This was supposed to be an easy day but it turned out to be stressful again.  Our problems continued but we did make it. It was just over 200 miles but took us 7 hours counting all stops – pain and pleasure.

The first thing that happened was our fuel pump wire got loose again (happened on a previous trip).  I had checked the connections by pushing on them several times over the past few days as part of working on these fuel problems.  Something, probably my ‘checking’ made one of the connectors come loose this morning.  Carol persuaded me to check it right away so we didn’t lose much time on that one.

The coach ran great for quite a while but then started doing the fuel starvation symptom thing again (a technical term).   We were already in Canada when it started this time.  It got pretty bad and we had to stop a couple of times to restart it – but it did start.  On about the third time I decided I had to eliminate the possibility that it was ignition related so I installed the module and coil I had bought as spares a couple of days ago.

It did seem like the engine ran much better now but the fuel problem was still there.  The difference now was that I could keep it running.  Pumping the gas pedal when it choked and going slow – about 40mph – kept it running for the last 50 miles or so.

Now, after a long day of trying to figure out what is going on, I have suddenly realized that there is still one more active component in my fuel system that I have not eliminated – the fuel pressure regulator!  It could easily be causing this problem.  I will eliminate it tomorrow – whatever parts I need to splice around it should be available in Invermere, the next town north.  I also hope to find an air compressor and eliminate the only other possibilities – the fuel lines and the tank switch.  We plan to be here for 3 nights and I’ll get started tomorrow.

Sorry, no photos today.  Nothing to take pictures of.