The definition of Insanity

The common, widely-quoted definition of insanity is often attributed to Albert Einstein, although it predates him.

​It is defined as:

​"Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."

Such turned out the case with the Sammy I am sad to say. 

Thursday, November 20:

Suffice to say today was a day of issues that ended up at the point where enough was enough and it was time to throw in the towel.  

Basically, oil is getting past at least one piston's oil rings and causing a military-grade smoke screen to be generated.  The oil is, along the way, pouring out ( while driving ) at the connection between the engine's exhaust manifold and pipe leading to the catalytic converter.

She was putting out quite the smoke screen:

The oil leak viewed from underneath:

Where exhaust manifold connects to pipe leading to catalytic converter:

I am unwilling to throw more money and time down this particular rabbit hole.

I will be towing the Sammy back to New Mexico the next time I go camping in that direction, back to Mike W.  He is completely blameless and the issues are all on me. He and I had a long talk and we're all good in spite of of the Sammy issues.  He will regain ownership and the Sammy's fate will be in his hands.

It is what it is, and I am moving on. The Sammy will sit in the RV storage yard till it gets returned to New Mexico.

I am out a very small amount of money, and as my father-in-law used to say : There's always a tuition to pay for life's lessons.  

At the RV storage lot, out of my garage and hopefully out of sight, out of mind to my overthinking brain.