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Beautiful Sound

June 19, 2020, 02:18:57 pm

About an hour ago I heard one of the most beautiful sounds I have heard in almost 2.5 months!!
All the pain of getting up and down repeatedly on this damn sore hip replacement and knee made the sound even better!!
I dropped the oil pan guard, removed all the cables going to the solenoid/bendix on the starter (TWICE!!), took three showers in hand cleaner, bought a new solenoid/bendix from NAPA--only $35.00
Second time I removed the solenoid/bendix I had to file off a burr I created on the inside where the actuator for the starter gear engagement is supposed to slide easily. (It doesn't when a certain rectum tried to force the solenoid/bendix on because the copper grounding bracket wouldn't come off, so the solenoid/bendix went on crooked until the bracket was cleared.) What a PITA!!
Put everything back together this morning, went in to the coach, sat down in the driver's seat, said a little prayer (Please God, in Your Son's Name, let the coach start this time) Guess what? He must have heard me!! The engine started so fast I never heard the starter engage!! Prayer does work!!
What a beautiful sound that engine made!! Happy and content!!

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Re: Beautiful Sound

Reply #1 – June 19, 2020, 06:50:05 pm

I guess that 31 year old 8.2 didn't get the message that it was a throw-away engine.  You've got a beautiful coach.

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Reply #2 – June 20, 2020, 10:35:21 am

nitehawk, it truly IS a beautiful sound! I did a lot of that "oh Lord, please" all winter long in firing up the old girl every 2 weeks in sub zero temps & running all her systems for a couple of hours.....then soon as she started up, I'd say "thank God she's a Foretravel!"  (I have said this for nearly 7 years already, & I cannot tell you how many times I've said it!)

....delighted to hear this news, now get going and plan a short trip or two close to home, just to get that 'bug' going again!

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Reply #3 – June 20, 2020, 11:45:44 am

Going to Big EuPleine CG over the 4th (my birthday, The 2nd is Marys BD, June 28th is a great grandson's 12th BD).
The granddaughter, her husband, and the three G-grandsons will be camping with us, but in their tent.

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