details are escaping my attention. when i make an appointment or 1 is given to me i enter it in my calendar.fine. yesterday was wed. i looked @ my calendar and saw 2 appointments that i read for thurs then went about consuming time. i was north of town sitting in a parking lot reading grisham. the phone rang. it was kody’s office saying i missed my appointment. i said no, it was thurs. she said it was for wed. i looked, she was correct. i had another meeting @ 5 downtown. i beat feet downtown and made that meeting w/ dennis who is managing my $. fortunately i was rescheduled for today @ kody’s.
for some time i sensed that the van lacked power as in the turbo boost not increasing power going uphill. most times the transmission would down shift to increase the speed. i spoke w/ the dodge dealer here in town. i was told that until the van threw codes as seen as idiot lights they didn’t know where to start. nuts. i called around spokane seeking non dealer shop for repair. i struck out. back to the dealer for an appointment on mon. last night driving up the argonne hill the van was dying, it would not down shift even in spite of increased pedal pressure. i made the hill then coasted down to lindgren where i am staying. there is a short uphill on the road. i pushed the pedal for more speed. no downshift. i noticed that the rpm only went to 3000 tops. not good. shortly i was @ my parking spot. again i pressed the pedal: 3,000 tops and i smelled strange odor. S—. i won’t drive the van as is. something ain’t right. plan now is to rent a car for long weekend then have the van towed to the dealer on mon. i will get a pic w/ the van on a hauler. may the propane last to keep the frige running.