What the?!
Added 2016-09-14 05:21:43 +0000 UTCHey guys!
A little update on our trip to California! So we were on the way out of Pensacola, we had just gotten to Mobile, Alabama and were going down into an underground tunnel when I pressed the accelerator and the RPMs shot up. No torque at all. Like it was in neutral but it wasn't. We were going down the hill and I knew it wasn't going to make it up the other side. I got over to the side and slowed to a stop as we were heading up the hill. We almost made it but didn't. I tried to place the truck into park, it rolled backwards. There was no gear response in any gear at all.
Only about 2 minutes went by, we were already on the phone with the authorities when a LCDR in the Coast Guard pulled in front of us. He hooked us up and towed us to a safe spot at a park and ride. Thank God for good people! Funny, we've been rescued by the Coast Guard and weren't even on a boat!
I got the truck moving by resetting the transfer case (which I assumed it was) but it still wasn't shifting properly. So we had her towed to a dealership. They were great, gave us a rental while the truck is there. It's something electrical that isn't allowing the truck to shift the transfer case properly. I'm a mechanic, not an electrician so that's on them to figure out.
So now we're on the way again but in our little Mazda rental car. It's all good and part of our adventure! We're loving it and can't wait to catch Trevor's football game on Sat!
Thought some of you might like to know! Keep in touch, we will be checking in with you along the way!
Jeremiah
Comments
It was a cute little place - We had no idea how much of a sailing town it actually was!! Haha - Me too Annie, gets me every time!! Some things never get old ;)
Lazy Gecko Sailing
2016-09-14 15:20:41 +0000 UTCTruckie is aging...makes us sad!! We can't wait to watch our oldest boy play! Rhys will love it too:)
Lazy Gecko Sailing
2016-09-14 15:19:10 +0000 UTCEveryday is truly an adventure! I'm so impressed on how well we adapt to sudden changes and I would say we have our sailing life to thank for that :)
Lazy Gecko Sailing
2016-09-14 15:17:41 +0000 UTCIsn't that the truth?! The response time was incredible especially since we had the little guy in the back - we wanted to get him out of harms way as soon as possible!!
Lazy Gecko Sailing
2016-09-14 15:16:29 +0000 UTC
