We had a good night, got up, turned over the RV for further diagnostics. Then we went to breakfast. In case you ever come to Odessa, know that they don't have restaurants, everyone takes their time, and nothing opens before 10 am, except for taquerias. After driving again around and around we were surprised to find a Denny's. Our food, eggs, took a 1/2 hour to get to us and it was cold. When they brought our food, the waitress took our drinks. I guess only one part of a meal at a time is allowed.
Odessa is a town that during bust times has a population of about 100,000. During boom times it goes to 500,000-1,000,000. It's biggest employer is Haliburton, a fracking company, but there are many other oil companys here, and a Family Dollar Store distribution center. Also many banks and churches of all denominations. Get it? Both have many denominations 😀
There are lots of pump jacks and wind turbines here. We didn't understand why some work and others sit still. The explanation we received: the smaller pump jacks are for water, the larger ones for oil. Each is on a schedule and is dependent on production demand. The wind turbines must work on the same principle, but why they wouldn't be working to produce electricity all the time escapes me. They have scores of turbines here, and there is a billion dollar project to build more.
Cummins replaced both parts, the turbo oil drain pipe and the lifter pump, finishing at 4:45 PM. Took a test drive and rechecked the ECM codes and there were none! Yeeha! Tonight we are spending the night hooked up in their parking lot and tomorrow they will change our air filter, we'll pay, and finally be on our way again.
Turbo Oil Drain Pipe
Location of Pin Hole
Lifter Pump on the backer plate
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