Interesting Day!

Here it is about 5:00PM and we are at K-R Rv Park in Wichita, KS.

It has been an interesting and patience testing day. When we got ready to leave the Beto  Travel Center, we decided to weigh the rig, which is one thing every RVer should do.  When we went to pull on the scale, the transmission jerked a little, like it wasnt in gear, but then popped into gear.  We didnt think to much of it and pulled onto the scale and got weighed.  When we tried to pull off the scale; nothing!  You could shift the transmission into gear, but it wouldnt move.  Then the dash started lighting up like a Christmas tree, with mostly yellow and red lights; first the transmission warning light, the parking brake warning light, and then the transmission shifter warning light!  Things were not looking good.  No panic, relax, it is a nice day, and we are not on any schedule.  The first thought I had was that I was glad we signed up for Coach Net Roadside Service, at least they would pay for towing us to the closest repair facility.  Then I checked the transmission fluid level.  It was about a half quart low.  Shouldnt be the cause of the problem.  I tried to think of other possibilities, and was stumped, as the transmission had performed flawlessly to this point.  I couldnt imagine it just quitting.  We got the trouble book out for the Allison transmission, and the trouble book out for the Workhorse chassis, trying to find out what the lights actually meant, and if there was any troubleshooting that could be done.  Ann found the meaning of the transmission warning light.  It said if this light comes on, have your transmission looked at at the nearest Allison transmission dealer.  MMMMMMM this should be interesting, and again I was thankful we had the Coach-Net Service.  Then the thought occurred to me that since this transmission was computer controlled, maybe a reboot would be something to try.  Sure enough!  I shut the engine down, and when I restarted it the transmission, and shifter warning lights went out, but the parking brake one persisted.  That didnt bother me too much as parking was not near as much of a problem as going!   So Whew, we were on the road again!  But before we left we stopped to get gas, and got hear The BGs on the intercom, does it get any better than that?  While filling with gas, I added some transmission fluid, didnt want the funnel to drip on the ground, so I put the funnel away, shut the bay door, finished filling the tank, and then we got on the road headed toward Wichita.  About 5 miles down the road I wondered out loud;" did I put the dipstick back in, and did I shut the hood"?  So at the next exit we pulled off, and sure enough, the hood was still open and the dipstick was about to fall out on the ground.  Lucked out again!  The remaining trip to Wichita was pretty uneventful.  Good thing!  The only other problem was when we were setting up, I forgot to tell Ann, you need to have the side door closed when opening up the slide on that side, because if you dont, it will knock the trim bar off the door.  Remember Brian, how we know that?  It will not be hard to repair.  Probably do that tomorrow before we leave.

OK, time for dinner here.

Later

Paul