It has been a quiet but busy week so far here in Sacramento.
Happy Birthday Bonnie! John gave Bonnie a call this morning to wish her a Happy Birthday. She should also receive a card in today's mail.
With freezing temperatures, John filled up our water tank so we could disconnect the hose from the rig. We then discovered that our water pump was not working correctly. If we turned the pump switch off and then on again, we could get the water to flow but would soon stop and we'd have to repeat turning the switch off and one. We also tried the outside pump switch with the same results. We were definitely scratching our heads. John then checked the wiring connections on the pump but everything appeared fine. I went online to check the Excel Forum to see if this problem had been experienced by others and how it was corrected. What I found was a similar problem but their water pump was surging and ours is not. However, we did end up having nice private message conversations with another Excel owner. I also emailed Petersen's Service Center and was told that if it wasn't in the wiring, then it had to be a bad pump and what we should do to get a replacement. Before we pursued getting another water pump, John went out again to disconnect the wires and reconnect them. After that was done, he came in and turned on the faucet and the water pump started working correctly. We are now four hours later and the water pump is still working!
We planned on going out Christmas shopping today early this morning but when we went out to the truck, our Pressure Pro (tire monitoring system) alarm was going off. It was saying that our tire pressure on our front tires were low. As we had the truck in the shop yesterday for a recall item as well as service, we wondered what the dealership might have done to the tires. John tried to pump up the tires with air but had a problem with the valve stems. I went on the computer to locate the nearest Les Schwab location. Luckily, I found one less than four miles from us. John took the truck to them and it was determined that the valve stem extensions failed. It seemed strange that two of them would fail at once but maybe the freezing temperatures played a part. Guess their failure and the visit to the Ford dealer was coincidental. Les Schwab took care of John in no time at all and wouldn't even charge him. Imagine that. Delayed a bit but we were soon off to finish up our Christmas shopping. John went one way and I another. We are happy to report we are done.
When we got home, John finished wiping away the black streaks from the roof before the rain started. I did some gift wrapping. The remainder of the evening will be spent chilling.
Happy Birthday Bonnie! John gave Bonnie a call this morning to wish her a Happy Birthday. She should also receive a card in today's mail.
With freezing temperatures, John filled up our water tank so we could disconnect the hose from the rig. We then discovered that our water pump was not working correctly. If we turned the pump switch off and then on again, we could get the water to flow but would soon stop and we'd have to repeat turning the switch off and one. We also tried the outside pump switch with the same results. We were definitely scratching our heads. John then checked the wiring connections on the pump but everything appeared fine. I went online to check the Excel Forum to see if this problem had been experienced by others and how it was corrected. What I found was a similar problem but their water pump was surging and ours is not. However, we did end up having nice private message conversations with another Excel owner. I also emailed Petersen's Service Center and was told that if it wasn't in the wiring, then it had to be a bad pump and what we should do to get a replacement. Before we pursued getting another water pump, John went out again to disconnect the wires and reconnect them. After that was done, he came in and turned on the faucet and the water pump started working correctly. We are now four hours later and the water pump is still working!
We planned on going out Christmas shopping today early this morning but when we went out to the truck, our Pressure Pro (tire monitoring system) alarm was going off. It was saying that our tire pressure on our front tires were low. As we had the truck in the shop yesterday for a recall item as well as service, we wondered what the dealership might have done to the tires. John tried to pump up the tires with air but had a problem with the valve stems. I went on the computer to locate the nearest Les Schwab location. Luckily, I found one less than four miles from us. John took the truck to them and it was determined that the valve stem extensions failed. It seemed strange that two of them would fail at once but maybe the freezing temperatures played a part. Guess their failure and the visit to the Ford dealer was coincidental. Les Schwab took care of John in no time at all and wouldn't even charge him. Imagine that. Delayed a bit but we were soon off to finish up our Christmas shopping. John went one way and I another. We are happy to report we are done.
When we got home, John finished wiping away the black streaks from the roof before the rain started. I did some gift wrapping. The remainder of the evening will be spent chilling.
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