most of our time relaxing and walking around the CG. When we were leaving Columbus, Doug had noticed that the gas tank had not filled all the way, but assumed that the problem was with the gas pump. We filled up twice while at Piney Grove, and neither time did the gauge get near "F". Fred thought we might have a dent in our tank, but when we looked under the truck we saw that one of the metal straps holding the gas tank onto the frame had broken, and the tank was slowly slipping downward. It was only a matter of time before the other strap would give way with obvious undesirable results. We called the dealer in Booneville, who did not have the strap, but could get it early the next day. We were unwilling to drive our truck even the 20 miles to Booneville, so we called AAA who sent a truck -- we insisted on a roll-back (the flatbed kind) to keep all the wheels off the ground. We all piled into the front cab of the tow-truck for an amusing ride (the driver was an interesting local) to the Dodge dealer, who reassured us that the part was indeed on its way. We then had to rent a car (options: broken seatback or flat tire) to get home and back again the next day to pickup our truck.
# posted by Doug and Willie @ 11:16 PM 
