Two for one with this job: It’s our dirtiest RV mechanical work, and we uncover a problem that could have lead to disastrous engine issues.
Author: L
Hi there! I am the impulsive do-er, the jumper, the one tugging to move past comfort zones to embrace a life of sheer surprise. I am a writer -- a pursuer of stories -- because I believe in the destination over the journey. I am a chaser of sunrises and sunsets and cherisher of the moments between. I have an overwhelming curiosity, an insatiable desire travel, and an obsessive yearn to turn dreams into realities. For all of these reasons, the word that best summarizes who I am is "seeker" -- I am forever a seeker.
We team up with Super Clean to give our retro relic a wash!
We hike to Woodstock Tower in a historic part of Virginia where Shenandoah National Park and the North Fork Shenandoah River stretch.
This is the East Coast’s version of Antelope Canyon in Arizona, which is why the area has been touted as a natural wonder and one of Virginia’s best kept secrets.
Andy and I are preparing our son for remote forest hikes. Here’s one of Ly’s first walks — Virginia’s Powhatan State Park.
It’s true — We don’t have mice problems because we found a snake inside our RV! How we wrangled a snake from our motorhome ourselves after spark plug work!
Our steel beast sounded like a cartoon raging bull who was held back but also taunted with a waving red flag — The desire to run was more than present but something somewhere was keeping our beast at bay.
One would believe if a vehicle runs before taking a fuel tank out, once the tank was reinstalled, the vehicle would run again. However, we learned this is not the case after our tank restoration.
Our welder and friend returns to save us and our Cortez — His job is to weld two threaded bungs to our fuel tank which will nearly finish off this tank restoration.
It was problem after problem for what should have been a quick job restoring our antique RV’s fuel tank …
“Everything we do with this hunk of **** metal just leads from one disaster to another one,” Andy cusses at our antique RV in his angriest outburst yet. Find out why replacing our clutch cylinders had him announcing he was done with our RV dream.
Andy and I tackle painting our roof, but the end result is not what we expect, which allows me to learn many lessons in the process.
We’ve called back our teammate and professional welder to tackle our most serious welding job yet — Welding new metal panels where our roof holes are. The best news: Now our RV is essentially water-tight!
Our first hired help arrives to weld new roof supports, but it was more than that — It was our welder’s positivity, his lack of hesitation when he saw our motorhome, and his desire to help one possibly ridiculous couple weld their dreams together.
Big news in our antique RV restoration: This is the first time Andy and I reach out for professional help as our Clark Cortez motorhome falls under the scrutiny of a welder.