It's Never Done.....

[bobmiller1]

I will diagnose the front furnace issue on Sunday...would have been nice if it worked all weekend but gave up the ghost on Saturday morning at the get together. The new rear Atwood 40,000 BTU worked well enough but the front was chilly.....i need to put some isolation valves in so I can service these items on the road with out shutting everything else off....definitely a learning curve. On another note my 2014 Chevy Cruze diesel that would not start T the get together is still on my lift at home...I think the diesel filter is plugged so I am waiting for one to be delivered from Rock Auto...more over the weekend...Regards, Bob

[Vycan]

How's the Cruze doing?

[bobmiller1]

I have found the 370LE of my dreams.....Thanks to Charly for pushing me over the edge on this one at the Get-Together. If this deal goes down I will be putting the 2007 396XL up for sale in July. Reagrds, Bob

[Vycan]

Congrats Bobmiller1!

[mayco]

Cant wait to hear more Bob

[bobmiller1]

Update on the Cruze....First vehicle i have ever had to have towed to the dealership....Thank you Good Sam roadside plan...I worked on the Cruze for 2 weeks....changed Factory fuel filter drained tank re-filled with fresh diesel..... It would start...run 2 seconds and die over and over again....The dealer called me on Friday, they had it since Tuesday, and their mechanic said he thought it had a contaminated tank of fuel and that it would take 4 hours to drain the tank and re-fill it $484.00....I told them they could do that but I had already done that and if their diagnosis didn't fix it i wasn't going to pay for it. I told them they might want to look at the immobilizer circuit or check for an open EGR valve. Bottom line is i have decided to get rid of the car....I certainly don't want a car that I cannot repair on the road. Had we not had the dolly I would have had to have it towed to a chevy dealership near Penn Wood only to have to return to pick it up when it was repaired. I also don't want to have to carrty thousands of dollars worth of diagnostic equipment with me to repair a car while i am on vacation...Will keep you posted on what the dealership finds out.....but a new Chevy Volt is definitely in my future.....Regards, Bob

[gloran]

Bob, is the 370 you found the 1989 listed in the classified in North Carolina? I thought that one looked like a sound unit.

[Vycan]

Bob,

Sorry to hear about your frustrations. I was very excited your cruze was a diesel, and thought I'd watch them for the next five years to see how they do. I like to buy cars at about 5-10years old, and drive them until they fall apart. I always keep an eye out for the next family car, and was hoping the Cruze might be it. Well on the plus side, at least I know to steer clear of it. Currently we are enamored with the looks of the veloster, and the potential of a Smart. I have considered a 4-door wrangler, but find them uncomfortable with the top on. Will see.

[bkahler]

Originally Posted by bobmiller1

I have found the 370LE of my dreams.....Thanks to Charly for pushing me over the edge on this one at the Get-Together. If this deal goes down I will be putting the 2007 396XL up for sale in July. Reagrds, Bob

Cool....!

[Isuzusweet]

Originally Posted by Vycan

Bob,

Sorry to hear about your frustrations. I was very excited your cruze was a diesel, and thought I'd watch them for the next five years to see how they do. I like to buy cars at about 5-10years old, and drive them until they fall apart. I always keep an eye out for the next family car, and was hoping the Cruze might be it. Well on the plus side, at least I know to steer clear of it. Currently we are enamored with the looks of the veloster, and the potential of a Smart. I have considered a 4-door wrangler, but find them uncomfortable with the top on. Will see.

If I were you I'd stay with that Saturn stationwagon you had at the meet; dirt simple and fairly easy to get parts for. The late model dual cam 1.9 SW2 or SL2 were the ones to get I heard.

Nothing but trouble are the new modern diesels IMHO. Too many sensors, EGR systems, DEF, catalytics and particulate filters......all for nothing, as they must in some cases shut these systems down just to get the bloody cars to work. Too complicated and very expensive to maintain.

Before you bite my head off, just remember I'm a big diesel fan....but older mechanical diesels.

Cheers
Tony

[Vycan]

Tony, completely agree, but I always think long term, so I know I have to get a replacement in ten years. Oddly, I have a second SW2 I use to go back and forth to work. It's manual everything, and maintenance is a breeze.

[bobmiller1]

OK....so here it is.....wait for it....the diagnosis from the Chevy dealer on the diesel Cruze.....the EGR valve was stuck open....virtually impossible to get to. But, it's fixed and secondly all the more reason to get rid of it. Had we not had the dolly in PA, we would be driving back there this weekend to pick it up. Computer controlled diesels are one thing....but emission controlled are another. With only 45,000 miles on the vehicle you would not expect this sort of problem, and by the way....isn't that supposed to be the job of the DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) no more.....I'm done !!!! Bring on that old 370LE BEAST with the gas guzzling 460......less expensive in the long run. Regards, Bob

[streamquest]

Hey Bob,

Congrats on the gas guzzling 370!!!! When are you picking it up?

Charly

[bobmiller1]

We will be at the international rally (our first one) Lewisburg, West Virginia, then drive for a day to Charolette ? NC to do a final inspection before purchase.

[bobmiller1]

So we're off to the International rally in West Virginia...will let you know what classic motor homes we see...we are going incognito! Regards, Bob

[Isuzusweet]

Goodluck and have a safe trip Bob, Debbie and the girls.

That setup is so long, with the rack ahead of the Suburban I'm pretty sure you could be in three time zones at the same time.

Cheers
Tony

[martin300662]

Just in case you haven't noticed.....you have something attached to your tow hitch Bob!

[bkahler]

Originally Posted by martin300662

Just in case you haven't noticed.....you have something attached to your tow hitch Bob!

Bob's using that as ballast to help keep the front wheels on the ground....

[OTRA15]

Originally Posted by bkahler

Bob's using that as ballast to help keep the front wheels on the ground....

Actually I was seeing the trailer as WD for the load on the TV front bumper . . .

What a rig! Do you need special masthead lights like tugboats with long tow barges following well behind at the end of a long tow hawser?



Seriously, what is total combined length of this rig, including the rack on the front bumper? Even if non-commercial, do any federal or state DOT regs require signage on the front or back of such a long rig? Passing from behind on a two-lane road would require a lot of forethought . . . to be accomplished safely.

[martin300662]

I'm waiting to see the 370 pulling that trailer....