Monday AM, 07OCT, on the road to Houma, LA; plan is to drive
hard on interstates for birth of son Joe’s & Bethany’s first baby. Getting thru CT while passing north of NYC
not fun. Some fog & light rain until
Harrisburg, PA, where we had heavy rain. Finally find a Walmart for the night
Chambersburg, PA; 411 miles driven.
Tuesday AM we wake-up way too early & decide to hit the road
before sunrise; but our headlights not up to the task, so we pull over &
wait for sunrise. We start in PA, &
travel thru MD, WV & VA, ending at a KOA in Bristol, TN; 405 miles
driven. I-81 southbound had an
unbelievable number of semis & trailers parked all along the road & no
room in rest areas (not sure why?) – we finally pull over on shoulder for lunch
& toilet break. Last quarter of
drive in driving rain; entrance to KOA very challengingL
Wednesday better weather but now the battery charging system
acts up? 384 miles driven to Pelham, AL.
To Dan it appears we have engine battery charging issue (alternator,
voltage regulator, ???). We call an
emergency roadside service who says they will be at RV park in an hour – they
never show!
Thursday AM, 10OCT, Dan calls local Cummins engine facility who
advertises that they are a Coach Care facilityJ These Cummins facilities supposedly will go
the extra mile for RV owners. First
words out of their mouth are – we don’t deal with electric issues on RVs (even
though the charging system comes with the engine out of the factory?). They highly recommend RV Roadway for the possible
engine work.
Dan makes appointment for tomorrow morning; luckily we decide to
check facility out & not wait until tomorrow to see it firsthand. Turns out they are small local RV dealer
selling mostly trailers & definitely not capable of diesel engine
work. They then recommend Thompson Cat
down the road even though we have a Cummins not a Caterpillar engine. Now feeling a little desperate, Dan drives to
the Cat facility & explains the situation.
They say bring RV in asap & they’ll try to fix today. In four hours they diagnose the problem &
locate the only part (alternator) in the immediate area to fix the problemJ!!!
Although feeling a little stressed out we decide to drive 170
miles to Meridian, MS, so that we can have a more reasonable drive to Houma,
LA, tomorrow. Fingers crossed!
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