Category: Maintenance
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Hidden Valley Recreation Area
Encompassing 180 acres in the George Washington National Forest in Bath County, the Hidden Valley Recreation Area is one of our favorite places. It has a great, little campground that is managed by the best hosts, Toni and Judy, who work very hard to keep it clean and neat. The beautiful Jackson River runs through…
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Grok And I And The GMC
Me: Oct. 8, 2025 What causes GMC Sierra 3500 diesel error code, continue driving, cleaning exhaust filter? Grok: Understanding the “Cleaning Exhaust Filter – Continue Driving” Message on GMC Sierra 3500 Diesel The GMC Sierra 3500 with the Duramax diesel engine (typically the 6.6L L5P in recent models) uses a Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) in…
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Grok, YouTube And I Fixed The GMC
December 1, 2025 It is dangerous, frustrating and frightening to have your truck go into “Limp Mode” while pulling a trailer. It first happened between Thunder Bay and Bayfield, Wisconsin on Lake Superior. The truck operates in reduced power and speed to protect the engine. It can happen for a variety of reasons: high engine…
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The Madison, Wisconsin Farmer’s Market
Making our way back to Virginia, we had some interesting stops along the way. I took one last picture of the St. Croix River before driving to Babcock County Park Campground in McFarland, just outside of Madison, Wisconsin. Wisconsin is known for its cheese, but we haven’t really seen it. We drove Rt. 8 east…
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A Day to Remember
Thursday, September 18, 2025 Walkie told us to return in the morning so he could install a new air filter and clean the sensors. He called in an order for the filter yesterday, saying it would be delivered about 9:00. We arrived at 9:45. I wondered how he could get reliable deliveries in his remote…
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Finland Campground
September 12, 2025 51 degrees at 6:00, high of 64 We are moving to Finland Campground today, so we went to Zup’s Food Market in Silver Bay. A lady with a very good voice was singing briefly as we shopped fruits and vegetables. Then a young man sang as he stocked the shelves. He nodded…
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Hike High Falls and Two-Step Falls
Thursday, September 11, 2025 We went to the Visitor’s Center to get a day pass since we couldn’t get a campsite in Baptism River Campground. The young man suggested Finland Campground in the national forest, just past Finland, MN. We talked for a long time with a nice lady working there. She is of Finnish…
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Hike French Portage and Falls
Sunday, September 7, 2025 39 deg at 6 am Still having trouble with the furnace, I went out and surveyed the problem again. Of course there could be one or several problems, so I have watched some videos, which were helpful. All the wires were connected, but the cover for the flywheel was loose and…
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Breaker Breaker
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 In the afternoon we drove south 20 miles to the small community of Valle to try to find a breaker. Our air conditioner has been tripping a 30 amp breaker to the Inverter. We stopped at the Raptor Ranch Campground to ask where the hardware store was. “Across the road, turn…
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The Faulty Faucet
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 I had a list of things to fix while in Moab. I had fixed the propane problem by finding a leaky connection on the tank harness. I checked again today with a propane sensor, and it picked up a bit of a leak where the big knob connects to one of…