I took a daytrip on a harrowing drive to the mountains east of San Diego for a festival at Lake Woolford (sp?). This is only my second trip in my 32' class A (998 Allegro). After spending about five hours at the lake (and many folks using my restroom) two things happened on the return. 1: I had some really nasty smells (coming down the mountain) from the black tank. In addition to the very stressfull hair pin turns at heart stopping heights, I had this horrible smell, and began to think something might be horribly wrong with my plumbing. The black tank was about half full. The smell went away after we leveled and got on the freeway. Is this normal?
2: I definitely smelled burning something (maybe brakes) shortly after we started our descent. I was careful to use my gears to slow down, but had to stay on the brakes (on and off) for about 7 miles of very steep terrain. By the time we leveled out, I was thinking that I might have something smoldering in the coach, but it went away after about two miles of level driving. Is this normal?
Any tips on driving mountain roads will be very helpful, even if they don't specifically pertain to my questions.
2: I definitely smelled burning something (maybe brakes) shortly after we started our descent. I was careful to use my gears to slow down, but had to stay on the brakes (on and off) for about 7 miles of very steep terrain. By the time we leveled out, I was thinking that I might have something smoldering in the coach, but it went away after about two miles of level driving. Is this normal?
Any tips on driving mountain roads will be very helpful, even if they don't specifically pertain to my questions.