Well, I'm home.
.. What else can I say..
I fought hard on the phone with Ford US and Canada, to no avail. No way they were helping me. Tim Kirk must have been under the original warranty... my extended warranty couldn't help me there.
They never found the root cause of my problem. They spent all day shuffling wires around, inspecting stuff, idling the car and taking it around the block through one full gas tank. Never failed again. I think whatever was grounding out they probably moved a little and tucked back differently.
Bottom line: I'm now driving a time bomb that is bound to leave me stranded in the worst place at least once more. Goody..
Needless to say I will now be traveling with 12-packs of all the major engine's fuses, plus a booster pack in case my alternator wiring fries again and decides to let my battery die painfully as the engine fires away without a charging system. No idiot light to help me there it seems.
Thanks a lot for the moral support guys. Having met most of you just a few days back helped cheer me up. I'm still glad I did the trip and all should be forgotten soon enough for the next big meet.
Anybody coming to Plattsburgh?? That's coming up soon!!
Now to clear that credit card bill...
