Halloween at Chesapeake

[markiver54]

Jim, I always track on the carriers website, not Amazon. I have found in the past that they don't always agree.
I'm sure it's in transit and you might see that it has made progress tonite, closer to you.
Always nice when you see, ( maybe in the morning ), " out for delivery ".

[JEBar]

I usually track on both and yep, great to see Out For Delivery ....

[JEBar]

the latest tracking info says its on its way to HAMPTON, VA .... they now show ===> "Scheduled delivery: Wednesday 10/14/2020 by end of day" .... Thursday they are calling for a sunny 75 degree with a 10% chance of rain .... hopefully, the install will go smoothly

[JEBar]

good news .... Amazon is showing that the replacement tank :


the package arrived at a carrier facility in Hampton, VA US at 7:12 AM

the package left that facility in Hampton, VA and is Out For Delivery


I do not plan to start removing parts on the truck that are required for the removal of the OEM tank and to install the replacement until I have it in hand and make sure it is the correct part

[markiver54]

Good news!

[JEBar]

well, the good news is, the clouds parted and moved on out shortly after noon .... the bad news is, FedEx still shows the replacement coolant tank is still shown to be delivered by 8PM but its now 8:30PM and no sign of it .... it was nice to be able to get out of the camper for several hours this afternoon .... the first couple of pictures are of our site .... our electrical hookups are all in place .... our Traveler smoker/grill is setup and ready go .... the tree shown below is close to our site .... its tall and had some dead branches at its top .... the bird shown has to have one heck of a view

[Sir Henry]

I take it you didn’t get it last night.

[JEBar]

I take it you didn’t get it last night.

FedEx did show up with it but apparently, it was well after the campground cuts back for the evening .... I drove up to the office and picked it up about 9AM .... after allowing the truck's engine to cool, I removed the air filter and then the coolant tank .... doing so didn't require any great degree of mechanical talent but did require some thought about how to go about it .... as with most of my projects, there were 2 screws located so that they were not only difficult to get to but took a good bit patience to remove and later to reinstall .... the pictures below pretty much show the process .... in looking at them, they don't reflect the time and effort required .... a 40 mile round trip shopping drive later, all appears to be OK

[JEBar]

spotted the rig below on a dealer's lot in Gloucester, VA .... its there on consignment .... the owner is asking $50K .... it looks like one heck of a rig, most certainly not one you see very often

[Sir Henry]

Nice looking but I would prefer a double cab.

[JEBar]

Nice looking but I would prefer a double cab.

agree with the double cab ....

[Hatchdog]

That’s a big recovery tank but then again, that’s a big truck! Happy it is working out for you.

[JEBar]

my best guess is the tank holds a couple of gallons .... the gallon I poured in yesterday didn't bring the level up to the low coolant sensor ..... reinstalling the air filter proved to take more effort than anticipated .... its torqued into place that made it "interesting" to line up the bolt holes

[JEBar]

another rainy day .... the difference is, the forecasted temp will struggle to get out of the 50's .... another day to be spent inside .... a few blades to sharpen, Gunga Din to be watched later ....

[JEBar]

to say that its still raining would be a considerable understatement .... first picture taken around 9AM .... second picture taken about 1:30PM .... no clearing in sight before midnight

[Sir Henry]

Is that Lake Erie!

[JEBar]

its still raining and that puddle is still getting larger .... the picture below was taken looking straight down our or our camper's door

[markiver54]

Great that the camper sits high.
Hope you get better weather soon!

[JEBar]

we are most certainly delighted to have put a new roof on her a couple of years ago .... if the forecast is correct, the last of the rain is supposed to move out shortly after midnight .... tonight and tomorrow night are supposed to be in the low to mid 40's .... after that, things look good for the rest of the time we are here

[JEBar]

while its still very wet, by contrasting the pictures above and below, it can be seen that things are drying out .... a drive over to Walmart in Gloucester is on tap for later this morning .... this afternoon my first project will be to remove the male plug from one of our 50 am extension cords .... it has a gap between end of the casing and the bottom of the plug .... as such, there is no water shield .... with this being a cord that is used outside, the gap needs to be removed ....