Fellow Michigander,
Thanks for thinking of people like us, its a long story to tell but we have been on the road (or in motels) for a week and we have only made like 3 states, on our way to LA, and then FL.

We WILL get there! But I can't believe the problems that have happened to us in the last month but we refuse to lose to this trip.
Right now we are in Cape Girardeau, MO after the driveshaft came apart on I-57 and now I hope we can get on the road by Friday. We left our home the first time time on Nov 5th, had tranny problems, went back home for 5 weeks, and now we are stranded in MO until who knows when, but we hope we will be on the road in a day or two.
The problem this time is that the transmission yoke came out due to the bolt coming out of the tranny. That let the driveshaft come out and drop.
Apparently it was the fault of the repair shop.
But! we will overcome and get there finally and this will be history.
Merry Xmas to all.
Ron