Johannes

Alright everyone, I'm about to take my rig on her first real big trip. I'm driving from Oregon to Southern California and spending a couple of days in the desert with family.

As my vehicle stands, I need to do a front axle overhaul. Considering the heat in late June in Death Valley, I need to make sure my coolant system is working in tip-top shape. Anyone with suggestions as to make sure it's working at capacity?

I have air conditioning in my rig, but I don't plan on making the trip with the top, so it's kind of a pointless device.

Considering the amount of dust that's liable to be out there, I'm going to change my filter just before I go, and I'll take a spare one just in case.

Anyone have any other advice of trail readiness of my truck so I can make preparations in the time provided?

dropzone

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for truck: spare water pump, fuel pump, fuel filter, belts, hoses, coolant, water, duct tape, hose clamps,
I have one of the tire kits from T-G (down towards the bottom):
http://trail-gear.com/wheels.html

for you: LOTS OF water, extra food.

Johannes

Oh yeah, I'm not worried about packing for me, I'm more worried about the truck. I'm an EMT and SAR certified here.

Outsane

Jerry can of Gas.. Oh yeah and the wildrose is a great place to camp

We found ourselves having to drive across the valley to get gas

airmen65

I know its been covered but I wanna stress it again... coolin system! I've been fighting a gunked up radiator for the past month or two and finally have a temporary fix of a tarus efan mod with the high speed wired up. haha