Have Cougar, Will Travel

  Eventually,  All Good Things Must Come to an End: Although I, and I'm sure several of you, wish that my cross-country gallivanting could continue forever, time runs out quicker than I ever could have imagined. It has been over a month since I first set out on my trip, even though it feels like only yesterday that I was throwing my bags into the trunk and tapping the rev-limiter on the first (of many) on-ramps.  ~10500 Miles Down   2 August 2020: In what should be a surprise to no one at this point, the Cougar brought me quickly and safely to Long Beach Island, NJ. Well, that was after we made a brief pit-stop in NY before we showed up! I decided to make the ~200 mile detour because I could get a instant COVID-19 test at an UrgentCare in Yonkers. After you've driven over 10,000 miles, what's another 200, right?!  3 August 2020: Well, it finally happened. After 10,000 miles of driving without a spare tire or plug kit, I finally found a nail on the road.      Thankfully,

Radiator Flop, Roadside Win, and the Beginning of the End: All things, both good and bad, must come to an end eventually... But we're not done yet! 30 July 2020: My original plan for the day was to re-inspect my brake repair and install my fancy new Be Cool radiator and it's electric fans in an attempt to finally cure my 'almost but never completely' overheating issue. As a quick summary, I run at about 210-225 on the highway @ 80mph with the AC on. Although I do not have a shroud, which is making my around-town driving even more frightful, the fact that I am running that hot at highway speeds tells me that I need more total cooling capacity. My thermostat is only a few months old, so it is very unlikely that it is the culprit, and although it is possible that there could be a restriction in my block caused by buildup/contaminants, I have no way to test that theory and it is not something I can fix by myself.      All that being said, I brought the radiator and fan kit