Another Breakdown

This is sure getting old. Bob and I headed out Friday morning for Fort Stockton, about 345 miles away. We were about 45 minutes from our destination when the engine started to overheat again. Another hose had started to leak. Yet again, we pulled off the road and there was an RV park right in front of us. This time we didn’t bother to call our roadside assistance—Bob knew what to do. We got a site in the park (the last one open) and Bob headed off to an auto parts store, 35 miles away. He was able to replace the hose with minimal problems; they don’t make it easy to get to the fittings but it’s do-able.

So, we were on the road again Saturday morning and the check engine light came on after 9 miles of driving. Bob pulled into a rest stop a few miles down the road, unhooked the car, and drove 30 miles to Fort Stockton to get a radiator cap to replace the one that had started to leak. The engine continued to overheat so now we are waiting for Coach-Net to send a tow truck. We are all out of guesses as to what might be the problem. We’ll be towed first to an RV park in Fort Stockton, then on Monday the motorhome will be towed to Odessa to be worked on. We have been able to push all our reservations back three days and hopefully we’ll be back on the road by Tuesday.