Here is a list of all the items pre-leaving for Alaska that have been repaired on the RV. I'm hoping not to edit the page to add a during the trip section... so much for that!!

On the road repairs:

August 19, 1999 - The breakdown along the Denali Highway -We pulled over to take some video of ducks feeding in a pond and the Winnebaigis wouldn't restart!

August 18, 1999 - Leaky tire - The outer left rear tire took on a screw and had a slow leak.  We drove to a Chevron Station in Glennallen for the repair.

August 17, 1999 - Replaced another alternator belt - We suspect that the alternator belt broke because it was the original one from when we purchased the RV. We have a nice new belt installed and tensioned properly, so let's see how long it lasts.

August 16, 1999 - Repair the leaky roof above Greg's bed - This was a relatively quick repair once we found the source of the leak. Scrape out old silicone and squirt in some new stuff!!! I'm beginning to realize why you don't see a lot of older RV's on the road, too many repairs!!!

August 14, 1999 - Replace alternator belt - About 200 miles into the journey to Dawson City we heard a noise, smelt burnt rubber and the alternator wasn't charging. One might suspect that the belt was misaligned on the lower pulley that if fell off and wrapped itself around the fan.

August 13, 1999 - Winnebaigis gets its alternator rebuilt

The voltage problem persisted over the past few days, so we decided to take some early corrective action before we got stranded. 

August 11, 1999 - Sparking problem

During the ride today I noticed the voltage from the alternator was reading low and Greg was complained there was a miss in the engine. During one of our picture taking stops Greg noticed an arc from the spark plug to the engine block... the spark plug seemed to be arcing through the rubber boot to the block!!! Oops sounds like our new lifetime guaranteed spark plug wires are bad!!! 

August 9, 1999 - Roof AC cover repair 

The high winds from August 8th caused some damage to the Winnebaigis... that evening we tried to use the AC only to hear a horrible sound. The morning or August 9th I wend up on the roof to look at the unit, in disbelief I saw the anchor points of the cover all cracked up. A little duct tape and strap iron were used to fabricate a "patch" to hold the roof AC cover down until we get home or get a new one.

August 7, 1999 - We not longer need a sump pump in the Winnebaigis.

After several attempts to repair the leak, at times we made the leak worse than the original leak, we now have it fixed. One would think it wouldn't take 2 engineers nearly a week to fix a dripping water heater, however this is an RV, everything is over-complicated.

August 4, 1999 - The Winnebaigis got a lift

The age and excess weight began taking the toll on the Winnebaigis, it was slowly losing ride height. We decided an extra leaf might help the performance over bumps and give the Winnebaigis some extra ground clearance. The morning was spent at Sioux Brake getting the the springs tended too.

August 1, 1999 at 11am

The "last collector gasket you will need" melted 13 miles into the journey. (yes we got outside the DC beltway, but that's because I live outside the beltway!!!) Notice the bright white on the upper center portion of the picture, that is melted aluminum from the "last collector gasket you will ever need!!!"