Freightliner Shop

Tuesday - This morning, I took the class A to Doggett Freightliner on the east side of San Antonio. The 60 mile trip took almost 1½ hours due to morning traffic plus the ubiquitous road construction. The shop doesn’t do appointments so it’s just first come first serve combined with the skill set of available techs. 

The drive was uneventful with no issues with the engine. Coolant temperature stayed around 185°F for the entire trip and, overall, it was a pretty relaxing drive. 

It’s there for the regular annual preventative maintenance (oil, filters, inspection) plus replace the 20 year old air bags and shocks. A pressure relief valve on the engine driven hydraulic pump has been leaking and the Caterpillar shop in Wyoming sent me the replacement part. It was back ordered by a couple of months from Freightliner when the engine was replaced. There is also another hydraulic fluid leak near the center of the chassis. I’m not sure if it is power steering or one of the slide hoses. They are also checking the analog tachometer as it has been intermittent for a couple of years. So a laundry list of non-engine issues for them to check out. The RV chassis is Freightliner. The service writer thought that most things will be done in a couple of days. The shocks are not in stock and will need to be ordered.