The sequence of events: Rolled the truck upside down in the dark on a dirt road — kind of thing that could happen to anyone. Rolled it back upright. Drove it home. Cut the roof off. Had a roll cage professionally welded in. Drove it Denver to Moab, about 350 miles.
Then threw a piston through the bottom of the engine on I-70 between Green River and Salina.
The lesson learned: if you ever turn a car upside down, blow out the cylinders before driving it. Oil leaks down into them, which leads to explosive results.
It finally died in the middle of the Utah desert, 110 miles of nothing between Green River and Salina.