The front tires are showing a lot of weather cracking. I tried to get a couple of replacement tires at the WalMart in Macomb, Illinois where we had been staying. They had some fronts in stock but nothing that would work for the rear. When I told them to install the fronts they put it up on the lift then took it right back down because it “smelled like gas” had been leaking. It does spill over a bit from the filler neck when full but it only had 1/4 tank in it. Decided to take our chances and hit the road. About 100 miles in the temp
Gauge stopped working. I figured I would check it the next morning. About 300 miles in it started severely overheating. I limped it to a toll station. I noticed even when I ran cool water on the radiator it wasn’t cooling the engine. Pulled the thermostat which was stuck shut for no apparent reason. Running without it for now. The overheat melted the radiator cap so I’ll have to look for a new one. We jumped back in after the thermostat and knocked out a couple hundred more miles. 500ish down so far and crashing out at some roadside motel on the western edge of Kansas that smells bad. Lol. Back at it in the morning.