Starting the Fixing Process

WHERE ARE WE? South Texas Mobile RV & Truck Repair, Lytle, Texas

Last night is the first time to exist totally on our batteries so I decided to see how much power the Skylink takes to run all night.  We did use some power with a big fan all night plus we did do some TV and stuff.  Well when we woke up at 8 am my power display showed that we were at 54%.  Remember we do have 5 - 12 volt wet cell deep cycle batteries.  The display showed that we had used 224 amp hours.  So the Star Link may have to be managed or at least shut off overnight if we are boondocking.

We had some decisions to make this morning about how we were going to proceed with out fuel problem.  I called Coach Net and they were super helpful.  They pointed out that they could either call a mobile mechanic and cover his cost to and from the motorhome but I would pay his time on site.  Or we could get it towed to a Cummins facility in San Antonio at no cost to us.  So I told them no to the mechanic, and I also said I would call back if we needed a tow.  So I thought, why not head out the 150 kms to a town called Lytle where there is an RV and Truck repair shop that was recommended.  If the MH quit on the road, we still had the free tow job available.  So we packed up our things, got some fuel for the Jeep, and set out.  

Archie curled up on his blanket and we turned out on to I-35.  I pressed the accelerator and we powered right up to highway speed.  Wow, maybe it fixed itself overnight when I put in double the recommended dose of fuel conditioner last night.  Sue was following along behind in the Jeep.

About 20 miles down the road the same bucking started again.  It did it intermittently and sometimes slowed us down to like 60 kms.  I just kept my fingers crossed it would get us there.  I did know that we could get a tow if we needed it.   When we got to the diesel shop I knew we were in the right place. These people had that come on in, we are going to help you attitude.  They immediately agreed to put the scope on it and said something about a fuel sensor problem.  They are going to get a new one and try it as well as changing the fuel filters.  They are not entirely sure of the fix, but it is cheaper than the alternative which is the fuel pump.  Our last fuel pump experience cost us $10000.00 before we were done.  Lets keep our fingers crossed.  They set us up with 50 amp service just outside the shop and told us we could stay for as long as it takes.  We are so lucky finding these kind of people all over the country when we have problems.  

We had to head downtown to the Local HEB store.  It is nice to be back to the land of not all taco supplies stores.  Because of the border crossing, we had to empty the fridge so today we stocked it back up again.  Nothing a couple hundred dollars didn't fix.

One thing I did notice was that almost all of the checkouts were of the human kind.  I think there was only 4 self checkouts and nobody using them.  The friendly personal service was like a breath of fresh air in a big store like this.

We spent some time playing dice and Skip Bo this afternoon and just hung out tonight.  We are planning a trip into San Antonio tomorrow to do some neat things.  When your dealt lemons, make some lemonade!!  Good Nite!!