Electrical issues?
Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2011 12:44 pm
Hey everybody, it's been a long time since I've chatted with you all. I do check in occasionally but since I'm not traveling lately I feel left out. poor me. I have been ridiculously busy with different things, including different jobs trying to earn some $$ for my baby's wedding next year and pay off some bills. Anyway, am finally taking a trip I call North Central and will leave Friday, the 9th. I needed a new coach battery but just bought it a couple weeks ago. Put it in the other day and we tested 12 volt light. We could hear some kind of pump running or something. My friend said it was the CO2 detector. Okay, this morning go to get it and take it for oil change, tires checked and top off propane for trip. Starts up fine, but as soon as I pull out of my parking space all the lights on the dashboard are flashing, needles on every gauge zooming up and down. She stalls but re-starts right away. I hope that maybe it just needs to charge a little so I keep driving. Don;t get more than few blocks and hear loud bangs, like gunshots, lights still flashing, needles still jumping. Dies several more times. Finally able to get it pulled over in small parking lot at a church. Call my friend who is working. He suggests unhooking negative side of coach battery and trying to jump start engine battery. My son comes over and we try it. Engine turns right over but exact same thing with lights and needles. Call for tow truck to have it towed to RV svc center/dealer, who are, of course, closed for holiday weekend. Supposed to work 10 hours shifts next week in town 45 minutes away. Sent RV center a long e-mail detailing problem and basically begging them to move it to the top of their priority list. Any body got any good guesses?