Subj : Our first trip in a while
To   : All
From : Mike Dippel
Date : Sun Apr 18 2021 09:17:30

My wife and I set off yesterday for our first camping trip in quite  while.  Started out 
with a minor problem.  I tow a hybrid and it needs a device to charge the battery while 
in tow or the startup battery could totally discharge.

I spent nearly $200 to have this device installed, and it didn't work.  I only had a 2-1/2 
hour drive so it didn't concern me much, but it needs to be fixed before I attempt a long 
trip.

As if that wasn't enough, the 'check engine' light came on.  Once I came to a complete 
stop, the engine was underpowered and had trouble getting up to speed.

That's 2 places I have to go to get things fixed.  The first is the shop that installed the 
device,, and the second is Freightliner so they can put it on a computer to see what the 
problem is and fix it.

Camping is supposed to be fun.  I hate it when something happens to change that.

Mike
 
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