Actually, a piece of electrical tape would have been just the ticket, as it turned out! They determined that the dadblamed contraption has a tiny little air leak into the manifold - not enough to cause any difficulty for the computer to keep things regulated at the elevations "at home" i.e. about 2500 feet above sealevel, and higher. However, fluctuating back and forth between sea level and much higher elevations, as one does driving down the west coast highway, gave it absolute conniptions! The computer log showed it going back and forth from running too rich to too lean. The light came back on and stayed lit most of the next day or two, but has remained off since we moved inland .....
I am pleased to confirm that this contingent has arrived in the Republic of Texas, albeit at the extreme western end .... We have bivouacked at El Paso. After another "overnight" at or near San Antonio, followed by a reconnaissance of the immediate environs (including the fortifications of the Alamo, of course) we should arrive in Lockhart on Thursday afternoon, God willin' and the creeks don't rise.
It has just occurred to me that I may not have mentioned that my batman, Roger, will undoubtedly wish to attend the Saturday banquent, as well as partaking of some of the other meals. I trust that will not cause any logistical problems , so long as the necessary ration chits are acquired upon our arrival?