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So this should be a lengthly update but seriously I've had a few so will try and keep this at the 30,000 foot view. I got the Blazer back from Unlimited and before I even drove it off the lot I noticed an oil leak which I pointed out to the salesman Aaron Dixon which noted the leak. We assumed it was left overs from the trans pump seal going and shooting trans fluid everywhere but you could see its engine oil not transmission oil. I figured I'd spray/clean the underside and see if it continues to produce oil which it did. Last Thursday I brought the Blazer back to Unlimited to correct the issues since the oil leak is a new development since it left there shop. I talked to Aaron today and it appears the power steering pump is also leaking. So high level, power steering pump is leaking, transfer case is leaking the synthetic 5w-30 Mobil engine oil and not sure if the engine is leaking any oil or if all the engine oil is possibly coming from the transfer case vent tube that is attached to the trans filler tube which lines up with the side of the engine that is showing signs of engine oil leaking. Suggestion: PSC (http://www.pscmotorsports.com/vehicle-specific-products/gm-truck-steering?cat=246&limit=all) Time will tell...

Here is a map of all the known DNR ORV trails as of this posting Alcona Alcona ORV Trail Alpena Devils Lake Route Cheboygan Crawford Frederic Trail & Route Beaver Creek Trail MCCCT Emmet Indian Gardens ORV Route Tomahawk Motorcycle Trail B Loop Gladwin M-30 North Gladwin MCCCT Gladwin Trail & Route Grand Traverse Grand Traverse Motorcycle Trail & Route Grand Traverse County to Supply Rd. MCCCT Iosco Huron Trail & Huron-Sand Lake Spur Old State House Trail & Route Kalkaska Grand Traverse to Leetsville MCCCT Leetsville Trail Leetsville to Kalkaska MCCCT Kalkaska Trail & Route Lake Little O Trail Little Manistee Motorcycle Trail & Route Tin Cup Spring Motorcycle Trail & Route Lincoln Hills Motorcycle Trail & Route Manistee nothing Mason Big O Motorcycle Trail Missaukee North Missaukee Trail, Route, Motorcycle & MCCCT North Missaukee & MCCCT West Higgins Trail and Route Montmorency Big Bear Trail Atlanta to Hunt Creek MCCCT Atlanta Trail & Route Muskegon Holton Loop Motorcycle Trail Cedar Creek Trail Newaygo M-20 to Big O Trail, Motorcycle & MCCCT & White Cloud Loop Oceana Silver Lake ORV Area Horseshoe Lake Motorcycle Trail Ogemaw Rose City Trail Ambrose Lake to Rose City Trail Ambrose Lake Trail Ambrose Lake to Ogemaw Hills Trail Ogemaw Hills to St. Helen Trail Ogemaw Hills Trail & Route Osceola Evart Motorcycle Trail Oscoda Hunt Creek Motorcycle Trail Mio Trail & Route Mio to Meadows MCCCT The Meadows Trail & Motorcycle Bull Gap Trail The Meadows Trail-Rose City Trail Connector Otsego North Branch Route Crapo Creek Trail Presque Isle Bummer's Roost Trail Roscommon Leota Trail Geels to Roscommon Route Geels Trail St. Helen to Geels Trail & MCCCT St. Helen Trail & Route Denton Creek Trail & Route M-30 to St. Helen #3 MCCCT Wexford M-55 to State Rd. MCCCT M-55 to 20 Rd. MCCCT Missaukee Junction Trail Long Lake Motorcycle Trail 20 Rd. to Grand Traverse County MCCCT MCCCT Cross State Connector

Check out the following places for trail information http://www.upnorthtrails.org/ http://www.riderplanet-usa.com/atv/trails/michigan_list.htm https://www.vvmapping.com/trails/trailInfoMI.html http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/ http://michigantrails.us/

This 12 mile long trail offers a connection to Ambrose Lake (7 miles) and Ogemaw Hills (18 miles) trail systems. It is a narrow 50” ATV trail and Michigan Cross Country Cycle Trail thru Oak Pine forest. It has substantial elevation changes with rocks and tree roots common. The trail is located East of Rose City and North of West Branch in Ogemaw County. PDF Map to import on your mobile device like Avenza Maps ambrose_lake_to_ogemaw_hills_trail.pdf GPX file to import into your mobile device using something like Gaia ambrose_lake_to_ogemaw_hills_trail.gpx

ORV Trail, mix of snowmobile trail and 50" ORV Trail. Linear trail (no loops). Newly opened in mid-2011. Much of the snowmobile trail is grass covered from light use. Mostly hard pack, generally wooded. Windy with rolling to slightly hilly terrain. Connects to Bull Gap system. 2 modern parking areas. No food/fuel on trail; gas in Barton City 2.5 miles via county road. Located in Oscoda and Alcona counties. See also the Bull Gap System. PDF Maps that you can import into Avenza Maps on your Mobile Device alcona_orv_trail_east.pdf alcona_orv_trail_west.pdf file that you can import into a Mobile app like Gaia alcona_orv_trail.gpx

From Michigan.gov/dnr You can add the following to Avenza Maps on your mobile device 20_rd_to_grand_traverse_county_mccct.pdf You can import the following gpx file into Gaia GPS (great for offroad use) 20_rd_to_grand_traverse_county_mccct.gpx

Time for an update.... Talked to Joe at Unlimited yesterday and he gave me a status of how its going at the Transmission shop since he just got off the phone with them. Upon taking apart the transmission they found the new Hughes Performance torque converter came apart and messed up the pump which in turn sprayed trans fluid everywhere. Not sure if you remember but at the very beginning the torque converter came apart the first time Frayley's put the transmission in. Come to find out, the wiring to the lockup was wrong causing the torque converters to explode basically. So its a good sign they found this issue and is correcting it. They are still building it but expect to have it back to Unlimited by Thursday or Friday this week which means a Monday pickup for me.

Yesterday the K5 headed on over to a Transmisson shop since the trans failed again. This time trying a different trans shop that was highly recommended by the head tech (Joe) at Unlimited Offroad. I suppose we'll see. On the fence using another local transmission shop versus ordering a trans from Monster Transmission but like Joe mentioned. Local guy is local and can fix it, test it and be good with it. Also offers a one year unlimited miles warranty. Monster is in Florida and they just send the trans. You have to purchase an extended warranty which automatically feels a bit like you don't trust your product enough to warranty it for very long. Should have the K5 back next Friday.

How do you find trails in the local area?

http://www.find-off-road-trails.com/

Great site to find trails

Updated time... As of yesterday the SYE kit from JB Conversions is installed but a guess a part won't fit a xfer case with VSS so Unlimited Offroad needs to send the part back to JB Conversions to exchange it for the correct part. Unlimited Offroad did order the driveshaft from Tom Woods and it should arrive no later than Wednesday next week. Once they get the driveshaft and install it they are going to drive it and test to see if all vibrations are gone from the driveline (which I'm really hoping it is).