Monday, July 21, 2008
Rocky Point (Puerto Penasco, Mexico)
Some Problems with the van.
Well I guess it's only fair to talk about the not so great parts of the van. I guess those Baja roads are catching up to me.
My inverter died the other day. I looked into new ones and found a replacement cost of around 2000 bucks, ouch. I decided to look into repair options. I found a great place in Tucson, AZ that was able to track down a broken solder. It cost me 315 bucks, but opposed to 2000 I was a happy camper. These people were great to deal with. It's called RV MD 520-270-9922 kind of a mom and pop place.
I'm starting to get a steering shimmy. At certain speeds especially in turns my steering wheel will sometimes shake. I'll have to invest in a steering damper and I'll take it in for a re-alignment. Based on some of the potholes I hit in Mexico this is not a surprise to me.
I've got a good transmission leak developing. I had seen wet spots before, but looks like it needs to be addressed now. My transmission was rebuilt for the conversion so it should be under warranty. I'll check for loose connections first then probably take it in.
That's most of it for now. Lots of time spent driving and sleeping in this van. I'm using the heck out of it. Always a bummer to have things break, but considering the usage I'd say it's holding up well.
My inverter died the other day. I looked into new ones and found a replacement cost of around 2000 bucks, ouch. I decided to look into repair options. I found a great place in Tucson, AZ that was able to track down a broken solder. It cost me 315 bucks, but opposed to 2000 I was a happy camper. These people were great to deal with. It's called RV MD 520-270-9922 kind of a mom and pop place.
I'm starting to get a steering shimmy. At certain speeds especially in turns my steering wheel will sometimes shake. I'll have to invest in a steering damper and I'll take it in for a re-alignment. Based on some of the potholes I hit in Mexico this is not a surprise to me.
I've got a good transmission leak developing. I had seen wet spots before, but looks like it needs to be addressed now. My transmission was rebuilt for the conversion so it should be under warranty. I'll check for loose connections first then probably take it in.
That's most of it for now. Lots of time spent driving and sleeping in this van. I'm using the heck out of it. Always a bummer to have things break, but considering the usage I'd say it's holding up well.
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