We left St. Vrain State Park and brought the motorhome in to MHC Kenworth for a follow-up. It still does that shudder/flutter thing at 65mph. They were ready for us. They plugged into something in the front and did a timing recalibration with the engine running. They took a look at the exhaust brake to make sure it wasn’t sticking and causing the engine to run rough at speed. They checked the software for the new engine and downloaded the newest version.
That’s it. They can’t think of anything else to do. I can’t think of anything else to do. Caterpillar tech support can’t think of anything else to do. It was 5 o’clock on a Friday when they were done. Not a great time for a test drive on the freeway, so we just drove to the other end of the lot and parked for the night. Spent the evening with Matt and Lindsay at their house. We’ll give the rig a real test drive tomorrow, but driving from the service bay to our parking spot, it felt different. I think it’s running better. So, with that in mind, we’re leaving tomorrow morning. If the motorhome runs better, great. If it runs the same, okay. As long as it doesn’t run worse, that’s good enough for this trip. We’re off.
Our spot for the night:
I sure hope that your engine and heart continue to run smoothly and you can go on with your travels. Your "spot for the night" is a familiar one for us. Never a good situation when that picture shows up so hope that's the last one for a while.
ReplyDeleteWe just left the Maritimes and are back in Maine to follow the leaves. Take care. Cathy
Thanks for your good thoughts Cathy.
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