Made this trip (alone) several times while in college.
Spring 1988, traveling from Butte, MT to San Jose in my 1974 Camaro, 250CID I6. Climbing Monida Pass on I-15, the car wouldn't keep speed and eventually coughed like it was running out of fuel. Other than under high fuel demand, the car ran fine.
Pulled into the next rest stop in Idaho (which was nothing more than a shack with a hole under the "toilet"), I pulled out the ACDelco universal fuel pump from my emergency kit and spliced it into the fuel line feeding the mechanical pump. Jumpered it directly to the battery and was on my way.
Previous winter in the same car, I left Butte around 1AM (temperature on the bank marquee read -14F). Around Dillon, MT the heater no longer blew hot air, luke warm at best - stuck thermostat. No spare t-stat so I drove it to CA like this. Only thing was I knew where all my fuel stop were, but cold engine, more fuel consumption. Just made it to Reno on fumes.
Spring 1988, traveling from Butte, MT to San Jose in my 1974 Camaro, 250CID I6. Climbing Monida Pass on I-15, the car wouldn't keep speed and eventually coughed like it was running out of fuel. Other than under high fuel demand, the car ran fine.
Pulled into the next rest stop in Idaho (which was nothing more than a shack with a hole under the "toilet"), I pulled out the ACDelco universal fuel pump from my emergency kit and spliced it into the fuel line feeding the mechanical pump. Jumpered it directly to the battery and was on my way.
Previous winter in the same car, I left Butte around 1AM (temperature on the bank marquee read -14F). Around Dillon, MT the heater no longer blew hot air, luke warm at best - stuck thermostat. No spare t-stat so I drove it to CA like this. Only thing was I knew where all my fuel stop were, but cold engine, more fuel consumption. Just made it to Reno on fumes.