"A warm, food-laden Beaver is nice to come home to after long forays on motorized sleds among the hills!" "There’s nothing like being cozied up in your coach on a cold snowy night."
Joel
And Yes, although not many would understand the wanton desire to go north, We, who are pinned in central Arizona sometimes try to get out of the valley on holidays. This was our first Thanksgiving weekend, and I wanted to head up to the Mogollon Rim because I heard there was a slim chance for a small amount of Snow to fall up there. We, in the south never get to wake up to a winter wonderland on the holidays, a fact most would envy this- but alas, Decades of viewing a colder but normal front yard does beckon a desire for a little snow on the holidays, better yet: snow you can abandon at your leisure, may be as satisfying as having the occasional visit from the grand kids. So we planned on our first boondocking trip during Thanksgiving up on the rim right off the 260. The plan was to spend several nights there while exploring forest road access for future summer boondocking trips up north.
Again, this is our first winter experience, and although it did not freeze, it did dip down to freezing for a short bit during the night. Our Beaver, was not quite as warm or cozy as it was when we went to bed. Apparently the Hurricane faulted out sometime in the night and stopped. Since all previous uses were problem free, I first thought "well- It's that time to do our first service" but I was able to clear the fault and it started up and ran for a bit. Al bet with a little miss from time to time, then the beep and a white poof of smoke and that pesky beep alarm. Off - On and it would start back up for a bit longer.
This game continued for about an hour and then cleared up and started running just fine again closer to noon. Fearing the Hurricane would fault out the next night of even slightly lower temps, just added to the lack of snow, and that the chance of a light rain vanished from the forecast. Not to mention the dark gloomy weather, we decided to pack up and head down to Saddle Mountain where Temps were more in the mid 70's during the day, and to meet up with potential new RV friends.
Once there, the Hurricane exhibited no more issues. It ran flawlessly, no huffing, no failures, and no white smoke. So I am guessing that the fuel was starting to gel, or some water was forming in the lines. It sure seemed like it was leaky fuel line sucking air into the mixture up there on the rim, but now. all was fine wit the Hurricane with the warmer climate. Cozy once again. Best sleep yet in the coach; our 9th trip out so far was totally enjoyable.
I then began to realize that 99% of our fuel comes from valley fuel stations, which may not yet (or may never) add winterizing fuel additives. So thus, I am searching for historical BAC posts regarding the best additives to use with our C-12 and Hurricane system. A bit of frustration without proper fuel for winter for sure, but now I need to consider adding fuel additives to keep it from gelling or separating so the Cozy can continue unabated should a a sudden desire to throw a snowball up north and run back down the hill ever peak an interest.
So I thought that this example of my experience would be food for thought for anyone searching for the same. and possibly give pause that really there may not be any mechanical issues with your heating system other than a simple change of temps.
Hoping you (did have) (are going to have) a happy holiday experience.
