Here's some video from my Saturday run
Looks like fun. Were you alone?
I was itching to go out for a snow run in the middle of nowhere. Decided to bring along a buddy in case I got seriously stuck or had a break down.
I just completed a complete rebuild from the radiator to tailpipe in Sept.
The day before the run, I was loading up my snow gear + tools, etc. and letting the 800 miles 'NEW' 408 Stroker idle. The engine stopped and after some diagnosing discovered that my 800 mile 'new' HEI GM distributor lost the lower seal and allowed oil to mix with the pulverized Chinese rubber seal to make a paste that coated the reluctor ring and pick-up sensor. Brake Klean didn't budge it. I carry spare parts to rebuild the distributor on the trail but this one would have left me stranded. The shaft, weights & reluctor star were press fit together so it couldn't be dismantled for cleaning.
Anyway, I am bringing a buddy with me on snow runs from now on because you never know.
UPS just brought me a full 'USA' MSD set-up + spare parts that can be rebuilt on the trail. The only things worse than Chinese junk is Chinese rubber.