I am not sure where to begin. Yesterday we finally had a mechanic (Muttly's mobile repair) show up at our campsite, 9:45 am, early morning by his account. He worked on the RV for about 3 hours, got it running, and by 2 pm he and Jim were taking it for a test drive. Everything seemed to be working just fine.
This morning we packed up, getting ready to head north to Savannah and then Charleston, but the engine wouldn't start and the same warning lights came on. We called the same mechanic who told us to pressurize the fuel tank using an air compressor. When we did that, the fuel tank blew open, spewing 85 gal of fuel on the ground. Thankfully it stayed confined to our site, but what a mess. We contacted the park Rangers and within an hour we had the fire dept., a Ranger, an ambulance, the hazmat folks, the EPA, Dept. of Fish & Wildlife Management, as well as other campers looking to see what was going on. They sprayed foam over the spill which took away the fuel smell mostly, but we were told we still had to leave. We called Good Sam Roadside Assistance who called in a tow truck for us, and took us to the Cummins Service Center in Jacksonville. We had to pay half of the towing bill which we were not happy about; called them to voice our anger about that and having been put in the position to use their mechanic instead of having the RV towed last Thursday when we requested it.
To top it all off, we are responsible for hiring a hazmat contractor to handle the cleanup of the campsite, including paying for it. Tomorrow morning we will call our insurance agent to see if they will handle this before we start calling any contractors.
