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Subject:Re: Road Trip problems
From:Roger Whittaker
Date:Fri, 3 Jun 2016 17:47:07 -0700

dear AC in Arizona

I would be not sensible enough to drive the 100 miles
But if i were smart enough to ask the question and had triple A with RV pkg
- which i do i would call and relax and let them carry me to Affordable
German -- Ha Ha what a great name Affordable German - implying there is a
less affordable Austrian down the road -

Don't Dodge it - Fargo the Cost Drive what You can afFord

happy trails regards

On Fri, Jun 3, 2016 at 3:51 PM, David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@verizon.net>
wrote:

> Hi All;
> Having a great time crossing the country on Rt. 66.  But now I'm stuck in
> Holbrook AZ.  On the way back from the Painted Desert/Petrified Forest Nat.
> Park, it got hot out,so I decided to try the A/C.  Don't use it much-very
> rarely, in the Northeast.  Before leaving I put some ProSeal in it and had
> it charged.  Well it worked fine.  Cooled down as much as a Westie does,
> the bus didn't seem to mind, temp gauge steady on LED, but when we got back
> to the motel (laundry day) the fan seemed to be stuck on high.  I am
> somewhat aware of the switch that does that when A/C on.  Stuck on not for
> a few minutes, but about 20 minutes.  During which time (worried about
> battery discharge) I started and ran the bus a couple of times and turned
> the A/C on and off. Nothing worked.   So I decided to pull the #1, 30 amp
> radiator fan fuse.  It was a melted mess.  While contemplating
> disconnecting the battery, the fan shut off.  Currently, I've picked out
> the plastic parts of the fuse, but the metal parts are stuck in there.  I
> have power to both sides of the fuse, ignition on or off.  The fuse and
> holder next to it seems to have no damage.  Here is the question.
> Affordable German in Phoenix, 100+ miles away, will take a look tomorrow.
>  I have power to both sides of the (gone) fuse, will the fan work properly
> (no A/C) so that we can get up real early and drive there, or should I
> leave it to a tow (AAA).  Maybe that's a dumb question, but I would like to
> know what thoughts anyone has.
>
> Dave B.
>

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roger whittaker 604.414.6266

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