When the time came to leave Crater Lake we pulled out from our site and drove over to the dump station to take care of business and after getting all hooked up and ready to go we found the Blue 'Roo did not want to go anywhere. Click, Click was all we were able to get from turning the key in the ignition. We had plenty of battery power so the question was is it the ignition switch or as Earl thought perhaps the neutral safety switch. In any event, he banged on the starter and on the cylinoids and checked all the fuses and still nothing. Okay, so this happened about 9:30am and we sat there until 3:30pm when this lovely tow truck arrived from Klamath Falls (yes, on a holiday) and after spending another hour getting hooked up we were on our way down the hill to the lovely town of Klamath Falls, OR. This guy was so great. Very nice and very careful. Anyway, he took us to Lee's Automotive where we sat for two days waiting for the shop to open after the Labor Day holiday.
So what was the result? The mechanic came out to diagnose the problem and Earl showed him how it click clicks and then the mechanic sat down and turned the key and varoom... yes, the rig started. The mechanic only smiled and said he could not fix what wasn't broken. So after re hooking up our drive line and spending $780.00 for a tow bill we proceeded down the road. Knock on wood this has not happened since or before but what the heck??? Not sure if we will ever know but what an interesting kink in the trip.
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