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Date:         Fri, 3 Jun 2016 17:47:07 -0700
Reply-To:     Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Roger Whittaker <rogerwhitt1@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Road Trip problems
Comments: To: ddbjorkman@verizon.net
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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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