Re: More coach bucks Reply #175 – February 17, 2017, 09:16:38 pm Freightliner was supposed to call us this morning to let us know if they would be done today or not, since we were supposed to be out of the hotel by noon. Shortly after 11 I called them. One of the service people was supposed to call me right back. Nearly 30 minutes later I called them and the guy who was supposed to call me answered and said that he had just come in. Everything was looking good for us to be released today, so we loaded up the last of the stuff from the room (read: cat and her stuff) and headed over. We actually had a few errands to run first, so it was nearly 3:00 when we arrived there.Learned something new right away. The engine can be started from the rear regardless of the key in the front. I always thought the key had to be ON before the remote start would work. May have to check on that soon.Anyway, I helped the mechanic hang the door, put on the tow bar, etc. Then they had me back it into the wash bay so they could wash off the bottom of the engine in order to better see of there were any problems on the test drive. We went on a 15 mile test drive and all was fine. LOTS more power, especially from a start. When we got back the mechanic had me pull up to his area and he got a creeper to see if there was any problem visible. He immediately found one. One of the few parts they didn't replace was leaking - the oil pressure sender. They don't have one in stock and it would be next week before we could get one. He said it wasn't a problem, just keep an eye on the oil level. That can't leak any worse than the rest of the engine did, so we're heading to Hondo, TX tomorrow.I'm looking forward to a good night's sleep in my own bed after 46 nights in a hotel. Quote Selected 17 Likes
Re: More coach bucks Reply #176 – February 17, 2017, 09:23:41 pm Praise God!Safe Travels!John M. Quote Selected
Re: More coach bucks Reply #177 – February 18, 2017, 10:24:10 am Quote from: kb0zke – February 17, 2017, 09:16:38 pmLearned something new right away. The engine can be started from the rear regardless of the key in the front. I always thought the key had to be ON before the remote start would work. May have to check on that soon.Ours also works without the key which can be very handy. Enjoy your "new" engine Quote Selected
Re: More coach bucks Reply #178 – February 18, 2017, 10:34:50 am Dear David and JoAnn....I have to wonder, did this episode work in good ways we or you do not see or know? From your faith you will think on that...and some will laugh that I could not be serious. But you surely showed the best that I could be in even less such circumstances, you and we were blessed to see the squadrons of defenders who would come to give you aid and comfort, you found a way to modify your schedule to help another Habitat project or similar, and probably we have no idea who will be blessed that your track was diverted.I hope David your church has a way to help you, that experience was so financially costly. Last I knew you were thinking of selling the RV, that doing so would help your ministry. Maybe this works into guiding those plans as well?Be safe guys, call when near. I oft remember that first RV when you came to Nac! Quote Selected 4 Likes
Re: More coach bucks Reply #179 – February 18, 2017, 04:05:49 pm 46 nights in a hotel! I hope the hotel has and you signed up for "points" We did that at a La Quinta when we came back from Europe. We were in that hotel kitchenette for three months (with a cat) We earned quite a few free nights (which can be donated as well) So call your hotel and ask about this. Good luck and many blessings. Quote Selected 2 Likes
Re: More coach bucks Reply #180 – February 18, 2017, 05:17:03 pm First observations: There is a LOT more power. I varied the rpm's from about 1400 to 1800 when we were just driving straight and level. The transmission downshifted a couple of times on some hills, but not nearly as often as before, and we never slowed down all that much going up the hills. Before, we'd often be in 2nd gear and 25 mph. Today I don't think we dropped below 45.I filled the diesel tank yesterday right after leaving the shop. We didn't do very well on that tank (2.3 mpg) but the generator ran for 10 days straight (yes, I did have to add fuel, and that isn't included in that number). Today we got 6.3, which is a bit less than what we normally get. I suspect, though, that fuel economy will improve as we drive it.Yes, we will probably put the coach up for sale again, but maybe not quite yet. We really enjoyed a good night's sleep in our own bed, and fixing our own breakfast this morning. Driving this is a lot of fun. There were a few days left on our rvtrader.com ad, so I just upped the price by $10,000 to see what happens. If you have a guess as to what we should ask for it please PM me. We'll be working on an ad over the next few weeks.Yes, we did get a lot of points for our stay there. I don't know how many, but it was a bunch. I think Jo Ann has the exact number. I can't say enough about the staff there. They really went above and beyond what they needed to do. I highly recommend that hotel. Quote Selected 6 Likes
Re: More coach bucks Reply #181 – February 21, 2017, 07:35:35 pm I live just north of San Antonio and was wondering what the final cost was for your engine overhaul?Bill Quote Selected
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