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Quest
1948
Journal
23
April 19 Cerro Prieto 30ft 20mi SSW Mexicali Baja Cal.
a dead Europops about fifty yards from
camp near the irrigation ditch. The skull
was saved and I believe measurements were
taken.
Are departing for Laguna Hansen this
afternoon.
April 20 Alaska 4400 ft Baja California
8:00 AM We had a rough trip here from Mexicali yester-
day. Just after starting the grade to Alaska
the International truck died and could be
started only after taking out the gas bowl
and cleaning the small strainer immediately
above it, and then blowing through a section
of the fuel line between it and the tank.
The International ran fine for about a mile
up the grade then died completely again.
This time Murray and Dr. Benson took the
whole fuel pump, line to the carburetor,
and gas bowl off and cleaned the whole
assembly in gasoline. In addition the
line was blown in until bubbles could
be heard in the gas tank. The car ran
upon reassembling the fuel system upon
priming with white gas through the air
intake of the carburetor - long enough
to take us about 50yds up the grade.
The remainder of the grade (about 5 mi)