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Hey Everyone, Here's how it looked driving across Mauritania, skirting the edge of the Sahara desert. -Dan

Hi All, I have driven into Gambia, country #4. After hours of arguing, I ended up paying my first bribe, unfortunately. Read the full story here: http://theroadchoseme.com/into-gambia -Dan

I looked into this when I was doing my diesel swap. It can absolutely be done with programmers that you can buy for yourself, though it's not something the programmers for a couple of hundred can do (they usually only modify the TIPM). It's more like 600-800 to get one that can modify the PCM...

Awesome! Have fun, and I'll be really interested to hear if you have any overheating issues with the new engine when you put it through it's paces on the trail. Can you not use synthetic oil in a new engine ? -Dan

Hi All, I'm making my way through Senegal: http://theroadchoseme.com/senegal-sights -Dan

I was there very recently and bought insurance just after clearing customs. It was very simple and straightforward, anyone you ask will point you to the right place. If you buy 2 months worth, you get the 3rd month free. All the details here: http://wikioverland.org/Morocco -Dan

Wow, thanks again so much for the details and photos. I have to imagine the electric fan would kick in if the engine (somehow) got hot enough, so it's a nice backup to have. I'm just running a stock (little) oil filter so should have no worries there. And holy-cow clean engine bay! That thing...

Hey, Over here in Africa I'm encountering some seriously hot conditions, and I keep thinking about this thread. When I'm in stop-n-go traffic the heat under the hood is immense. With my arm resting on the open window I can feel the heat being thrown out the back of the engine bay as soon as...

Get a wheel alignment from a shop that can center the steering wheel. When the wheel is off-center even a little bit it causes the ECS to be unhappy. -Dan

That's interesting reasoning, and I always find it fascinating that commercial airliners have not adopted computer controlled fuel-injection, because it's not reliable enough! -Dan

Really? I'd actually been thinking on-road would be the deal breaker for me. On my expeditions, on-road is the dangerous part and I need all the viability I can get. -Dan

The topic of two spares is a tricky one. Many people swear by it, others think it's too much weight to justify bringing an entire second spare wheel and tire. In my experience, every single little dirt shack town has a place that can repair tires, all across the Americas, and now what I've...

I have the cyclonic one that AEV sell on their snorkel for Jeep. I have been extremely impressed with it - during desert and sand dune driving in Morocco and Mauritania, I clean the air filter daily and it doesn't even need it - the thing still looks brand new! -Dan

I put it into a JK, then it blew up, so I got rid of the whole thing, and bought another JK that has the stock 3.8 gasoline engine. -Dan

Ah, I missed it! I have driven into African country #3, Senegal! And without a Carnet De Passage too, something many people have said is impossible. http://theroadchoseme.com/into-senegal-without-carnet Woah, it's starting to get tropical! -Dan

Wow! Where is that? -Dan

Wow! Where is that? -Dan

When you see the kind of black smoke belching out of >90% of the diesels in West Africa, you might not be so sad! Of course, diesel will always get better mileage, and it's usually cheaper (not always) To see the price difference, checkout each country in http://wikioverland.org The data is...

Thanks. Do you have the name of a guiding company I can call to find out about prices, etc? -Dan

Great Photo! I have to say, I'm jealous of your bug-screen-area right now. I'm seriously thinking about trying to make something like that over here for my ARB rear awning. -Dan