He came home to visit and is now broken down in Wendover, trying to get to Fort Collins CO. No Uber available or car rentals. They need a new alternator, and there are none available in Wendover. He needs to get to Salt Lake City to buy one, he can probably get a ride back on Le Bus. He's supposed to be back to work on Monday in Ft. Collins, CO. Any ideas on how to get there would be appreciated.

For you Creedence fans, this reminds me of "Stuck in Lodi Again" There's nothing there. Since they wrote that song, there's a lot more in Lodi. I wish he was in Lodi.

Some years back, an auto parts store abut 80 miles from where we broke down put the parts I needed on a bus with scheduled service to the little town we were in. Seven hours later we were back on the road.

Thanks for that..maybe he could call the parts store.Going to bed now, been up all night worrying about them.

Hi,If he has a generator then he could jump the "house" batteries to the "chassis" batteries and use that to get back on the road to where the parts are.

Call the parts store, find the alternator and then tell them you are willing to pay to have it delivered to Wendover. Someone at the parts store will have a friend or family member willing to drive it out for the right price. Money talks and everything else walks. You will, however, have to convince them that you aren't a serial killer or full of Bullpoo and will actually come across with the delivery cash.

My son is broken down in Wendover, NV/UT | Good Sam Community

Us_out_West
Explorer
Sep 14, 2016
The OP's son's issue is resolved....some getting here late to the party.
nickdarr
Explorer
Sep 13, 2016
Napa Auto Parts - Wendover
1910-b Platau Way, Wendover 89883
Phone Number- 775-664-3416
If Carquest can't, Napa can get one.

Heck, get one online and ship it to the UPS store in Wendover.
nickdarr
Explorer
Sep 13, 2016
CARQUEST AUTO PARTS
STORE #4916

Wendover Carquest
950 State Hwy
Wendover, UT 84083
(435) 665-2254
Should be able to get one from SLC in a day.
Shot-N-Az
Explorer
Sep 13, 2016
This is what builds character and self sufficiency. Adapt and overcome.
BruceMc
Explorer III
Sep 13, 2016
Last time we were in Wendover, we were battling a stiff head/quarterwind across the flats from SLC. We must have gotten at best 6 mpg where we typically averaged 9.5, and wore off 1/4 of the front tires. It would have been a breeze (pun intended) to travel from Wendover to SLC, particularly in an RV with that big sail of a tail.

Regarding the patches to get across the flats - great ideas. I'll squirrel them away in case I get into a pinch!

Good to hear they made it ok.
Walaby
Explorer II
Sep 13, 2016
Glad they made it okay!

I spent a month in Wendover TDY while I was in the AF... back in the 80's. Nothing around for miles... Guess it hasn't changed much.

We called it 'Bendover'...

Mike
WishWeWereCampi
Explorer
Sep 13, 2016
Update - they "went for it", had someone charge up their battery in Wendover, made it to SLC and bought their alternator. I guess they put it in themselves at the auto parts store parking lot (or somewhere nearby), and had a couple of people "helping" by making suggestions about how to do it. Got home at about 3AM this morning. Both of the auto parts stores in Wendover are closed on Sunday. Thanks for all your comments and suggestions!
MarkTwain
Explorer
Sep 12, 2016
WishWeWereCamping wrote:
He came home to visit and is now broken down in Wendover, trying to get to Fort Collins CO. No Uber available or car rentals. They need a new alternator, and there are none available in Wendover. He needs to get to Salt Lake City to buy one, he can probably get a ride back on Le Bus. He's supposed to be back to work on Monday in Ft. Collins, CO.

Any ideas on how to get there would be appreciated.

The auto parts store in Wendover has to have all it's auto parts delivered or shipped to them on a regular basis. In my home town parts can be delivered overnight. Just have the Auto Parts store order the alternator for him.
time2roll
Nomad
Sep 12, 2016
WishWeWereCamping wrote:
He is in a car, no generator.

He's going to go for it, buy a new battery, charge up the old one and see if they can make it to SLC.

Kids......
BTDT in my youth. Made it back 300 miles at night from Vegas in time to attend class :)
Pulled all except one headlamp and one brake lamp. Had to steal a jump in Barstow but we made it.
1971duster340
Explorer
Sep 12, 2016
Wendover isn't near anything and it's tough driving in any direction. Not the country to get stuck on the side of the road. I see a Carquest and Napa in Wendover UT/NV.