Awake: 6:38am Temp 68 sleep 6+16 sunny elevation 3148 ft
overnight @ Mountain Home, Idaho.
1st call this morning is from my colleague, Mac, in Boise. I haven’t seen
him since the yr 2000. We talk about a potential rendezvous in Boise
tomorrow.
I call Wes in WY. He has made arrangements to have the Smith-Detroit
Diesel operation in Boise, ID finish our recall notice. Our appointment is
set for this afternoon @ 3:30, the only time they could fit us in. I thank
him for setting us up in Boise &, yes, we can make that 3:30 time work. I
also let him know about our “harder to start with a lot more white smoke”
experience we had when leaving his parking area early yesterday. He
suggested having the Boise boys take a closer look @ it. I program our GPS
for the Boise S.D.D. service bldg.
Meanwhile, we have things to accomplish during our short stay @ Mountain
Home. Kathy does (2) loads of laundry while I package those TracStar
components (Gyro & CPU) for shipping back to Florida. My sister Corinne
calls from PA during this time & unfortunately, I had been waiting for a
call from TracStar which I had to take when it came through, leaving me to
call my sis @ a later time today.
Then, a trip to the local post office to send off those parts, Albertsons
& Wal-Mart for groceries, then back to our campground.
Leave Mountain Home RV Park @ 2:00pm. Again it took (5) cranks @ (4 sec)
each time to start our Detroit Diesel engine. We were not impressed with
the Idaho roads we traveled on as they were rough.
Arrive @ the Smith-Detroit Diesel in Boise, Idaho @ 2:51pm. Today’s
travel: 51 min time 42 miles 4.75 fuel used 8.84 mpg
53 avg speed.
Mechanic, Dale, begins looking for my hard starting problem around 5:00pm.
He found a return fuel line leaking in air. A very difficult location
behind the engine, he spent over an hr replacing the fitting that was
faulty. Then another mechanic by the name of Scott took over & attached
the harness & sensor to complete the recall notice. We were finished @
7:10pm & there were “no charges.” During our idle time I called & left a
message for my sister Corinne as she was out for the evening. Kathy was
more productive: she perused the books & found a nearby campground for the
night, worked some Sudoku number puzzles & socialized with a woman truck
driver.
We leave the S.D.D. building @ 7:20. Arrive @ the Hi Valley R.V. Park in
Boise @ 8:07pm. More of today’s travel: 47 min time 19.6 miles
3.25 gal used 6.53 mpg 33.8 avg speed. We had a tight parking
site which required a few extra maneuvers to avoid messing up our new
tires.
10:07 dinner: Leftover Bratwurst with baked potato & mixed salad. No movie
tonight.
High temp=90’s Lights out: 11:35pm
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