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Deming New
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Day two of
our trip home was not quite uneventful, but we managed to put some miles on.
Leaving Yuma Lakes RV resort at 8:20 a.m. we were soon on I-8 heading east.
About halfway between Araby Rd. and the Foothills, a warning came up on the
dash. It said that speed would be reduced to 50 mph, and that there was an
exhaust fluid system fault. I knew that the DEF fluid was full, so I was at a
lost to this problem. When we reached the Foothills, I exited and pulled into a
mall. Where I shut off the truck and tried to add DEF fluid, just in case. I
was able to pour less than a pint into the tank, so knew that wasn’t the
problem.
I decided to get
back on I-8 and head back towards Yuma, to see if the warning came on again. If
it did, there was a Ford dealer that I could go to. After travelling approximately,
the same distance as before, the warning had not reappeared, so we exited and
turned back east to continue on our way.
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| Putting a new air filter yesterday for the trip home. |
We made good time to Eloy Az. where we met friends for lunch, Ken and Nancy live year-round in a park near there. It is always great to see them and catch up.
Back on the
road at 1:45 we made our way here to Deming New Mexico. Arizona highways are
rough in places, I-8 not too bad and I-10 not as good. Between the two, I am
giving them a 7 out of 10 rating. In New Mexico, I-10 is much better, and I
will rate it at a 9 out of 10.
That’s our
day from my point of view, check out Pat’s blog, HERE for
the rest of the story. Until the next time, thanks for stopping by.
Hopefully you will have no further problems. Had a bad updated program from the dealership. It could be your problem.
ReplyDeleteStay Safe and Enjoy the adventure.
It's about time.
Thanks, hopefully no more issues.
ReplyDeleteMy dad's truck loses power at the rail, dropping the speed down lower than you mentioned but his problem is always a fuel filter glitch. I have a check engine light that comes on and goes off when there is a certain amount of jolt from a bump. It is a lose sensor somewhere, it is also exhaust related. My mechanic has told me the diagnosis alone could be in the high hundreds to low thousands because so much has to be taken apart and I think he said about 6 or 8 sensors would need to be checked and replaced to get the right one. Our trucks are both HD Silverados, dads is 2008, mine is a 2014. Just something to perhaps ease your mind. Safe travels.
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Thanks Deb, the issue seems to have resolved its self. The warning did not come on, on the next day of travel. Truck is running fine.
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