No power in coach--Help??
Posted: August 22nd, 2016, 7:09 pm
New guy to the forum and to Chinooks. Just bought a 95/96 Concourse (paper says 95, title says 96).
First two trips went wonderful, everything worked as it should. On the last trip I noted the starter seemed to be packing up (pulling way to many amps) so I took it to a automotive shop and had it replaced. Brought it back home and now I have 0 power in the coach. The shop that did the starter spent 2 full days on it trying to find the problem without success. Am totally stumped. All 3 batteries are @13 volts, store/use switch (above visor) is in use position, but 0 power in the coach, anywhere. When you depress the spring loaded battery boost (also above the visor) power returns to the coach as long as the switch is depressed. This Chinook started life as a 2 battery under the hood RV, then later someone converted it to one starting batt, and 2 coach batteries just aft of the water heater. I was told by the previous owner that this RV did not have a LVD. Something is killing the voltage between the firewall and the coach, but what?? I have found a 15 and a 50 amp self resetting breaker (on fire wall), which both test good. I have been under the rig and can find nothing which looks like a breaker or fuse, I have looked under and in every nook and cranny in the coach without finding anything. Any ideas, hunches or just WAGS would be appreciated.
Best to all,
Doug
First two trips went wonderful, everything worked as it should. On the last trip I noted the starter seemed to be packing up (pulling way to many amps) so I took it to a automotive shop and had it replaced. Brought it back home and now I have 0 power in the coach. The shop that did the starter spent 2 full days on it trying to find the problem without success. Am totally stumped. All 3 batteries are @13 volts, store/use switch (above visor) is in use position, but 0 power in the coach, anywhere. When you depress the spring loaded battery boost (also above the visor) power returns to the coach as long as the switch is depressed. This Chinook started life as a 2 battery under the hood RV, then later someone converted it to one starting batt, and 2 coach batteries just aft of the water heater. I was told by the previous owner that this RV did not have a LVD. Something is killing the voltage between the firewall and the coach, but what?? I have found a 15 and a 50 amp self resetting breaker (on fire wall), which both test good. I have been under the rig and can find nothing which looks like a breaker or fuse, I have looked under and in every nook and cranny in the coach without finding anything. Any ideas, hunches or just WAGS would be appreciated.
Best to all,
Doug