We just got back from Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL a week ago and I'm finally rested up and ready to catch up on my posts.
Our 2000 Ford E350 7.3L Powerstroke Turbo Diesel powered Goshen Coach Wheelchair van has pulled us down and back up racking up a bit over 2,000 miles with only minimal irritants. We blasted from here non stop (except for fuel and sunflower seeds, and pecan logs at every Stuckey's we passed) and when we pulled off and into the Florida Welcome Center off I75 for our free orange juice, the check engine light came on and the truck died while rolling in! After a few moments of panic I cycled the ignition off and back on and turned it over and she fired back up, and hasn't repeated this since.
So we make it and set up at Fort Wilderness Campground and leaving Illinois running the heat we were now in Sunny Orlando and had to fire up the a/c on the coach, which as expected runs cold and does it's thing, but when I stepped out of the truck I could hear the death rattles of at least 1 of the 3 condenser fans on the Carrier Transicold CM-3 Condenser that the folks at Goshen Coach cut into the side of the truck just behind the drivers door. Previously I had one fail seized up which caused what's called a locked rotor short which took out the fuse to all 3 fans. Now this caused the gas in the system to heat up and heat up and this took out the a/c Compressor. So, I keep a close watch listening for the fans to make sure they are running everytime I use the a/c and they hold up and even now back home are still rattling but their/its time is short on this earth and needs replacing (see previous post for part numbers etc)
We spend 2 weeks at Disney World and have a big time, and unfortunately every vacation has to wrap down and it's time to roll back up the road. So it's the Saturday before Easter Sunday and we hitch up and drive up the road, across the Florida Turnpike, hit I75 and roll on up into the Paines Prairie region and BAM a tire explodes on the rv. I get out and investigate it on the side of the road, discover since it's got twin axles the rim is off the ground on the blown tire, so I get back in and cruise at a low speed up to the first exit which is the Paines Prairie rest area and dig out the spare (which fortunately has air in it, unfortunately is pretty beat up) So in pit stop fashion and grab my tools and jack and 10 minutes later tools are back put away. Well now I consider the 700 mile trip running with no spare on a substandard tire and that's out of the question it's getting pretty late on a Saturday Night before Easter Sunday, so I decide we will cruise a few more miles and go camp out in my Brother's back yard, and wait out the holiday and try and procure 2 fresh tires for the rolling wheels and move the good old tire off the rolling wheel and onto the spare rim giving me a good spare tire.
Well we are back home and I just ordered fresh air filters for the motor, and I'm working on procuring the Carrier Transicold condeser fan. The rig ran good and strong and got us round trip and back home without much fuss, we had a grand time, got to visit with lots of family and play at Disney World.
I look forward to hearing from anyone else who is travelling with a wheelchair and what obstacles they've overcome in maintaining a living lifestyle.
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