Lacking presidential perfection.

After the exciting and productive time in China, life is once more on the road in the Fuso Szulc.
Travelling these days from Temecula, California, USA to Punta Boca del Salado, Baja California, Mexico.

This is the kind of life loved very much.
Actually, the kind of life as was lived in China is loved very much as well, but travelling in the Fuso Szulc is always very special.

To travel south and to have everything needed on board.
To be completely independent and to be able to stay wherever wanted.
This gives a tremendous feeling of freedom.
Like the eagle flying higher and higher on spirals of warm air.

It has been learned from the beginning that travelling in the Fuso Szulc means dealing with issues.
By now, this has become the fulfilment of expectations.
The logic of the machine.

Returned from China the Swedish build Dometic refrigerator had not been working properly.
During the absence all the frozen food had melted and rotted.
All other food was lost surrounded by forests of fungus.
Indeed an internal disaster.
First task was to disinfect and clean the interior of the refrigerator.

Cleaning is an activity deeply hated, but this time the hate was not of Stalin-volume.
Next step was to troubleshoot.
Another activity considered as a waste of precious time.

The good news was that the fridge ran on electricity, as it should.
And even it worked eventually on propane but far beneath its cooling capacity.
This made one think that the propane supply might be working inefficiently.
Cleaning of the burner might heal the Dometic fridge.
This evening, after driving for 7 hours, before the sun went down in the Pacific Ocean, quickly the burner was cleaned.
But also the burner jet.
With Q-tips drained in Japanese after-shave lotion because it contains a high degree of alcohol.
This resulted in a dramatic improvement of the colour and size of the flame.
Now blue and big, the fridge should work like new.

Yesterday morning the new Heliotrope Solar Controller was installed.
The former one had blown up.
All cables had been labelled.
Hence, it was easy for a photographer to connect the new controller.
The thing works.
But it is noticed it was on “bulk” the whole day.
Never going into “taper” or “float” mode.
It should because during the driving the RV-batteries are charged by the engine of the truck.
The RV-batteries should be so full of juice that the solar panel energy is not needed anymore.
Making the Heliotrope Solar Controller go into the “float” mode.
The situation with the controller will be closely watched over the next coming days.
Hoping to see a switch to “taper” and “float”.

The new Shurflo water pump is also on board.
The former one had a bad valve and Shurflo has replaced it for a complete new pump.
Now the moment must come that the current water pump can be taken out and the new one put in.
A tricky procedure.
Because the water pump is at a lower point than the water tank.
When the water pump is disconnected, the water tank starts to drain.
It requires skills to take off the hose from the current water pump and quickly get it on the new water pump.
It is not urgent.
It waits for the appropriate moment.
When in a soft mood so that hate cannot rise too high.

The National truck seats are also having a problem.
They have air suspension and air bags.
For this there is a special air compressor and tank.
These days, mostly at night when temperatures are low, the compressor starts to pump air into the tank.
Somehow the pressure in the tank lowers.
It seems that the cool temperatures, around 6 degrees Centigrade / 43 degrees Fahrenheit, is the reason.
It is an annoying problem because several times in the night the peaceful sleeper is woken up by the noisy air pump.
The seats have been checked if there were any air-leaks but that is not the case.
A puzzling issue.


Last issue is a noise heard when driving.
It comes from the front of the truck.
Like if a shock absorber is broken.
Or a bracket loose.
Everything has been carefully checked but until now it has been impossible to locate the problem that is making the noise.

Now it may seem that the Fuso Szulc is a lemon and that the juice is running down the legs constantly.
That might be true but at the same time we must realize that the Fuso Szulc has many appliances that work without a problem.

It must never be forgotten that everything works well except one or two things.
It is only a Lazy Daze motor home and US President George W. Bush that are always perfect.






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