When we settled in at Canyon Lake I began to search in earnest for soultions to our check engine light and error code. The conclusion was to replace the (very expensive) fuel pressure sensor. I ordered the part and hoped for the best.
Before the part arrived we had to move to a different site and when I tried to start the RV it took several tries before it would start. Blowing smoke the whole way from our old site to our new one was a bit unnerving.We were looking forward to getting the part and hoping it would solve our issues.
When the part arrived I installed it and made sure to torque it down to the required 52ftlbs. Then I tried to start the RV and it started right away.Hoping this solved everything I started it and let it run a while and didn’t see any black smoke but also knew it wasn’t under load I started it another time and it started right away. Success? Maybe, maybe not…
The next day I tried to start it again and after several tries it wouldn’t start. Why it started the day before was puzzling. So I called up Good Sam's Roadside Service(reluctantly) to see where they would tow it to get serviced. I told them we were scheduled to leave the a park on a Friday so they could come on Thursday leaving a just in case day since we were dealing with Good Sam's.
They scheduled a wrecker to come get me by 10 am Thursday and about an hour after they verified the service that morning they called to say that they had to change wrecker companies.Hours later they called to say a wreaker would be at our site within 300 minutes.I guess they say minutes because it sounds better than hours.
A wrecker finally showed up and after having difficult disconnecting our drive train our RV was on its way to San Antonio .An hour later we pulled into Cummins Sales and Service and checked in for our Friday morning appointment. This was June 31st. Knowing full well we were headed into a long holiday weekend we went to our son’s house to stay while waiting fort the repair.
We find out later that nothing got done Friday since they spent several hours trying to reassemble the drive shaft that the tow truck driver messed up. With no work done on the RV until several days later it took a nearly a week to determine the problem…bad fuel injectors.
They performed the very expensive work and the RV was ready for us to leave on July 11th. We were very fortunate to have a place to stay with family while waiting for our RV. Hopefully this troublesome time is now behind us…
Trust all is now ready for your continued travels.
ReplyDeleteA major mechanical problem going into a holiday weekend followed by an expensive repair - ouch! Definitely not good. The fact that you were able to stay at your son's house, and avoid trying to locate a hotel room (outrageously priced, no doubt) over the holiday was a stroke of good luck. Hope that good luck continues right through the rest of this year's travels!
ReplyDeleteWOW Sure hate to see your rig being towed. Service is ALWAYS a pain in the butt. It's the one thing we do not miss about rving. Hope this is the final fix. Travel safe and stay healthy.
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear of the expensive repairs John! That is usually when they happen though, isn't it? At the most inopportune time. However, being close to your son's was a stroke of good luck. I hope you were able to return the now "used" fuel pressure sensor.
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DeleteSounds like a big ouch to the wallet with the injectors and the sensor. So sorry to hear it. But glad you were in the right place although I know the temps there have been over 100 for perhaps as much as a month. My nieces live there and my brother and sister in law in San Marcos.
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