UglyViking
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I literally just came back from a trip to SC early this am (15 hour drive straight up + traffic took me just over 16 hours with 3 less than 10 min stops). I didn't have any issues, and I was a little nervous especially since the last leg of my journey ended up being a tick over 6 hours. I am 100% going to be upgrading prior to this. I'm also planning on a trip down to FL or out to MT this summer (June/July) and I'll be upgrading it before then. At this point, with all the delays, I'm gonna shell out the out of pocket cost for an S&S or similar kit and submit the receipts. It's a bit out of pocket but just getting it done and over will be worth the hassle for me considering the likely backup that will continue with getting parts.I'm glad it wasnt' just me that had the issue... I was seriously wondering if I was going to strip out that cap or crack it.
Yeah, I was surprised to see the oil used as well. (I was considering putting a dielectric grease or something in there to lube it. It reminds me of my house water filter in terms of the housing and I keep that filter lubed with petroleum jelly) Also, I am totally game to do an HD truck outing to the North Maine Woods! Being that you have a 2019... what are your thoughts on going up there, if we don't get our CP4s warrantied first?
If you're interested in also swapping "early" reach out to Dave at 2D in Bow if you're near. He's a good friend of mine and I've never met someone so anal with installing parts. I'm sure he can get your kit ordered and installed before any trip timeline. If you want to wait then, at least for me, I'd hold off on any serious adventuring. It's a pretty unlikely thing to fail, only 4% of all so far have failed, but it's a number that's rising daily since they have a known quantity and the failure increase. It's low likelihood but high cost. For me, risk doesn't justify reward so I'll replace before I go out very far. Highway tow truck is one thing, and an annoyance at that, but not terrible. I could only imagine the tow truck and recovery cost involved with getting one of these rigs out of the backwoods.