Hello Mister Dummy!!
OK – Let’s start with the facts and set the scene:
1-He ‘thinks’ he is an ‘experienced’ MoHo owner with 3 gassers and a ‘new to me’ diesel pusher – about 15 years of getting the various rigs around the continent – including Alaska and Mexico.
2-On every rig the maintenance has been accomplished within a reasonable window of the specifications (Is not 42,000 about the same as 40,000?)
3-As the many ‘little things’ have happened, they soon get fixed – house water pump, bedroom lights, fridge door, etc, etc.
4-As major things have happened, they get fixed immediately (only two majors – a transmission fluid line failure and a jacks fluid line failure)
5-This winter, the Rig sits for several months with only a startup and short drive once a month and run the generator for 15 minutes.
6-Most recent startup and drive indicates the alternator is not producing electricity to the batteries. Connect a checker and it shows faulty alternator.
7-Contact good nearby (40 miles) repair shop and order replacement alternator ($500+ install) plus ask that they replace the belts as needed and look for any other maintenance needed before the extended summer trip.
8-Depart for the repair shop and 15 miles into the trip, the engine is overheated!! Coolant everywhere – including all over the TOAD.
9-Call Good Sam for a tow – fortunately they contact the shop to which I was headed!! THANKS GOOD SAM!! First tow in 4 years, but nice to have it when it is needed.
10-Rig into the shop and TOAD cleaned after getting home.
11-Later that day a nice call from the owner of BIG RIG SERVICE in Hammond, LA “Why is it you wanted to replace the alternator?? My answer – because it is not ‘putting out’ and my checker says it’s ‘bad’. His reply: You should have gotten here a bit sooner – the main belt is disintegrated – that’s why the alternator is not working and why the water pump is not moving the coolant!! (He just saved me $500!!!)
12- I took a look in the book – belts should have been replaced at 50,000 – but I let it go and failed to realize how long as we are at 62,000!! Hello, Mister DUMMY!!!
1-He ‘thinks’ he is an ‘experienced’ MoHo owner with 3 gassers and a ‘new to me’ diesel pusher – about 15 years of getting the various rigs around the continent – including Alaska and Mexico.
2-On every rig the maintenance has been accomplished within a reasonable window of the specifications (Is not 42,000 about the same as 40,000?)
3-As the many ‘little things’ have happened, they soon get fixed – house water pump, bedroom lights, fridge door, etc, etc.
4-As major things have happened, they get fixed immediately (only two majors – a transmission fluid line failure and a jacks fluid line failure)
5-This winter, the Rig sits for several months with only a startup and short drive once a month and run the generator for 15 minutes.
6-Most recent startup and drive indicates the alternator is not producing electricity to the batteries. Connect a checker and it shows faulty alternator.
7-Contact good nearby (40 miles) repair shop and order replacement alternator ($500+ install) plus ask that they replace the belts as needed and look for any other maintenance needed before the extended summer trip.
8-Depart for the repair shop and 15 miles into the trip, the engine is overheated!! Coolant everywhere – including all over the TOAD.
9-Call Good Sam for a tow – fortunately they contact the shop to which I was headed!! THANKS GOOD SAM!! First tow in 4 years, but nice to have it when it is needed.
10-Rig into the shop and TOAD cleaned after getting home.
11-Later that day a nice call from the owner of BIG RIG SERVICE in Hammond, LA “Why is it you wanted to replace the alternator?? My answer – because it is not ‘putting out’ and my checker says it’s ‘bad’. His reply: You should have gotten here a bit sooner – the main belt is disintegrated – that’s why the alternator is not working and why the water pump is not moving the coolant!! (He just saved me $500!!!)
12- I took a look in the book – belts should have been replaced at 50,000 – but I let it go and failed to realize how long as we are at 62,000!! Hello, Mister DUMMY!!!
