Freightliner Heaven

 

OK we had the loud noise coming from the engine after we left the last stop in Terrell. Combined with the fact that we needed a 40,000 mile service (wow) on the Flying Scotsman we headed to the Freightliner repair shop in Dallas.

 

Yes, bad picture below, but this is the most impressive place. Very reminiscent of aircraft maintenance life. There is over 200 acres of concrete ramp and more than 75 stalls for machines. There's even a garage (hanger) with functioning engine/chassis for the trainees.

 

They put a stethoscope to the engine (access through the bedroom floor) and found that the alternator had fried itself. That with the normal service including a bad seal in a front wheel came to over $2300.

 

 

At the facility they have 50 amp hookups so that if you need to stay with your RV home for the repair you can. And the security and professional help is beyond awesome.

Once the repair work was done we needed to clean off the 2000 miles of road grime before parking in the storage area, hence the truck wash.

This is a first time in a mega sized car wash. For your $75 there are 5 guys that pressure wash and brush your vehicle to perfection .... really neat.

And come out the other end and get hand dried and wheels polished as well.

After this super clean up job we were able to get the bus over to her new storage place on Arapaho Road in Addison where it will sit for a time until we get more repair done.