Fixit II

 



After our hunt and try to find the problem at Camping World (nothing new) we decided to do some routine maintenance on the Flying Scotsman engine and chassis stuff as well as look at some age old problems and do it over at the Freightliner place about 30 miles from here.

 

Because the Jellystone Park we were at with the RV looked pretty good we booked one of their cabins for a couple of days starting on the 14th then take the bus over the next morning and get it looked at.

 

This is one of the duplex cabins at the place. This is a first class cabin with all the amenities including Jacuzzi tub and fireplace.

 

 



The style is truly Texas and really nicely done. The gas fireplace worked well, but as the temp was about 70 out it sort of tried to override the A/C.

If you did a slight right from the above pic the rest of the place was great. A really comfortable king sized bed and nice vanity area; all with the western theme.

The next morning I ran the RV over to the Freightliner dealer at the corner of I-45 and I-20. We wanted to get the annual oil change and PM stuff done and also to look at the still non-functional A/C dash unit ... hey gotta keep trying.

The view below is only a fraction of the hundreds of tractor cabs in this facility ... mind boggling as I took the bus there with the car attached. Then unhooked the car, left the bus in their care and went back to the Burleson area south of Fort Worth.

Anyway, the pros did their normal work and lubed us up for the next 15,000 miles as well as ran the A/C for 6 hours and actually did a test drive and it performed perfectly ... hah. OK, I guess I need to ride with the tech dude as we motor down the highway as the thing still blows out hot air even when it is on Max A/C ... mystery of modern science eh.

 

The good part was the stay at Jellystone. The two nights there were great in our cozy cabin and the fireplace and tub were a welcome vacation. On the 16th we packed up our stuff ... and tried to fool the cat into thinking we were just going out for a walk. He's pretty quick and managed to wedge himself below the bunks in the far corner ... OK remove the matt and box and get the broom, sorry Bandit, and finally "convinced" him to get in the carry case ... whew.

 

Anyway we piled all our stuff into the car, headed over to the Freightliner place, paid another $700, and headed south toward Bryan again to say hi to Bruce's Mom.