Breakdown Information

During this last Easter Break, Gramma and I (Gramps) decided to take our 7 year old grandson (lives with us) to Disney Land as a surprise and reward for doing so well in school. just prior to cresting the Grapevine (I-5 in So Cal) I got a red warning light that said "Engine Warning" followed shortly by a yellow caution light that said "Shut Engine Down Now". Being a professional pilot I regarded the lights and my location and decided to push on at a slower speed looking for a good place to pull over. It's lucky for us that a good wide shoulder was available right away, so I pulled over as the engine quit on it's own. Did I mention this was our first real outing in the Leviathan (gramma does not like the name I gave it so I refer to it as Levi now)After sitting there quietly for a minute to contemplate our fate, I then checked all the fluid levels and looked for leaks. Finding nothing obviously wrong I did what every good pilot will do and tried to restart the failed engine. The restart went well, no warning lights, pressures and temps good. So we pulled back out into traffic and remained in the right lane. About 30 seconds later the lights reappeared and I headed for a Truck Break area. I now knew I had only 30 seconds to shut the engine off or the engine computer would do it for me. We made it into the off ramp for the area before the engine shut down. I waited for a few seconds and restarted the engine and limped at 5mph into the parking area. Called the dealer who gave me info on the closest Cummins repair location (Ventura) and GS ERS. Three hours later a big red big rig tow truck pulled up. Other than a four hour ride in the tow truck to the Cummins lot (no suspension in the back seat area) the rescue went relatively smooth. We spent that Friday, Sat and Sunday in the Cummins lot. We had called them with our problem and they were very accommodating. Gave us the combination to the lock on the gate, had a 50amp hook up and water bib for us to use while we waited for them to open on Monday. We left there Tuesday at 1:00pm headed for Disney Land.

Well that's the story minus some details of vacationing in Ventura. So here are the particulars:

'02 CC Intrigue 40' TS, TAG
370 ISL, Allison Trans
8400 miles (like new)
ENG WARNING AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN NOW LITES
ENGINE POWER DECLINE AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN
LOW PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED (telling eng comp that there was low oil pressure)
REPLACED $18 SWITCH WITH UPGRADED SWITCH AND WIRE HARNESS (still under warranty, thank God)

Made it home without incidents, had a great time at Disney Land