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Diesel leak and bad smell

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Preston Nash:
I think I’m in for a bill of that much or more.  The diesel soaked the carpet in the first bay behind the Hurricane.  I’m wondering if I’ll be able to clean it well enough to be rid of the smell, or if I’ll need to pull the carpet out.  Were you able to get rid of the smell?

Richard Davis:
I had the same problem with a diesel spill in one of my storage bays.  I soaked and scrubbed the bay multiple times with hot water and dawn dish detergent.  I had to use a wet vacuum to get the water and suds out since the drain holes were so small.  The use of a fan over night dried out the bay carpet.  It actually worked better and faster than I expected.  I had no smell issues there after.
Richard

Joel Ashley:
We had a flex hose failure along the route from the curbside kitchen sink to the gray tank via a slide out.  It leaked gray fluid under the tiles across to the street side of the pass-through bay where it soaked the built-in Dirt Devil vacuum unit, hanging from the bay ceiling.  It took me a few days to figure out where the foul smell came from... the soggy vacuum filter.  It permeated the bay. 

I dried and cleaned everything in the bay, including the vacuum unit, and resorted to Febreze.  I don't recommend that.  Methinks the so-called odor eliminator spray lingers more than the original problem, and doesn't dissipate.  Each day I'd leave open the bay doors and even stuck a small heater/fan with the heat off in there.  But the Febreze perfume held sway for weeks afterward.

I'd stick to Richard's suggestion.

Joel

Preston Nash:
I finally got the coach back from Massey's Diesel Service.  They had to remove the steer axle and H-frame to drop the fuel tank.  They made a conduit to run new fuel lines to the engine and also replaced the lines to and from the generator and the Hurricane heater.  They charged me for 64.5 hours of labor.  The rate is normally $205/hour.  I negotiated it down to $140/hour, so the bill for the labor turned out being $9,030.   Massey's used to have a guy named Tom running the place.  He was a walking coach text book.  He retired a few years ago and it seems all of the knowledge there went with him.  I don't think I'll be taking the coach back to them.  So now I need to work on cleaning up the diesel in the storage bay and hope I can get rid of the diesel smell.  I also need to get the front ride height readjusted.  It's now way too low and rides and handles poorly.       

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