Monday July 31st – A Really Long Day

Got on the road bright and early after eating a quick breakfast. Immediately discovered another problem with the truck, the brake pedal had become very soft since parking last night. Upon further inspection at a truck stop on I-80, I discovered a major brake fluid leak in the rear brake line that runs along the frame rail behind the gas tank. After adding some additional fluid, we slowly made our way over to a Dodge dealer in Williamsport PA that I found listed in the GPS map software. They found the line had rusted and ruptured, requiring them to remove the gas tank to replace the line. After 4 hours and $250 ($15 parts and the rest labor) we were back on the road. Made a quick fuel stop in Bloomsburg, PA and hit the local Autozone to grab an AC recharge kit in a failed attempt to get the AC working again. The delays required us to slightly change our itinerary and skip a few planned side trips to Centralia PA and the Orange County Choppers showroom in Montgomery NY. Instead we just headed straight home arriving back at the house about 9:30PM