Departure 1.0 XXXFail

Yesterday, I was writing about various features one can find in this motorhome. So naturally, it takes some "getting used to", and some of it would be downright annoying, which is the reason that we chose to stay in the Trinidad Lake State Park for 2 days. But today, we were ready to leave. 

As we drove down the narrow road we were "entertained" by a constant beeping from the dash. I have driven commercial buses and I know that such noise usually indicates a failure with the airpressure system for the brakes. However, the gauge showed more than enough air pressure, but the beeping continued. The I-25 south is climbing over the Raton Pass into New Mexico and we just didn't feel safe with this. So we called for help. Having Sunday we didn't have much hope to find someone with time at his hands. But we have also always been lucky that way and so happened today. A young mechanic with his own mobile service truck came to our rescue. His name is RICO and his company E.R. Truck Repair is highly recommendable if you should ever need him around Trinidad. Not only was he very knowledgable but also very nice and friendly. RICO was a real gem!

Now, what did he find out? The annoying beeping had nothing to do with the airpressure, so no safety issue. Why it did beep he couldn't find out. Guessing a corrupt switch was the cause, he offered the option of simply removing the beeping device, which I agreed to. 

While we had this man around, he also performed a check on the fluids and corrected tire pressure which we had planned for anyway.

So if you think he charged a hefty bill, you are mistaken. The entire service call was $220!!

So tomorrow we will attempt Departure Version 2.0!!