Coburg, Oregon to our home base near Shelton, Washington

We drove our truck from home down to Cummins, then drove our coach back home on the same day; 255 miles (each way), about five hours of driving (each way), from Cummins Coach Care in Coburg, Oregon to our home base near Shelton, Washington… again.

Here’s a map showing our route home, heading north:

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Our coach:

Our coach

Departing Cummins:

Departing Cummins

I-5 North:

I-5 North

Oops:

Oops

We stopped at the first rest area again, to see if the issue recurs… fortunately it did not; looks like the turbo replacement was the real fix:

We stopped at the first rest area again, to see if the issue recurs

Triple trailer:

Triple trailer

Exit to I-205 North:

Exit to I-205 North

The mountain’s out — Mount Hood:

The mountain's out: Mount Hood

Leaving Portland:

Leaving Portland

Mount Hood again:

Mount Hood again

“Oregon Thanks You; Come Back Soon”; not for a few months, thanks:

Oregon Thanks You; Come Back Soon

Just can’t get enough of Mount Hood:

Mount Hood

Mount Hood

Closed rest area:

Closed rest area

Back to Gee Cee’s Truck Stop again:

Gee Cee's Truck Stop

This time, we got fuel:

Gee Cee's Truck Stop fuel

Fuel

And DEF:

DEF

Then we went into their restaurant for dinner:

Restaurant

Restaurant

A long day; getting towards sunset:

Getting towards sunset

Exit towards Shelton:

Exit towards Shelton

Shelton:

Shelton

Shelton

Our coach at home:

Our coach at home

Our coach at home

Our coach at home

Our coach at home

Coburg heading north, then back to Coburg, Oregon

We drove our coach 113 miles, about two hours of driving, from Cummins Coach Care in Coburg, Oregon towards our our home base, but turned around in Salem when the Check Engine and MIL lights came back on with the same error code.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north then back south:

Route

An interactive map, with the rest area pinned:

Our coach backing into a Coach Care service bay:

Our coach backing into a Coach Care service bay

We spent the day in the customer lounge:

Customer lounge

Customer lounge

We spent the day in the customer lounge

Bathroom

Second breakfast at Chick-fil-A:

Second breakfast at Chick-fil-A

We parked our truck behind the lounge, and turned on our smaller Bluetti battery, so we could use our truck’s Starlink Wi-Fi (the Wi-Fi in the lounge was not very fast):

Parked our tuck behind the lounge, and turned on the Bluetti battery, so we could use our Starlink Wi-Fi

Our coach emerging:

Our coach emerging

Parked for the night:

Parked for the night

Doing an engine regen:

Doing a regen

Heading out again, full of hope:

Heading out again, full of hope

We stopped at a rest area, to see if that triggers the issue, as it had before:

Stopped at a rest area to see if that triggers the issue

Alas, it did:

It did

So we turned around at the next exit, and headed back to Cummins:

So we turned around at the next exit, and headed back to Cummins

Back to Cummins

Back to Cummins

We stayed the night again, then had Dutch Bros Coffee for breakfast while they looked at the coach again:

Dutch Bros Coffee

And later, went to the cafe at the nearby truck stop to have breakfast for lunch:

Breakfast for lunch

Breakfast for lunch

Breakfast for lunch

Breakfast for lunch

That afternoon, we had more news: the engine’s turbocharger was damaged (which I had suspected based on Facebook posts). The tech showed a scope shot of the damaged turbo:

Scope of damaged turbo

So, this repair just got way more expensive; about $11k to replace that and the actuator, including labor. Sigh. But at least they finally found the root issue!

We left our coach there, and drove our truck home, while they ordered in the part, and did the work.

Shelton, Washington to Cummins Coach Care in Coburg, Oregon

We drove our coach 255 miles, about five hours of driving, from our home base near Shelton, Washington back to Cummins Coach Care in Coburg, Oregon.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading south:

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

On the way:

On the way

Rail crossing:

Rail crossing

WA-101 South:

WA-101 South

“Take Turns Merging When Congested”… yep, that’s how it’s supposed to work; zipper merge, people:

Take Turns Merging When Congested

To I-5 South:

To i-5 South

Engine fire:

Engine fire

Bump:

Bump

A pipe thing… I wonder what it is? ChatGPT thinks it’s a conveyer segment, which seems plausible. Looks like a catwalk and handrail on the right inside:

A pipe thing

Gee Cee’s Truck Stop, a favorite stop on I-5:

Bee Gee's Truck Stop

Bee Gee's Truck Stop

They have a restaurant and deli:

Restaurant and deli

We had lunch at the restaurant:

Restaurant menu

Restaurant menu

Lunch

Back to our coach:

Back to our coach

Train:

Train

Interstate drawbridge between Washington and Oregon:

Interstate drawbridge between Washington and Oregon

Entering Oregon:

Entering Oregon

Welcome to Oregon:

Welcome to Oregon

Fremont Bridge:

Fremont Bridge

Portland:

Portland

Aerial tram:

Aerial tram

Coburg exit, again:

Coburg exit, again

Back to Cummins:

Back to Cummins

Parked at Cummins:

Parked at Cummins

Parked at Cummins

Parked at Cummins

Power Watchdog smart surge protector

I’ve had a Power Watchdog smart surge protector for years, but I recently upgraded it to the new version, after a campsite pedestal issue partially melted the plug on my old one. This new model adds Wi-Fi support, a more compact form factor, protection for the plug, and built-in display dimming.

Unboxing:

Power Watchdog

Power Watchdog

The updated Power Watchdog app, which also lets you turn the power on and off without having the flip the breaker:

Power Watchdog app

A nice improvement is the ability to change the dog face brightness; no need for a dimmer shade sticker anymore:

Dog face brightness

The Power Watchdog connected:

Power Watchdog connected

A nice upgrade.

Coburg, Oregon to our home base near Shelton, Washington

We drove our coach 255 miles, about five hours of driving, from Cummins Coach Care in Coburg, Oregon to our home base near Shelton, Washington.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading north:

Route map

An interactive map, with potential stops pinned:

Our coach parked at Cummins:

Our coach parked at Cummins

Our coach parked at Cummins

Our coach parked at Cummins

Helpful tip:

Helpful tip

Preparing to leave:

Preparing to leave

Heading to I-5 North:

Heading to I-5 North

Roadworks:

Roadworks

Exit to I-205:

Exit to I-205

Entering Washington:

Entering Washington

Closed rest area:

Closed rest area

Bump:

Bump

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

Soon after the fuel stop, about three hours (200 miles) after leaving Cummins, the Check Engine and Malfunction Indicator lights came back on, with the same SPN 102 FMI 18 fault:

102-18 fault

At that point, we decided to just continue home. The exit to Shelton:

Exit to Shelton

City limits of Shelton:

City limits of Shelton

Welcome to Shelton:

Welcome to Shelton

The SPN 102 FMI 18 fault code on the dash:

SPN 102 FMI 18 fault code

Back to Cummins after the weekend!