Beej
GOLD Star
Hey folks,
I have a chance to do a couple week trip this summer and I'd love to hit all the great 4x4 spots in the Southwest. The trip has to start in Denver so I figured I'd try and wrap around and down through Death Valley and Reddington Pass and continue east to the Gulf region. I'm considering dispersed camping as my primary method of lodging.
While I think the Cruiser is plenty built for the trip (or will be in a few weeks), I wonder if the cooling system should ever be subjected to that kind of treatment? I've done a flush; truck is from the Northeast, so its never been really all that stressed. Radiator is original and this is a 97 with 160-ish thousand miles.
I will be doing RavenTai's gauge cluster temp mod regardless but what other PM is advisable?
Also open to other travel suggestions from Denver; just seems like its south to hot desert, or north to Mosquitos
Whatever happens, as long as I get out there; whew boy, it'll be great.
Thanks in advance for any replies!
-- Beej
I have a chance to do a couple week trip this summer and I'd love to hit all the great 4x4 spots in the Southwest. The trip has to start in Denver so I figured I'd try and wrap around and down through Death Valley and Reddington Pass and continue east to the Gulf region. I'm considering dispersed camping as my primary method of lodging.
While I think the Cruiser is plenty built for the trip (or will be in a few weeks), I wonder if the cooling system should ever be subjected to that kind of treatment? I've done a flush; truck is from the Northeast, so its never been really all that stressed. Radiator is original and this is a 97 with 160-ish thousand miles.
I will be doing RavenTai's gauge cluster temp mod regardless but what other PM is advisable?
Also open to other travel suggestions from Denver; just seems like its south to hot desert, or north to Mosquitos

Whatever happens, as long as I get out there; whew boy, it'll be great.
Thanks in advance for any replies!
-- Beej