Day 4 - Quite an Adventure

There are several interesting issues to discuss in this posting.

As we were preparing to pull out of the AZ Rest Area, the sun was coming up and we stopped to take a photo. Far from being the ugly rest stop we first thought, we were near some beautiful rocks and a small hill. See the 1st photo.

Aside from the dead battery, the trip went well and we decided to visit a Flying J for fuel at exit 208 near Eloy, AZ. The price was good (2.53/gal) and they gave us an RV discount of .01 off each gallon. $252 later and we were preparing to leave.

However, I decided to check the Ford to see if it would start. Alas, it was dead again. A quick jump and the engine was back to life. I noticed the Neutral Tow placard said to never tow with a dead battery so I tried to put it gear. Whoops, it said we were going 25mph while sitting still. Long story short - the neutral tow module was stuck in tow mode. Called Ford, found dealer 15 miles away in Casa Grande, we're having lunch in their parking lot while they fix the Ford and install a new battery (and check the charging system).

Lunch was turkey/ham sandwiches in the back lot of Glen Jones Ford. We saw the Ford drive off to a service bay so they must have fixed something. The good news is that they got it back in gear so we can drive it normally. The bad news is that the module won't go back into Neutral so we can't tow it right now. The technician went for lunch so we'll check back after 1pm MT to see if we're going on or spending the night in their back lot.