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2001 Damon Challenger 335 Workhorse 8.1 15,000 miles
12-7-04 Left Texas T RV park on I-65 in Cornersville Tn. 35 miles south engine quits just like key turned off, coast to shoulder and know I have big problems. After 15 minutes try to start and bingo it starts running. Drive south to Decator Al to Race Track Gas station about 30 miles get 5 cans of dry gas and a tank of fuel thinking water in gas. Go to start at the gas pumps and will not start. Crank starter on and off for about 10 minutes and it starts. Jump back on I-65 drive 135 miles to about 30 miles south of Birmingham Al and bingo engine quits again. It is now 11am and I am really frustrated. But thinking I am lucky it did not quit while going thru Brimingham, Al with all that traffic. This time it quit for good and would not start. Called Prattville Al, RV, the closet Workhorse Service center to my location which is about 55 miles north of Prattville. RV service center said very busy but will get us in asap which might be a couple of days. They send 82 wrecker service in Parttville to get us. Wrecker arrives 1:30pm Big Peterbilt. Very professional Owner who is also the driver and has one assistant. Hook up motorhome in very heavy Semi traffic, motor home shakes everytime one goes buy. Assistant goes under motorhome to unhook drive shaft. Suddenly load bang of metal hitting concrete. I look under motorhome and assistant is in convulsions with blood coming from nose, mouth and ears and he is not saying a word. Owner runs over and is in a panic. Wife calls 911 on cell for ambulance as this does not look good. Pull assistant out with assistance of owner and he is unconsious and has a very obvious crushed skull at forehead above nose. 6 First responders arrive, followed by two ambulances, two state troopers and a county sheriffs dep. Amubulance medics say this is not good and call for Medivac Helicopter from University of Alabama Med Center in Birmingham. 3:30pm Troopers Block off all southbound lanes of I-65 chopper lands in middle of southbound lanes. Doctor on chopper also agrees this is not good and spends two hours working on victim. Traffic blocked all this time. 5:30pm Chopper leaves for Birmingham and traffic was backed up all the way to Birmingham. Wrecker tows us to Parttville, spend two days waiting. Third day mechanic has it fixed in an hour. Crank Position sensor failed. Cost $264 for towing(reimbursed by GMAC Ins) $178 for crank sensor and $600 for driveshaft repair (pinion yoke and universal) Assistant with crushed skull after two brain surgeries and three weeks in intensive care is going to live but will have to learn how to walk and talk all over again. He has a wife, 3 kids and no insurance nice guy too. Alabama put him on Medicade. 82 Wrecker great people, Prattville RV excellent service at a reasonable price.
12-7-04 Left Texas T RV park on I-65 in Cornersville Tn. 35 miles south engine quits just like key turned off, coast to shoulder and know I have big problems. After 15 minutes try to start and bingo it starts running. Drive south to Decator Al to Race Track Gas station about 30 miles get 5 cans of dry gas and a tank of fuel thinking water in gas. Go to start at the gas pumps and will not start. Crank starter on and off for about 10 minutes and it starts. Jump back on I-65 drive 135 miles to about 30 miles south of Birmingham Al and bingo engine quits again. It is now 11am and I am really frustrated. But thinking I am lucky it did not quit while going thru Brimingham, Al with all that traffic. This time it quit for good and would not start. Called Prattville Al, RV, the closet Workhorse Service center to my location which is about 55 miles north of Prattville. RV service center said very busy but will get us in asap which might be a couple of days. They send 82 wrecker service in Parttville to get us. Wrecker arrives 1:30pm Big Peterbilt. Very professional Owner who is also the driver and has one assistant. Hook up motorhome in very heavy Semi traffic, motor home shakes everytime one goes buy. Assistant goes under motorhome to unhook drive shaft. Suddenly load bang of metal hitting concrete. I look under motorhome and assistant is in convulsions with blood coming from nose, mouth and ears and he is not saying a word. Owner runs over and is in a panic. Wife calls 911 on cell for ambulance as this does not look good. Pull assistant out with assistance of owner and he is unconsious and has a very obvious crushed skull at forehead above nose. 6 First responders arrive, followed by two ambulances, two state troopers and a county sheriffs dep. Amubulance medics say this is not good and call for Medivac Helicopter from University of Alabama Med Center in Birmingham. 3:30pm Troopers Block off all southbound lanes of I-65 chopper lands in middle of southbound lanes. Doctor on chopper also agrees this is not good and spends two hours working on victim. Traffic blocked all this time. 5:30pm Chopper leaves for Birmingham and traffic was backed up all the way to Birmingham. Wrecker tows us to Parttville, spend two days waiting. Third day mechanic has it fixed in an hour. Crank Position sensor failed. Cost $264 for towing(reimbursed by GMAC Ins) $178 for crank sensor and $600 for driveshaft repair (pinion yoke and universal) Assistant with crushed skull after two brain surgeries and three weeks in intensive care is going to live but will have to learn how to walk and talk all over again. He has a wife, 3 kids and no insurance nice guy too. Alabama put him on Medicade. 82 Wrecker great people, Prattville RV excellent service at a reasonable price.
