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Truck Update 10/20/17

Posted on October 20, 2017May 4, 2019 by Yvonne @Quilting Jetgirl

Today, Yvonne got a chance to look at the truck. It’s in quite good shape.

Mercedes 435 Expedition Truck

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As we drove north through British Columbia in May, the days started getting much longer: to the point of not getting fully dark at night. It was also interesting watching the season reverse. When we left Washington state, it seemed like early summer. As we drove north, it started to seem more like early spring to the point of passing through areas where there weren’t leaves on the deciduous trees yet. 🚛 #wabisabioverland #expeditiontruck #expeditionvehicle #overlandadventure

Northern Washington 🚛 #wabisabioverland #expeditiontruck #expeditionvehicle #overlandadventure

#ThrowbackThursday to our first camp site in British Columbia 🚛 #wabisabioverland #expeditiontruck #expeditionvehicle #overlandadventure

The view out the window doesn’t get much better than this... 🚛 #wabisabioverland #expeditiontruck #expeditionvehicle #overlandadventure

We have also been carefully tracking our fuel consumption. There is a slight variability from fuel we burn using our habitat heater and engine pre-heater, but we are averaging 10.5 mpg regardless of what kind of driving we have been doing. We have done long highway stretches at 60 mph and quite a few long dirt tracks averaging 20-30 mph. Our fuel consumption seems surprisingly steady regardless of driving type. 🚛 #wabisabioverland #overlandadventure #expeditionvehicle #expeditiontruck

Overall the truck is running really well. With all the work and upgrades that we had done, we had assumed that some issues might crop up early in our trip. We planned the beginning of our route to cross paths with several of our friends in case we needed a helping hand, but everything has been working nicely. 🚛 We have had a handful of maintenance items that we have done over the first few weeks. 🚛 Tighten alternator belt (the tachometer had been periodically bouncing) 🚛 Tighten fan belt (there was a periodic squeak at high RPM or rapid RPM change) 🚛 Check clutch drain plug (no oil from rear engine seal) 🚛 Fix transmission leak (improved seal on forward/reverse shaft linkage) 🚛 Checked power steering filter Fuel additive (started adding lube + Cetane boost every few tanks) 🚛 #wabisabioverland #overlandadventure #expeditionvehicle #expeditiontruck

Every time we go back to the Olympic Peninsula, we discover more beautiful spots... 🚛 #wabisabioverland #expeditionvehicle #expeditiontruck #overlandadventure

We are loving these Pacific Northwest forests! 🚛 #wabisabioverland #expeditionvehicle #expeditiontruck #overlandadventure

We found this great spot in the middle of nowhere along a forest service road about 5 miles from the summit of Mount St. Helens. It was a beautiful, mossy, quiet place. 🚛 #wabisabioverland #expeditionvehicle #expeditiontruck #overlandadventure

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