Not the "Vancouver Island vista" we had planned for today
Jim (our new best friend) is under the rig trying to find the problem*
Jim & Michelle drove us to the Ottawa airport; flights were great and; Victoria is just as beautiful as when we left. Our car was in the storage yard where the staff had kindly reconnected the battery and, we were off to get the RV. The repair of the door that I crunched last year was very well done. The RV dealership had the rig plugged in to top up all the batteries; we hooked up the car and headed for our first night’s stop. But, we stopped a bit sooner!!
As we were driving back into Victoria the “check engine” light came on in the RV and a loud, piercing buzzer immediately brought this fact to our attention. We pulled the rig over to the narrow shoulder on the side of the road. The passing 18 wheelers shook the RV from side to side as I secretly hoped they would shake whatever demons were in the engine into submission. Not today!! The check engine light magically went out but, as we carried on, the RV had no power at all, causing us to limp up a small hill like the Little Engine That Could. We struggled the short distance to our RV Park and called roadside assistance. So endeth day I.
Day II has also endeth and, it was spent in the company of a great bunch of diesel mechanics at the local Cummins Diesel shop. We were greeted bright and early this morning by the biggest damn tow truck I have ever seen. We now know that our problem is a faulty manifold pressure sensor (which are not native to Vancouver Island!!!). One is hopefully winging its way to us overnight from the “mainland” and, our new best friends will install it in the morning. That’s the plan! Thank God for warranties and road-side assistance.
In the “always look on the bright side” department, the oil change, after which we have been lusting all summer, was kindly worked into today’s schedule by the “Cummins boys”. Our engine may not run well but…….. it sure is clean!!
As we were driving back into Victoria the “check engine” light came on in the RV and a loud, piercing buzzer immediately brought this fact to our attention. We pulled the rig over to the narrow shoulder on the side of the road. The passing 18 wheelers shook the RV from side to side as I secretly hoped they would shake whatever demons were in the engine into submission. Not today!! The check engine light magically went out but, as we carried on, the RV had no power at all, causing us to limp up a small hill like the Little Engine That Could. We struggled the short distance to our RV Park and called roadside assistance. So endeth day I.
Day II has also endeth and, it was spent in the company of a great bunch of diesel mechanics at the local Cummins Diesel shop. We were greeted bright and early this morning by the biggest damn tow truck I have ever seen. We now know that our problem is a faulty manifold pressure sensor (which are not native to Vancouver Island!!!). One is hopefully winging its way to us overnight from the “mainland” and, our new best friends will install it in the morning. That’s the plan! Thank God for warranties and road-side assistance.
In the “always look on the bright side” department, the oil change, after which we have been lusting all summer, was kindly worked into today’s schedule by the “Cummins boys”. Our engine may not run well but…….. it sure is clean!!
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