'14 FW Bounder 36E SP/Gen. go off when engine is turned off
Hopefully I can explain my problem correctly, as it has me kind of perplexed! LOL!
First, over the last several days I have had a couple occasions where I would go to start the engine on the coach, and there was no power (no lights, nothing). I could however, start the generator. With the generator running, I could then start the engine normally.
Yesterday however, this stopped working. I tried to start the engine and it turned over once and that was it. After that I could not even start the generator. So, I checked my starting battery and noticed the indicator "eye" was red. I took it that meant it was a dead battery. I purchased and replaced the starting battery, and the coach started easily. Problem solved, right? So, I thought.
I drove home (this was all happening on a trip of course!) and parked the coach in the shed, shut off the engine and plugged in to the 30amp shorepower. Everything came on as expected, but after 5 minutes or so all the power went off. I checked the breaker in my home, and it was not tripped.
I could not get any power to come back on in the coach (not even battery power), and the generator would not start.
Since I had the ignition problem previously, I figured I would see if I could start the coach, and it started with no problems.
Surprisingly, about 10 seconds after the engine was running the power came back on in the coach. I was also able to start the generator again.
Then I began troubleshooting:
I unplugged the coach from shorepower, started the generator (with the coach engine running) and everything worked as expected.
Then I turned off the ignition, the generator ran for about 10-15 seconds then shut down. All power was off. Not even anything from the house batteries.
Then I did the same test with shore power connected. Same results, everything was fine as long as the engine was running (15-20 minutes at least) but as soon as I turn off the ignition, boom... no power.
Notes: I do hear a "clunk" from the battery control center, right after starting the engine (at the same time the power comes back on). I also hear the same "clunk" when everything dies after turning off the ignition.
Could the problem be in my BCC? Any tips on troubleshooting, or anyone that has had a similar issue?
Thanks in advance for any help!
First, over the last several days I have had a couple occasions where I would go to start the engine on the coach, and there was no power (no lights, nothing). I could however, start the generator. With the generator running, I could then start the engine normally.
Yesterday however, this stopped working. I tried to start the engine and it turned over once and that was it. After that I could not even start the generator. So, I checked my starting battery and noticed the indicator "eye" was red. I took it that meant it was a dead battery. I purchased and replaced the starting battery, and the coach started easily. Problem solved, right? So, I thought.
I drove home (this was all happening on a trip of course!) and parked the coach in the shed, shut off the engine and plugged in to the 30amp shorepower. Everything came on as expected, but after 5 minutes or so all the power went off. I checked the breaker in my home, and it was not tripped.
I could not get any power to come back on in the coach (not even battery power), and the generator would not start.
Since I had the ignition problem previously, I figured I would see if I could start the coach, and it started with no problems.
Surprisingly, about 10 seconds after the engine was running the power came back on in the coach. I was also able to start the generator again.
Then I began troubleshooting:
I unplugged the coach from shorepower, started the generator (with the coach engine running) and everything worked as expected.
Then I turned off the ignition, the generator ran for about 10-15 seconds then shut down. All power was off. Not even anything from the house batteries.
Then I did the same test with shore power connected. Same results, everything was fine as long as the engine was running (15-20 minutes at least) but as soon as I turn off the ignition, boom... no power.
Notes: I do hear a "clunk" from the battery control center, right after starting the engine (at the same time the power comes back on). I also hear the same "clunk" when everything dies after turning off the ignition.
Could the problem be in my BCC? Any tips on troubleshooting, or anyone that has had a similar issue?
Thanks in advance for any help!
