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Just In Time
May. 20th, 2024 06:15 pmToday I got a call from the GM dealership: after two months, they say that they've finally fixed the Astro's air conditioning. I just have to come down to Yerrington and pay them $3500. Initially, I figured that Lisa and I would take the Rolling Stone there tomorrow and convoy back, because we had an appointment in Reno today, but now it looks like the RV has other plans.
First about the errands: the key one was a dentist appointment for Lisa, and we took care of that. We also had one task before the dentist and several planned others. However, a small problem with the RV started getting worse and worse, and almost got us trapped inside a locked parking lot.
The RV has been having some difficulty starting lately. It's not the starter motor or the battery — there's plenty of power and the engine turns over just fine. However, sometimes it just won't catch. Once it catches, it runs fine. It's also not consistent. Sometimes it will start immediately, and sometimes it takes all sorts of tries with it.
After the dentist appointment, we went to Mill End Fabrics, getting there an hour before they closed at 6 PM. Their parking lot is gated and there are signs warning you that you'll get stuck if you hang around after closing. Our business in the store took only fifteen minutes. The van, which had started on the first try leaving the dentist, turned over a lot but wouldn't start. Lisa tried various things, but we weren't in a good position for troubleshooting. Just as I was about to hope that AAA could possibly get there with a vehicle that could get us out of their lot by 6 PM (unlikely), I tried one more time and the engine caught.
Of course, all other errands for today were canceled, and we headed straight for home.
Lisa has various ideas, and may try to troubleshoot it tomorrow. We even have a plan to be able to use the RV to collect the Astro, assuming we can get the RV to start once: drive to Yerrington and leave it running while I go in and pay for the minivan repairs and collect the keys, after which Lisa takes the wheel of the Astro and I the Rolling Stone and we convoy home from there. If the RV won't start, Lisa says she can take me in her little pickup truck.
So it appears that we're getting my primary vehicle back just in time, as we may need to go get parts based on Lisa's troubleshooting, or in case we have to convoy to a repair shop (again, assuming the RV will start the first time).
First about the errands: the key one was a dentist appointment for Lisa, and we took care of that. We also had one task before the dentist and several planned others. However, a small problem with the RV started getting worse and worse, and almost got us trapped inside a locked parking lot.
The RV has been having some difficulty starting lately. It's not the starter motor or the battery — there's plenty of power and the engine turns over just fine. However, sometimes it just won't catch. Once it catches, it runs fine. It's also not consistent. Sometimes it will start immediately, and sometimes it takes all sorts of tries with it.
After the dentist appointment, we went to Mill End Fabrics, getting there an hour before they closed at 6 PM. Their parking lot is gated and there are signs warning you that you'll get stuck if you hang around after closing. Our business in the store took only fifteen minutes. The van, which had started on the first try leaving the dentist, turned over a lot but wouldn't start. Lisa tried various things, but we weren't in a good position for troubleshooting. Just as I was about to hope that AAA could possibly get there with a vehicle that could get us out of their lot by 6 PM (unlikely), I tried one more time and the engine caught.
Of course, all other errands for today were canceled, and we headed straight for home.
Lisa has various ideas, and may try to troubleshoot it tomorrow. We even have a plan to be able to use the RV to collect the Astro, assuming we can get the RV to start once: drive to Yerrington and leave it running while I go in and pay for the minivan repairs and collect the keys, after which Lisa takes the wheel of the Astro and I the Rolling Stone and we convoy home from there. If the RV won't start, Lisa says she can take me in her little pickup truck.
So it appears that we're getting my primary vehicle back just in time, as we may need to go get parts based on Lisa's troubleshooting, or in case we have to convoy to a repair shop (again, assuming the RV will start the first time).
