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James spicer

July 13, 2020 05:16PM

Registered: 7 years ago
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About twenty years ago we rode, as we got to the switch back the high pressure pipe blew out at the cylinder manifold with a loud roar and lots of steam.
My thought is, we are going to be here awhile until they get a new gasket, wrong, guess it is a ground fitting. After a little wrench work we eased on up to the
upper level.

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Roaring Camp & Big Trees steep grades reality or a myth?	linkthebutler	July 13, 2020 09:07AM
Re: Roaring Camp & Big Trees steep grades reality or a myth?	Tom Moungovan	July 13, 2020 11:03AM
Re: Roaring Camp & Big Trees steep grades reality or a myth?	Sharrod	July 13, 2020 11:20AM
Re: Roaring Camp & Big Trees steep grades reality or a myth?	Earl	July 13, 2020 11:53AM
Re: Roaring Camp & Big Trees steep grades reality or a myth?	RussM	July 13, 2020 12:11PM
Re: Roaring Camp & Big Trees steep grades reality or a myth?	Dave Peterson	July 13, 2020 01:11PM
Re: Roaring Camp & Big Trees steep grades reality or a myth?	James spicer	July 13, 2020 05:16PM
Re: Roaring Camp & Big Trees steep grades reality or a myth?	Rosso	July 15, 2020 02:52PM
Re: Roaring Camp & Big Trees steep grades reality or a myth?	Jason Midyette	July 15, 2020 03:36PM
Re: Roaring Camp & Big Trees steep grades reality or a myth?	Earl	July 15, 2020 04:17PM
Re: Roaring Camp & Big Trees steep grades reality or a myth?	Brian Norden	July 15, 2020 07:25PM
Re: Roaring Camp & Big Trees steep grades reality or a myth?	Randy Hees	July 15, 2020 08:20PM
Re: Roaring Camp & Big Trees steep grades reality or a myth?	Earl	July 15, 2020 08:41PM
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