First thing this morning…well, 7:30 AM, we were at Advance picking up my brake booster. It looked like it was the right one. At 8:00, we were at SR 23, taking the engine compartment apart. Long story short, we were back on the road about 11:30, and my brakes worked just fine.

We had some time to make up, so that meant we had to exceed the posted speed limit, but just slightly. We were heading for the hotel first, and along the way, several cars joined in with us, thinking we were heading for the show. When the realized where were heading, they were pissed, and we should probably watch our backs for the next couple days!

About 3:30, we arrived in Warren, met up with Boss Hog, Kevin, and the rest of the Strall extended family, checked into the hotel, and then went to the show.

Held right on the lakeshore, it was a great place to have a show, but not so great trying to get in or out of it. And we’ve decided there is NO Long Hauler parking…we were a longgggg way from the midway!

We did our usual punch our ticket, pick our MSD magnets, and then headed back to the hotel. That’s when I noticed my brake pedal getting softer and softer. Quick diagnosis…they left a bleeder loose when adjusting the brakes this morning.

Back at the hotel, I found out I was wrong. One of the rear brake lines was broken. And Sonny’s brake pedal was also soft. Bottom line, it cost us a couple Crave Cases to con Kevin into taking care of it for us.

Bottom, bottom line…after Kevin custom-made a brake line with unequal-sized fittings, he installed it, and bled the brakes. Now I’m good to go. Sonny, on the other hand, needs a master cylinder. A quick call to Eric at Advance in South Bend, and there will be a master cylinder waiting for us tomorrow in Dayton.

Oh yeah, and at the end of the evening, there were only a few burgers left in the Crave Cases!
This is an exceptionally long day for the Old Guys, as well as a late night for us. I doubt we’ll be on the road very early tomorrow!