We're fine. Our dog-days-of-summer are about over. We've had some rainy weather over the last week. Made for some dramatic views of the mountains - none of which I managed to get a picture of. Been a busy park.
Park is moving into its fall period. Our daily schedule (when volunteering) will adjust in a couple of weeks. We have no experience with it as a visitor. Consequently, we've no idea of how it affects our daily work routines. We know that evening ranger-guided hikes will end. It seems it affects the interpretative rangers more than the volunteers. We'll learn more Monday.
It's been a summer of the check engine light for our truck (now over 128,000 miles). We usually get a check engine light early in the season while visiting Yellowstone NP. This time the light keeps coming back. (Maybe it's upset we didn't take it to Yellowstone??)
Only the first code it threw affected driveability. The next code took a couple of trips to the shop to solve. We're currently on the third code which has everyone - including Ford engineers - stumped. It's indicating a fuel trim error. After three loops through the resolution/repair process, all parts test fine. Put it back together and the truck throws a fuel trim error code.
Ford engineers suggested new injectors as they've only experienced this symptom with two other trucks (with 6.7L diesel engines) and the code cleared after new injectors. Figured it'd be safer to travel back east with the trailer if we have new injectors, so we'll try it. If that fails, we'll take the truck to Grumpy's Diesel in Pensacola when we get to Gulf Shores in December. Or the truck breaks down somewhere along the way, and we find out the real problem! If it wasn't for that little check engine light, you'd never suspect the truck has a problem.
That's it for us. Here's some pics from the last few days. Thanks for dropping by and checking up on us. David
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| Picture taken by Hannah Boaz (view is of Death Canyon) |
