We were up by 8 this morning to prepare the motorhome for the mechanics to do their last bit of magic. We decided to head over to Kerrville to check out a couple motorhomes on consignment there. They were actually quite nice, but we really want to see a Georgetown. We have a few marked on the internet so will not be doing anything rash until we can see a couple.
We got a call after lunch that the Motorhome was ready to go so we headed back to the shop to hook up and get on the road. We enjoyed seeing some of the countryside with the pretty flowers along the road.
An old grain elevator caught my eye as we went through a town.
A quick stop at DQ for some ice cream and home we went.
The problem was 2 fold apparently. Ever since we got the fuel pump fixed in Florida there has been a yellow warning light on the dash occasionally. The Cummins guy in Florida said that was just a ghost code for a faulty fuel sensor and not to worry about it. Well 3 years later it actually indicated a faulty fuel sensor, in fact both sensors were faulty. Then there was the fuel problem. Apparently some black crud grows on diesel tanks over time and that was the reason the fuel pump went originally 3 years ago. Now our mechanic thinks that because there was some gas in the bad diesel we got in Mexico, it killed and cleaned the algae that was left in the tank, and it let go from the sides of the tank giving us the black stuff in the fuel. Some of the crud could have come from the Mexican fuel tank as well I guess. He says that gas is actually a good fuel conditioner as long as there is not too much. Anyway, it took quite a bit of tank flushing and a couple filter changes to get all the crud out of the tank and then they had to change both sensors and we were back on the road. Thanks to Wayne and George at South Texas Mobile RV and Truck Repair for getting us up and running again. Nothing that $3700.00 couldn't fix. It's not bad if you say it fast and then put it on a credit card to be dealt with at a later date!!! LOL. It always feels good to be on the road again after a break down.
Here was our route today.
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We got all settled up at a Walmart in New Braunfels for the night. It will be another day tomorrow!! Good Nite!!!
Sweet dreams all of you ❤️
ReplyDeleteAny time I have to put something big on the credit card, I think to myself "well, at least I get points". So hopefully you get points! And hopefully you have a zero foreign exchange fee card that doesn't charge you the extra 2.5%.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear that you are back on the road. Yes, good thing there are credit cards, lol.
ReplyDeleteThat's what credit cards are for even though we all hate using them. Glad you are back on the road.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting moment in time. Continued safe travels.
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