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Part 2 - Dishpan Springs (2N34)
If Dishpan Springs Trail (2N34) were a freeway, a SIGALERT would have been declared about noon on Saturday. After completing 2N17X and the Pilot Rock (2N33) trail, our group of seven Jeeps had made our way up the Dishpan Springs Trail and was at the last major obstacle before the end of the trail (and our lunch stop) when Craig’s engine stalled in the middle of the obstacle and he could not get it started because the starter would not work.
A group of Toyotas attempted to get around Craig’s Willys, and the second vehicle in their group bent a tie rod. The trail was completely blocked.
Meanwhile, at the base of the obstacle, Paul’s (Paul B) engine was running extremely rough and misfiring and Jesse’s (Kodiak Spirit) engine would not run at all; a total of four disabled vehicles on or near the obstacle at the same time.
After a cool down period, Craig restarted his Willys. Paul determined that the problem was due to inadequate fuel pressure, and he changed his electric fuel pump (he carried a spare), and soaked himself with gasoline in the process. The Toyota group pulled the tie rod, straightened it, and drove the vehicle back down off the obstacle. After a lot of troubleshooting, Jesse cleaned and re-seated the electrical connector for his fuel pump, and his engine ran fine. While all the repairs were going on, a Dodge Ram pickup went up the obstacle and got stuck. Paul strapped him up the obstacle to clear the trail.
After the trail was cleared, the rest of the group went up. Julie (Desert Jewel) made it look easy:
Dennis took a slightly different line, and had a harder time.
I tried to take the same line that Julie did, but I slipped off the rock, and you can see from Mitch’s photo in the earlier post what happened to me. It shows how a few inches in the line one takes will make the difference between success and failure.
If Dishpan Springs Trail (2N34) were a freeway, a SIGALERT would have been declared about noon on Saturday. After completing 2N17X and the Pilot Rock (2N33) trail, our group of seven Jeeps had made our way up the Dishpan Springs Trail and was at the last major obstacle before the end of the trail (and our lunch stop) when Craig’s engine stalled in the middle of the obstacle and he could not get it started because the starter would not work.
A group of Toyotas attempted to get around Craig’s Willys, and the second vehicle in their group bent a tie rod. The trail was completely blocked.
Meanwhile, at the base of the obstacle, Paul’s (Paul B) engine was running extremely rough and misfiring and Jesse’s (Kodiak Spirit) engine would not run at all; a total of four disabled vehicles on or near the obstacle at the same time.
After a cool down period, Craig restarted his Willys. Paul determined that the problem was due to inadequate fuel pressure, and he changed his electric fuel pump (he carried a spare), and soaked himself with gasoline in the process. The Toyota group pulled the tie rod, straightened it, and drove the vehicle back down off the obstacle. After a lot of troubleshooting, Jesse cleaned and re-seated the electrical connector for his fuel pump, and his engine ran fine. While all the repairs were going on, a Dodge Ram pickup went up the obstacle and got stuck. Paul strapped him up the obstacle to clear the trail.
After the trail was cleared, the rest of the group went up. Julie (Desert Jewel) made it look easy:
Dennis took a slightly different line, and had a harder time.
I tried to take the same line that Julie did, but I slipped off the rock, and you can see from Mitch’s photo in the earlier post what happened to me. It shows how a few inches in the line one takes will make the difference between success and failure.
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