I'm headed to Colorado from Kentucky tomorrow morning for 3 or 4 weeks of kayaking in the Rockies. Taking the 'cedes and had a few questions. First of all, and this is kind of unrelated, I have a new oilfilter that is slightly dented from getting moved around in the back of my car, is it still good to go? The dent is minor, nothing is ripped/torn or broken. Secondly, the drive will probably take about 22 hours at least (Lexington to Vail) so are there any long distance driving tips? It seems like my car has been running warmer as the temp is starting to warm up. I have a damn fahrenheit guage with 2 unidentified lines and I don't know what the temps are on it. I only have 100, 175, and 250. As far as I know, 175 isn't and has never been half way between 100 and 250. go figure.
thanks,
will

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84 300TD 4 speed, green