Getting her ready for Alaska

[blreed42778]

Man this is getting expensive!!! Got the new remote start and after market stereo installed last week and got all the little bugs worked out. Now it is in for a tune up. The mechanic let me buy all the parts from O'Reilleys since I can get them cheaper with my military discount. I went with AC Delco plugs, rotor and cap, but went cheap with the plug wires. $24.99 but they have a lifetime warranty unlike the AC Delco wires that only have a 1 yr warranty. Since I just got the Yukon, I dont know what kind of oil the previous owner used so I am going to make the jump to synthetic. I bought the Mobile 1 5W30. The mechanic is servicing the tranny, both differentials, transfer case and radiator along with doing the oil change, changing plugs, wires, rotor and cap, and also changing out the door pins and bushings for me.

I wish I would have had the time to do it all myself, but dang, I have a lot to do before we leave on Tuesday! I hope I'm not missing anything on the Yukon.

 

[SunlitComet]

Maybe re-grease all your hinges all over and clean out and grease door locks.

 

[h0tr0d]

Lol, I was laughing at my cousin who lives in fairbanks....he was bitching about trying for two hours to get into his car because ice had frozen up the lock cylinders and he couldn't unlock the car, and once he did.....he had to work a hair dryer down the seams to be able to open the door.

I say F-that! Wait till summer.

 

[puckhead]

Sounds like you have everything covered! Oh, dont forget wiper fluid that has a lower freezing temp, otherwise you will have a solid block of blue water in there. lol. Stay safe and have fun!

 

[blueflamed03]

travel safe, oh, and LOVE your avatar...GO POKES!

 

[DBLTAP]

Sounds like you have it under control on the Yukon, but let me recommend one of these for your emergency road kit:

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[longstand]

Road TRIP to Alaska, Wow. i want todo that.

thats funny about frozon windshield and door. it use to happen to me alot back in New York City..

If i was you dude. just to be safe, buy a Tire Chain, when you go up Oregon, you may need it to go up the Snowy HILL

 

[noJeepshere]

Get some tire chains, there's some steep grades in northern BC and the Yukon that may not see a plow for a while if it's snowing. That road is in about the same shape as most backroads in the lower 48.

I'll be two months behind ya!

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Sounds like you have it under control on the Yukon, but let me recommend one of these for your emergency road kit:

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Unfortunatley Canada is a few steps ahead of America in that no one can carry sidearms, permit or not.

You can carry rifles and shotguns, just have to register them for $25US a gun.

Kind of a crappy deal but what can you do eh?

 

[DBLTAP]

"Unfortunately Canada is a few steps ahead of America in that no one can carry sidearms, permit or not"
I would argue that they are several hundred feet BEHIND America in that regard. And i thought that he was going to Alaska where a permit is NOT required to carry a sidearm.

 

[puckhead]

"Unfortunately Canada is a few steps ahead of America in that no one can carry sidearms, permit or not"
I would argue that they are several hundred feet BEHIND America in that regard. And i thought that he was going to Alaska where a permit is NOT required to carry a sidearm.

I think he was joking. And if you are driving to Alaska, you have to go through Canada

 

[oldsalt]

Don't forget a new battery. Optima red top.
And don't use your parking brake. They can freeze to the drum.

Thank you for your service Bryan.
Be safe.

 

[noJeepshere]

"Unfortunately Canada is a few steps ahead of America in that no one can carry sidearms, permit or not"
I would argue that they are several hundred feet BEHIND America in that regard. And i thought that he was going to Alaska where a permit is NOT required to carry a sidearm.

A few steps ahead of the terribly misguided direction Amerika is headed in. I ship my guns to my cousin in Anchorage every year so that I can use my Constitutionally protected Right to bear arms everywhere I can. :usaflag:

Alaska has the best gun policy in the US imo.

Can you tell I'm pro-gun?

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Don't forget a new battery. Optima red top.
And don't use your parking brake. They can freeze to the drum.

Thank you for your service Bryan.
Be safe.

Very true, they will freeze, and it can be very hard to get them released. Plus a battery blanket, your battery will lose lots of cranking power in that cold.

 

[puckhead]

I wouldnt worry about a battery blanket. Just a good battery. I have been in harsh winters for 4 years and havent had any troubles with starting. Be safe bud!

 

[blreed42778]

Day one down, 3 to go just to California for the holidays. Thanks for all the advice guys. I am getting a set of chains before I leave So Cal. Yukon is running great so far. Made it from OKC to Amarillo on less than 3/4 of a tank. My mileage probably sucks but I figured it would with that big ole cargo carrier strapped to the top. I'll figure my MPGs in the morning.

Now to get rid of this bad cold!!!