jnjdickson
National Park, NJ 08063
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1999 Gulfstream/Sunsport 8325
Problem/No running lights
Where/ I 95 Sothbound/ Richmond VA
Which meant I couldn't run at night
I took the light switch out, which controls the running lights, which by the way was after I checked all fuses. On the back of the dimmer swith I took a paper clip and crossed jump two connections to give me running lights. I know that's a no no, but you have to do whatever it takes when you're out there. I did keep a very close eye on it and it was find until I got home and found the real problem. Which was a blown fuse I overlooked under the hood. They have two fueses under there both marked number six for running lights, I didn't know that at the time.
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i49traveler
North Lousiana
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96 Monaco Executive 8.3C-300 Cummins
98,000 miles
Engine cranked but would not start
Defective engine shutdown solenoid
We had just finished refueling at a Flying J in Indianapolis and still parked at the pump. When I hit the starter the engine cranked but would not start. A diesel mechanic told me once that one thing to check was the shutdown solenoid. My wife turned the ignition on and it did not move. An employee at Flying J reached in and held the solenoid closed while I engaged the starter and it started so that was the problem. We took a bungee and hooked one end to the solenoid linkage, ran it down under the frame and hooked the other end to another point to hold the solenoid closed. We started the engine and drove 1,000 miles back home. Of course, to shut the engine down we had to release the bungee then hook it up again to start the engine. Our son located a new solenoid on Ebay for a fraction of the cost of one in Indianapolis so we had it installed when we returned home and saved quite a few bucks as well as wasting a lot of time hanging around a strange repair shop.
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xctraveler
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2001 Damon Daybreak on Workhorse P32, 34000 miles.
Broken down again. After normal days drive I shut down in parking lot to shop and pick up dinner. Decided to stay over and went to start theengine to relocate to a more level spot. Starter engaged but would not crank the engine.
Towed to GMC dealer on Friday, still waiting for diagnoses on Monday 3/29 at kids house, 200 miles from MH and 500 miles from home.
The difference from last year is we had power in the ignition system and were able to release the parking brakes.
Paul
2012 Phaeton 36QSH on Freightliner Chassis with a Cummins 380 pushing it. 2011 Cherry Red Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with US Gear Unified Tow Brake System. Check out my blog
FMCA 352081 SKP# 99526
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herbtrout
buffalo mo usa
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36ft 2000 Itasca sunflyer I suppose you might call this a breakdown or you could call it a piece of tire story. we were south bound on I75 when a piece of tire (not verry big)appeared that i couldn't miss so i went over it. NOT a good thing!! as best i can tell the piece of tire hit the tail pipe, knocked it into the left rear tire which ran over the end of the tail pipe removeing every thing after the catilic converter. that was not all, the exaust pipe goes up over the drive shaft so the tail pipe removed the drive shaft. didn't go far after that. the exaust system was a banks system so parts had to come from cal. they sent almost all the parts. I would suggest avoiding tires.
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clifflois
Knightstown, Indiana
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Driveline: ISB 5.9L Cummins, Allison 5sp
Miles: 32000
RV: 2000 Kountry Star
Symptoms: Yellow Engine Light came on while driving uphill.
Effect: Kept losing Coolant
Cause: Cracked engine block.
Outcome: Cummins replaced block under warranty. Have gone about 4000 miles since repaired with no problems.
2000 Newmar Kountry Star DP
5.9L Cummins
Cliff, Lois, and 2 wolf hybrids
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hoodbird
Hot Springs Village Ar. Saline
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I had the same problem with monaco dynasty and king control. Was stoped in town at a busy intersection. Had a roll of heavy string. tied it to the control in the engine, unrolled it until my wife could stand by me in front. She would pull the string to speed up and let off to slow down. We made it home (10 miles) then orderd a new one from king control no further trouble.
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Trablyn
Orlando, FL, USA
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Quote:hoodbird commented "I had the same problem with monaco dynasty and king control"
Dee: You were message #159 concerning breakdown information, and there is no reference to which message you were responding to. You can use the "quote" feature to assist in this area. I have had "King Control" (cruise control unit) problems with my Monaco in the past, and would have an interest in cases like yours. Thanks
Randy
98 Monaco Windsor 34'
06 Saturn Vue V6
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mvanmeter
The Villages, Fl
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Recently while traveling west on I-10, my dash alarm went off and the trans check lite came on. I looked at the two digit display on my allison 6 speed and it had what looked like snake eyes displayed.
I pulled over to the side and stopped. Pushing the buttons did nothing to change the display. Being new to this rig, I didn't know what was going on. The engine was still running and it would move forward in given fuel. I switched off the engine to see if the trans would reset. Big mistake. The engine would not crank.
Called Foretravel tech support and they walked me through a lenghtly check, but it appeared to be the ECU. Required being towed to nearest Allison shop where they confirm ECU failure.
Allison does not rebuild this unit or take your old unit for core charge. The base unit is $2,000.00 plus $820.00 to program said unit.
Equipment Description:
1993 Foretravel GV
Cummins 8.3 (105000 Miles)
Allison MH3060 6 Sp
Side Note: Do not shut off engine if this happens. The engine will have to be jump started so unit can be towed with drive shaft attached.
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xctraveler
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Follow up to my most recent post.
The ignition switch was the culprit again. This switch on the Workhorse Chassis is located on the steering column just above the floor. This is the sencond failure in less than 9,000 miles.
A residual from the first tow, last year, was a munged up drive shaft bolt (I think that is a technical term). This time the tow truck operator was unable to undo one of the four bolts and bent the cap to remove the shaft. Parts and labor came to $160 for the drive shaft, another $550 for the diagnosis and replacement of the switch and a fuse. Thank you very much Workhorse! They paid for everything and there are still 30 days on the warranty and 1200 miles!
Goliath is in the process of being traded for a 2004 Soutwind 36E.
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Featherdog
Ludington, Mi YSA
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Got gas, got on interstate 65, lost all power. Easter Sunday of course 2 years ago. Finally got a tow truck. Took to Scary town in Columbia, TN across the street from crack houses. They did not know it was Easter. Next day, took for $200 for a fuse. Got 20 miles down the road, thought flat tire, big bulge on driver front tire, must have been the tow truck. Now second tow truck, the tire blew up on my husbands arm. Lucky he lived, new front tires cost $500. If you ever have tire that is bulged, please make sure the tow truck guy lets the air out, lot of pressure there, the guy at the tire store said he should have been dead, sounded like a bomb going off.
Still not real comfortable on the road.
Featherdog
96 Itasca
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