Double Jeapordy

Today the van breaks down, but only twice. In the morning, we immediately go to Herbie's Autohaus, the problem with the coolant comes down to just replacing a special cap on the coolant tank that includes an overflow valve. A tiny bit of wear on the cap seems to be at fault. Took the moment to replace distributor cap and check a few other things.



Later that night, we pull into a gas station outside of Phoenix, only to not be able to start up afterwards. By the luck of the gods, the gas station store is manned by a 19 year old mechanic and his friend Noel. An hour later, the submarine simply starts again, presumably because the starter had time to cool.
Driving into Tuscon just in front of a flood storm. Arrived at Best Western. Stayed up to 6:30 am in the hotel room, preparing a document for a 9am meeting. Woke up at 8:15 to find via email that my meeting had been cancelled.