bowarr
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Hello all... I am a new owner of an RV and have never operated or owned an RV before purchasing this one, and needless to say, I have many questions on the systems. I have one issue that has gotten worse involving starting the engine.
Here is a rundown of what has happened since I bought this RV about a month ago:
Since I have owned this RV I have not been able to get the house batteries (installed two new 6 volt in series with 240 amps) to operate the lights in the house, only by using the generator or external power will the house lights work. I tried every combination I could with the switches on the dash in order to try and get the lights to operate but to no avail.
When I started the engine previously, there would be a slight hesitation in cranking over once the key was turned to start, but it would crank fine after that initial hesitation. I thought the starter may have had a flat spot on it.
So... I have not attempted to start the engine the last couple of weeks and when I went to pull the RV out of the garage yesterday it wouldn't start... no dash lights, horn... nothing! I figured it was the battery, so I hit the "MOM" switch on the dash and the engine started as normal. Moved the rig into the driveway and hit the brake to stop... engine conks out! Restarted with switch and hit the brake... conks out!... same thing happens when I attempt to shift into gear without the brake. So I changed the engine battery, cleaned the grounds and terminals... checked the fuses... have 12.6 volts to the relays behind the fuse panels... and still no power when turning the key to start or on or acc....
The only way to move the the RV is to start it with the "MOM" switch activated and then put the switch to "Dual" and then I can drive it without it conking out... if I leave the switch in the middle then the engine conks out when attempting to shift or brake.
I have also noticed that when I turn the radio on I get some sort of interference crackling in the radio that was not there prior to this engine/battery problem... sounds like electrical interference.
Note: I now have power to the house lights using only the house batteries and when I start the engine using the "MOM" switch using the house batteries I do not have any hesitation in the starter when the key is turned to start as I did before this problem reared its ugly head! Two problems solved... for now!!
Researching on the internet leads me to think that it could be a bad ground, a start solenoid, or relay battery disconnect gone bad..????
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks in advance!
Warren
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Here is a rundown of what has happened since I bought this RV about a month ago:
Since I have owned this RV I have not been able to get the house batteries (installed two new 6 volt in series with 240 amps) to operate the lights in the house, only by using the generator or external power will the house lights work. I tried every combination I could with the switches on the dash in order to try and get the lights to operate but to no avail.
When I started the engine previously, there would be a slight hesitation in cranking over once the key was turned to start, but it would crank fine after that initial hesitation. I thought the starter may have had a flat spot on it.
So... I have not attempted to start the engine the last couple of weeks and when I went to pull the RV out of the garage yesterday it wouldn't start... no dash lights, horn... nothing! I figured it was the battery, so I hit the "MOM" switch on the dash and the engine started as normal. Moved the rig into the driveway and hit the brake to stop... engine conks out! Restarted with switch and hit the brake... conks out!... same thing happens when I attempt to shift into gear without the brake. So I changed the engine battery, cleaned the grounds and terminals... checked the fuses... have 12.6 volts to the relays behind the fuse panels... and still no power when turning the key to start or on or acc....
The only way to move the the RV is to start it with the "MOM" switch activated and then put the switch to "Dual" and then I can drive it without it conking out... if I leave the switch in the middle then the engine conks out when attempting to shift or brake.
I have also noticed that when I turn the radio on I get some sort of interference crackling in the radio that was not there prior to this engine/battery problem... sounds like electrical interference.
Note: I now have power to the house lights using only the house batteries and when I start the engine using the "MOM" switch using the house batteries I do not have any hesitation in the starter when the key is turned to start as I did before this problem reared its ugly head! Two problems solved... for now!!
Researching on the internet leads me to think that it could be a bad ground, a start solenoid, or relay battery disconnect gone bad..????
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Thanks in advance!
Warren
Edit by staff: changed message icon to Topic Solved