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I have a 1989 Dodge XPLORER RV Class B - Purchased 10/15/10 IN CASH
Fiance' purchased a Class C 2002 Dynamax Carri-go on 5/1/15 IN CASH
We've got the best of both worlds
Sorry to hear of your injuries,, didn't realize you were a movie star... I will have to check out the movie.
Hope you heal soon,,, never blew out a hammie but I did tear up a knee playing football in H.S. took it along time to heal.. but to this day lots of stairs or ladder work will agrivate it. All the best.....
* This post was edited 08/26/10 09:55am by ALnCORY *
I don't think anyones dying statement ever contained the words "I wish I had spent more time in the office", so lets go somewhere!
Trish - sorry to hear about your injury! Hang in there!
If I do get that one, I know it is going to be quite the interesting experience. As I said, it's an original motor that has been well maintained. I'm going to want to increase the overall efficiency of the engine as much as possible and I welcome all input. From reading past posts, I believe I'm looking at things like switching the carburetor, intake manifold, timing and camshaft? I don't mind dropping a few grand into it as long as I know it will be reliable, that I can do most of the work myself slowly over the winter (I'll have cover and the weather is always mild here) and above all, make it as efficient as possible. So I welcome any ideas or potential 'dream lists' that anyone has been putting together for their own rig :-)
Thanks again for all of your thoughts!
~Fiery
aka Mike
~Fiery
Aka Mike
So, does the motor battery run all the lights including the porch light on the moter home? The battery keeps going dead and prevents the motor from starting. I think the negative battery terminal may be loose. Could that cause it from going dead also?
If so, what does the rear battery power? I have had the coach cord plugged into my house in which I thought that powered the indoor lights etc.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks,
Hmmm... well, the more experienced individuals on here can correct me if I am wrong XD but if it is wired the way I understand, you have your engine battery, which is responsible for everything engine-related including your dashboard (i.e. radio). Then you have a secondary (and sometimes a third) battery that powers lights and other features throughout the motor home. Some individuals add solar panels or similar as a backup to these secondary batteries.
That is how it 'should' be wired and from what I understand, most of them are wired this way if done 'correctly'. So that doesn't mean that is how yours is wired, but it should be wired that way, but without seeing the wiring there is no way to no for sure other than disconnecting your batteries separately to test this out. Check your battery terminal out - loose connectors often cause a whole host of problems. It's always a good investment to get some solid connectors for them and to keep them clean and sprayed with an anti-corrosive compound.
Keep an eye out for shorts too. Voltage meters are really handy
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aka Mike
Also, wiring depends on the coach manufacturer, and they booger stuff up. But not nearly as bad as POs do, so I'm guessing you're going to have to trace wires and see what's going on.
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OK, my son left the above oven fan on and ran down the "motor" battery?
OK, my son left the above oven fan on and ran down the "motor" battery?
I would say that the probability is that this is not correct.
It really helps to have a multimeter to figure these kinds of things out.
What lead you to make that conclusion? Was the fan still on and the motor wouldn't turn over? Or was the fan stopped and the motor wouldn't turn over? Or?
Without a voltmeter you can do this. Charge the house battery with a stand-alone charger, and then test the fan and house lights. They should be working. If the motor was not turning over, then it still shouldn't be. This would indicate that the RV is wired normally; the house electrical is all run from the house battery. The fact that the motor wouldn't turn over is conicidental to the house battery being run down.
Note that all batteries will run down when not used (and not charged). Also note that even if you have your RV plugged into shore power, most will only charge the house battery and not the chassis (motor) battery and this battery will run down. The chassis battery may have also parasitic drains such as radios (clock), and some alarms such as smoke, and CO2 detectors. These will accelerate the drain.
If the neg terminal of the motor batter is loose, it will do two things; it will prevent the batter from being charged fully when the engine is running and it will prevent the starter from getting full power from the battery when trying to start. So even if the battery wasn't low, you may still have a hard time getting the engine to turn over. Make sure both battery terminals are very clean, then coat them with a anti-corrosion substance. Be very careful when working with batteries. Wear safety glasses and rubber gloves. Disconnect the neg terminal first. If you are not comfortable doing this, then get a professional to do it.
* This post was edited 08/26/10 08:28pm by TreeSeeker *
I do find it interesting that the two batteries might be connected as Leeann mentioned could be possible. Sooo not a good idea for many reasons. Ahhh POs... should be interesting to find out what they might have done when I pick up my MH in Oct X_X
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TreeSeeker wrote:
I would say that the probability is that this is not correct.
It really helps to have a multimeter to figure these kinds of things out.
What lead you to make that conclusion? Was the fan still on and the motor wouldn't turn over? Or was the fan stopped and the motor wouldn't turn over? Or?
Quote:
OK, my son left the above oven fan on and ran down the "motor" battery?
OK, my son left the above oven fan on and ran down the "motor" battery?
I would say that the probability is that this is not correct.
It really helps to have a multimeter to figure these kinds of things out.
What lead you to make that conclusion? Was the fan still on and the motor wouldn't turn over? Or was the fan stopped and the motor wouldn't turn over? Or?
Last week when I jump started the motorhome, the fan turned on. I tightened the Neg. terminal tonight and will try to jump start tomorrow. Thanks for your and everyone's advice.