Tonto Troubles!!!

It has happened. Tonto has hit the shop for some unexpected repairs. We had been noticing a little stutter in the engine while driving south through California, then it didn't start right up as usual after a lunch stop, and then during an internet poaching stop it just didn't start at all. We had pulled off the highway to get a minute of internet service and check on our progress ordering a solar panel (ended up buying one from RV solar electric in Arizona) in a small neighborhood of Redding, CA. And then the engine didn't start. We replaced our Cam Positioning Sensor that is a general remedy of diesel engines, and nothing happened. So John called for "a wrecker". That made me a little worried that Tonto was really in trouble, but then it was explained that its just another name for your average "tow truck". Only what showed up wasn't your average tow truck. IT WAS HUGE!!! Somehow the agency that sent the truck didn't believe our RV could be so small and yet weigh so much. Tonto was towed to the local Ford dealership and they have been working on identifying the problem; weak battery output, exhaust leak (but not where the new PIPE is!)...we'll see. Lobo and I are holed up in the La Quinta hotel. Such is life on the road. Glad it happened close to civilization. We should be on our way to SMB and other mechanics in Fresno before too long.