Mike
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Are the two battery banks really separate from one another or are they just called two banks but really wired in parallel? Same question for the two inverter/chargers. On my CC the diagrams and user manual talk of them as two banks because there are two wires coming off the B+ post on the alternator. They both go to the same lead acid bank. One goes to battery B+ on #1 and the other to battery B+ on #6 – or they did before I migrated to LiFePO4 as described over the last two years in Bus Conversion magazine. The final two parts of this series of articles will appear in the next couple of issues of the magazine.
If your bus is wired like mine was with two wires coming off the alternator, you may find one has more corrosion in the terminal ends than the other. That will cause more resistance and hence less charge amps going along that leg to the batteries.
Also, look at all the battery minus chassis grounds. One of those may have more corrosion/resistance than the other. Finally, swap the monitor lines going into your panel displays to see if you get the same differential in readings off of both panels. Easiest to do by just moving the monitor lines at the inverter/chargers themselves.
Jerry
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Well, rats….was hoping that was the issue.
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Sounds like an air leak in the fuel line from the tank to the generator. Try running the generator from a bucket with a line from the pump to the bucket. If the issue goes away then find the leak in the fuel line in the coach.
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Mike, can you describe and/or post some pictures of the R&R process? My driver’s sliding window is fogged up.
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If the refrigerant pressure is too low, the clutches won’t engage. That is done to protect the compressor. No refrigerant means no oil circulating.
The AC Avalanche product looks like a can of refrigerant with some kind of stop-leak in it. Personally, I avoid using stop leak in anything because I don’t want some foreign substance contaminating A/C, coolant, engine oil, etc. Inspect the A/C components, especially at every fitting, looking for an oily residue. If you have had a leak for some time, there should be oil around the leak. You can confirm a leak with soapy water (heavy on the soap) or Nu Blue solution if there is still pressure in the system. Sometimes it’s just tightening a fitting, but sometimes the system needs to be recovered, repaired, evacuated, and recharged. If you just want to add some refrigerant to get you by on a trip, try to find some pure refrigerant without stop-leak.
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Good idea, Thank you. I am going to wait until Saturday to attempt the Exhaust Manifold removal, meanwhile after work this week i can keep cleaning.
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I suggest that you get one of the systems controlled by the bus air brakes. M&G makes a great system but it use is limited to a small # of cars but they also sell one that’s air operated called the M&G 2 which I am using my our current toad.
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Just trying to clarify as you post seems to indicate that you only have A/C when the engine is running. I assume you mean you also have 3 roof A/C units.
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Hi Chuck, I have been doing my own brakes since i was 16 and as far back as I can remember, my vehicles always wear more on the front than the rear.
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I have found that lines which have higher amperage (quartz lights) do NOT work very well with “spade connectors”. I have found in an unlabled electric junction box behind a wall in the closet in my 97 Royale. 2 relays and bundles of wires with pade connectors which seem to “ARC”, and get very hot to the point of burning wires.
I guess the connectors of 22 years need to be felt for heat and checked for burns.
Jonathan Fine
“FOOLS PARADISE”
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ART, Did you find a source for the window rods ? I could use a couple for spares. Let us know if you find them. Darrell
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Guessing that one started out at 50 feet… OR if it was replaced and purchased by the foot, 37 feet was what was needed at the time.
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Sorry pic might show red led but it was only from the flash. It was 3 greens.
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Ask him how that part for the Roadmaster brake I sold him is working…
You forgot to mention the other brands that nice people drive too….
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What amp hr are your LifePo batts?
Last winter we installed 3 x 200ah LifePo house batteries, 60#s each. The 3 AGM batts that came out weighed 160#s each. We’ve done 2 multi-day trips and thousands of miles with them and love their improved performance.
Be safe and enjoy.