This is a picture of the hand controlled air pump that Brian installed in the engine for pumping out excess air from the tubes. More on that later. Last night we made it to Mt Vernon, Illinois. I was having some allergies and decided to have a Benadril at around 11PM. Oh man, I slept well for a couple hours while Brian drove, then I took over for one terrifying hour of driving - I ate almost a whole bag of Maiz Tostada trying to stay awake (great stuff by the way, much better than corn nuts). . Finally I gave in, and we grabbed a hotel. Before putting out for the night, we put in $10 of diesel fuel to thin out the fuel for starting up again in the morning. Ah, sleep.
Unfortunately when morning came, we realized we hadn't pumped the air out of the engine. Brian was sure the engine wouldn't start, but with some serious air pumping (see picture) and the glory of the newly ordained car battery we got in Kansas - we got the car going again. A little anxiety for its first night on veggie fuel, but the car now drove, slept, and awoke on vegetable oil. And it was a good day. Good lesson - pump the air no matter how tired we are. Oh, we also learned - don't stop at weird looking gas stations in Illinois for lunch no matter how hungry you are.
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