07-07-13

Where we park when we are visiting with Kathi and Bob is in a cul-de-sac at the end of their road. The cul-de-sac is not large enough to turn the RV around in with the jeep attached so we had to stop halfway through the turn and disconnect the jeep. When I tried to start the RV after disconnecting the jeep the engine wouldn’t turn over. The starter solenoid just clicked.
I was surprised because we had just driven about 180 miles so the battery should have been fully charged.

Fortunately the RV has a switch that when the engine battery fails you can switch to the auxiliary batteries and start the engine. I got the engine started and we parked the RV.

Yesterday morning I cleaned the battery connections and tried to start the engine. It still wouldn’t turn over with the engine battery. I suspected that the battery was shot. I got out my meter and I had Patti try to start the engine while I monitored the battery voltage. As soon as Patti turned the ignition switch to start the engine, the battery voltage dropped from 12 volts to 4 volts. That proved to me that the battery was shot.

We drove 25 miles to the town of Canyonville where they have a NAPA store and I bought a new jell-cell battery.
I installed the battery and the engine started right up.
I am slowly changing all my vehicles over to jell-sells.
The Jeep was the first one when I had to change the battery in Blanding, Utah.

The rest of the day we spent just hanging out with Kathi and Bob and playing with their grandson, Lucas, who is a very cute little boy with a great personality.

Here are some Lucas pictures;

Lucas with Uncle Marty.

 

Lucas with grandma and grandpa.

Lucas and mom.

Super Lucas ready to fly.

Who, Me??

Let me think about that.

Hey, I’m cool.

Every time I see this shot I have to laugh.

I could go on but you get the idea.

Today Patti and Kathi are going to the Seven Feathers Casino.
I think Bob and I are going to the train park in Medford.