Set the alarm so that we could meet some friends in Naples for brunch at the Dock restaurant. We had decided to take the truck, since it was the vehicle that was disconnected from a trailer, because Hubby had to readjust the height of the trailer hitch the other day. Anyway, jumped in and cranked it up, it started, then died, then wouldn't start again. Since we didn't have time to mess with it, we quickly unhooked the van from the horse trailer and ran out, just making our 10:30 meeting with Jane and Bob. Enjoyed a nice brunch on the waterfront for a few hours of respite before returning back to camp. Fortunately, when we went to seek out the problem with the truck, it only took about a half hour to figure out that it was the bleed valve on the fuel filter. Hubby had changed the fuel filter just before we left to come here, and the wrench he used to tighten it had too many slots in it, so it started rounding the plastic vent valve and not tightening it enough. After finding a more hexagonal wrench, he was able to tighten it a bit more, and that solved the problem. Now all we need to do is to get a replacement valve, which is only about $2.50 at an auto parts store, and that will give us a permanent fix to the problem, though all seems to be working now. While sitting in the truck when Hubby was working, I took the opportunity to read the owner's manual about how to work the radio, and learned a whole bunch of fascinating things about what my radio could do that I never knew, even though we've had the truck over two years. Can't wait to give it a try on our next trip! Anyway, had a relaxing afternoon, caught up on a few more series episodes of Vegas and some others during the evening, before getting to bed at a reasonable time, and under more quieter circumstance. We had had a neighbor the last two nights who had run their very loud generator most of the evening, but they left this afternoon, so we had a very quiet evening. One bit of good news, we've discovered that it takes only about 2 hours of running the generator to completely recharge the batteries, enough to last the entire evening and the following morning, which should end up saving us a bunch on gas, not to mention providing us with a lot more quiet hours! Some things are working out well with the RV, thank goodness. One of these days I'm going to write a pros and cons list about our new RV, "Things I Love and Things I Hate about it our Open Range Journeyer." Should make some interesting reading for anyone looking for a new trailer! Anyway, off to bed, planning on a nice long ride tomorrow!
Set the alarm so that we could meet some friends in Naples for brunch at the Dock restaurant. We had decided to take the truck, since it was the vehicle that was disconnected from a trailer, because Hubby had to readjust the height of the trailer hitch the other day. Anyway, jumped in and cranked it up, it started, then died, then wouldn't start again. Since we didn't have time to mess with it, we quickly unhooked the van from the horse trailer and ran out, just making our 10:30 meeting with Jane and Bob. Enjoyed a nice brunch on the waterfront for a few hours of respite before returning back to camp. Fortunately, when we went to seek out the problem with the truck, it only took about a half hour to figure out that it was the bleed valve on the fuel filter. Hubby had changed the fuel filter just before we left to come here, and the wrench he used to tighten it had too many slots in it, so it started rounding the plastic vent valve and not tightening it enough. After finding a more hexagonal wrench, he was able to tighten it a bit more, and that solved the problem. Now all we need to do is to get a replacement valve, which is only about $2.50 at an auto parts store, and that will give us a permanent fix to the problem, though all seems to be working now. While sitting in the truck when Hubby was working, I took the opportunity to read the owner's manual about how to work the radio, and learned a whole bunch of fascinating things about what my radio could do that I never knew, even though we've had the truck over two years. Can't wait to give it a try on our next trip! Anyway, had a relaxing afternoon, caught up on a few more series episodes of Vegas and some others during the evening, before getting to bed at a reasonable time, and under more quieter circumstance. We had had a neighbor the last two nights who had run their very loud generator most of the evening, but they left this afternoon, so we had a very quiet evening. One bit of good news, we've discovered that it takes only about 2 hours of running the generator to completely recharge the batteries, enough to last the entire evening and the following morning, which should end up saving us a bunch on gas, not to mention providing us with a lot more quiet hours! Some things are working out well with the RV, thank goodness. One of these days I'm going to write a pros and cons list about our new RV, "Things I Love and Things I Hate about it our Open Range Journeyer." Should make some interesting reading for anyone looking for a new trailer! Anyway, off to bed, planning on a nice long ride tomorrow!
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