On the road waiting for a fix

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--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "davidkerryedwards"
wrote:
>
> We're on the road in Macon, Missouri. Got here last night and
stayed
> in Long Branch State Park. Noticed a horrendous squealing when I
> pulled into camp. Same sound again this morning. Turns out the
water
> pump idler pully mechanism met its demise. Great local mechanic
came
> out to the campsite and diagnosed it. I initially thought it was
the
> water pump. Bird is in his shop right now while he dissasembles
the
> idler, seeing if the bearings can be replaced rather than putting
in a
> new ($400!) idler. When he took it off it was way too hot to handle
> and disgorged about a quarter of a cup of rust. No indication of a
> grease zerk that I could see. I'm at the public library at the
> moment. The retrofitted swing out radiator is a godsend. He had
the
> front end open in twenty minutes. He had tried to change it out at
> the campsite but the bolts were too tight to loosen without
opening it
> up.
> Allstate's RV Roadhelp is useless. They more or less said sorry we
> can't help you, you're on your own. We'll pay the towing bill if
you
> can find someone to tow it, but we can't. I'm going to sign up for
> the FMCA service, it can't be any worse.
>
> Kerry
> 82 FC 35
> Denver
>