There was a huge sigh of relief from Christine and I when we primed the fuel pump a couple times and turned the engine over. She returned to life with no sign of other damage to the engine. After taking the skidplates off and the fuel pump out, it looks as if the following happened: Big fresh dent in the gas tank. Fresh crack in the plastic fittings inside the pump housing. The 10 gallon tank is now a 9 gallon tank. The in-tank pump housing got a good knock and came loose. So, Saturday night at Rim, we effectively ran out of gas.

Good to know as we’re prepping for Olympus and the heat is on. We need some cosmetic pieces, and fresh skidplate material. The re-engineered struts need to be on the car by next weekend. Tires good, engine good, driver crazy. I’ve been told that the roads in Washington are a lot like Maine. This means hard packed, tough on tires, roads with ‘rock-a-dillos’ popping up to claim car parts. It will be weird to see trees again…