Life on the road

Another marathon day; this one consisting of staying away from the coach. We had that little oil-leak-drip to fix. We drove to the truck repair place the night before and slept in the parking lot. That happens when you live on the road, sometimes you sleep in parking lots. We vacated the coach the next morning so they could work on it. We were almost at the 10,000 mile interval, so as long as they were looking at the oil drip, they might as well go ahead and change the oil.

… and flush the injectors. We should get the injectors rinsed out every once in a while to keep everything running clean.

… and the valves. We should get the valves adjusted. They hardly ever need to be adjusted, but in fact we were supposed to get them adjusted after the first 10,000 miles but never knew it, so now at 35,000 miles it is for-sure time to get them adjusted.

… and the tires. The tires are supposed to be at 100 psi. Seems like they always need some air.

We stayed away from the coach all day. They worked on it all day. Then it was time to go home, but they didn’t go home, they just stayed and finished it (the valve adjustment alone took over half a day). It’s tough to be banished from both your house and your office for the entire day, but finally, we did get it back. Dropped it off at 7:30 am and got it back at 9:30 pm. Thirty two quarts of oil, one fuel/water separator, one fuel filter, one injector flush, one valve adjustment, install insulators and bundle some loose hoses discovered in the process, a large quantity of nitrogen (we had them replace the air in our tires with nitrogen (larger molecules, less likely to lose pressure)), various shop supplies, and a three page invoice.

We don’t do this very often, but preventative maintenance does have to be done. We save it all up and do it once or twice a year, just like our doctor/dentist/optometrist/veterinarian appointments.

Now we’re back south to Chatfield in preparation for our drive to Glenwood Springs over the weekend.

Life on the road.