Awake: 6:38am Temp 46 sleep 6+23 almost sunny overnight @ Falcon, Texas
After Kathy’s breakfast of a big omelet, I try & take more voltage readings with my Fluke Meter making reference to Steve’s input from his schematic on our leveling system.
On Tuesday, he gave me the Module number, the color of the plugs, the wire numbers & their colors. I was impressed with the HWH attention to minute detail until….. I started hunting these specifics down: Neither the wire colors nor the wire numbers matched the ones I came up with. Only the plug colors were as expected. So my voltage readings are erroneous & don’t add up!
More water added to the Suzuki, another ¾ mi drive, & another call to HWH. When I give my special code for tech assistance & ask for Steve, I am told: “he’s not @ his desk today.” Then I am switched over to Joe. Now, I am thinking, I have to start from the beginning. It wasn’t as beastly as I imagined; Joe seemed to know a lot of what Steve was looking for on our leveling system already. In fact, when I reported the “difference in color codes & no numbers on individual wires” Joe asked me if it was possible that the Newell techs could have wired some of these Modules in themselves. “I do agree with that” I tell him.
Joe’s next request is a little more interesting; he wants me to open up the triple Module, (3) computer boxes, then do a continuity check on a row of 5 fuses. Then on the double Module, do the same…..5 fuses. This shouldn’t take too long; the day is nice & the wind has subsided so it’s a pleasant task.
Maybe 1.5 hrs later, my job is finished, my notes are organized & I am ready to make a report to Joe.
In summing up what’s been happening in the last few days: 1st, our leveling system went kaput; then our Suzuki’s radiator sprung a serious leak; next, the 50 amp campground breaker tripped a few times interrupting our activities….but that’s fixed now. Then earlier today, I discovered a nail in the driver’s rear tire which, when I started prying it out, hissed! So I quickly pushed it back in & will keep an eye on it. Now that my assignment with Joe has been completed, something else has occurred: a steady light (orange) is glowing up front above the passenger’s seat that is a reset light. When it is pushed, it resets a solenoid; only now, with the ignition on, it stays lit & when pushed, it continues to stay on. We are being tested, I feel it!
With this reset switch not able to be reset; the power to our slides is zilch. With the slides extended, we cannot travel. Yikes! What have I done? I am proud of Kathy though, she is handling this all pretty darn well…..so far.
Ok, more water in the radiator; call for Joe & the receptionist tells me that he just took another call from another RV person who also needs troubleshooting help. I hold for 30 min but finally give up & call it a day. Quitting time is approaching for HWH as well.
When I return to the coach, Kathy asks me if I would like to walk around on this nice day. I hesitate but then agree. We walk for a good hr. It’s pleasant here; very serene, quiet & sometimes, we hear a lot of chirping birds. It’s then that I realize, I haven’t really enjoyed the environment around this area. I hope to have some spare time & do that before we leave.
7:15 dinner: Creamy pasta with broccoli & cauliflower + leftover “T” bone steak, Waldorf salad & toast.
Evening time: we watch the History channel; making Cognac, moonshine, etc. Then we both do some reading in bed.
High temp=60 Lights out: 12:12am
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