Oh Buck!

Regarding the title of this post:  this is a G-Rated blog, and there will be no profanity....but the day is young...we just got into a fender bender 3 miles back...18 yo pulled into the center lane from the right as he entered via a ramp, Jim was losing his lane on the left...so he was moving over.  The kid nicked the right corner of the rig.  He had a small car.  Little ding on his car, right front reflector broke off on the rig.  Jim didn't realize he had hit him until he heard the crunch.  He didn't see him.  He came in under the mirror in the right front, cutting Jim off, but he didn't realize Jim was also moving into the same lane.

Daisy (the Coach) started to buck and we are now currently pulled over just off Rt. 81 at exit 28, and we are on Rt. 17S.  About a mile down the road.
Jim is on the phone with the Freightliner Chassis Help line and the guy is kind enough to walk him thru it.
He was asked to drained 3 oz's of the fuel filter.  The guy believes there is water in the fuel.  Now after he has drained about 3 oz's of the fuel, he was asked to  rev up the RPM's to 1000.  He's to hold it there for a minute or two.  Now he's gone back to drain more of the the water separator part of the fuel filter.  Jim said it makes sense, because he topped off his fuel at Fred Fuller's Place up on Rt. 25 (where the Heating Oil company is, near Moultonboro).   He thinks there was either some water or some crud in it.  The guy said if the fuel has been in the ground over 30 days, then there is water in it.   Now he's pulling out.  The service man is still on the phone with him.  Coach is running fine now.  Jim will change the whole filter when we get to the Campground.  He is now just gabbing with the guy...all is well...for now.

View from our breakdown location

There we sit...

You're telling me!

Across the street