J A N U A RY • F E B R U A RY 2 0 1 5 Then I saw it… steam from my hood and my temperature gauge rapidly approaching the red mark. I was stuck at a stoplight. I immediately drove into the median and turned off the engine. Then prayed that the temperature would go down before blowing a head gasket and ending the trip, after a mere 160 miles. The vehicle was leaking from somewhere but I was not sure where. When the temperature settled, I drove to a new Toyota dealership I had happened to see a half-mile back. I explained to the service manager that we had just departed on an important trip and asked if they could please find the leak as quickly as possible so we could be on our way. I pointed out to him a large case on top of the truck’s rack. That case included a lot of spare parts including most of the hoses that an FJ60 needs. I just hoped I had the right hose. An hour later, the service manager reported that my FJ60 had two leaking hoses but I had both of them in my parts box. We were quickly back underway and arrived at our camp in Fort Davis after dark but we made it. The next morning, after an excellent breakfast of huevos rancheros at the El Patio Cafe in Presidio, Stan The FJ Cruiser in its natural element. 25