Breakdown Information
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1993 Tropical
460 Ford
E40 Transmission
Would Not start
We were coming back from RV camping in NC, left Whittier NC @ 0800. No problems other than rain and hauling our two motorcycles in an open trailer in the rain (that will be corrected before we go again). Ran over normal road debris (retreads, sticks). Stop in Welcome Center in Ga, shut down the coach for rest stop. Got back in and turn the key and it would not start. All lights work everything came on but it would click but nor start. Call Sam's ERS, this is Memorial Day, someone showed within an hour. Tried to jump it off this did not help. Meanwhile my wife called the RV center where we bought the pre-owned coach and the service dept was open. She told the service mgr what had happened. He said the starter is stuck, have your husband tap it with a hammer as you try and start it, then bring it in the next and they will ck it out. So I crawled up the coach, and there was the wire from the solenoid to the starter hanging, not attached to the starter. I had my wife turn on the coach, I touched the starter, she started up and we only lost two hours. When we got home I made a permanent fix to the wire and tie wrapped everything up. Not to bad for our first breakdown, had the Gen running and made coffee while we waited.
460 Ford
E40 Transmission
Would Not start
We were coming back from RV camping in NC, left Whittier NC @ 0800. No problems other than rain and hauling our two motorcycles in an open trailer in the rain (that will be corrected before we go again). Ran over normal road debris (retreads, sticks). Stop in Welcome Center in Ga, shut down the coach for rest stop. Got back in and turn the key and it would not start. All lights work everything came on but it would click but nor start. Call Sam's ERS, this is Memorial Day, someone showed within an hour. Tried to jump it off this did not help. Meanwhile my wife called the RV center where we bought the pre-owned coach and the service dept was open. She told the service mgr what had happened. He said the starter is stuck, have your husband tap it with a hammer as you try and start it, then bring it in the next and they will ck it out. So I crawled up the coach, and there was the wire from the solenoid to the starter hanging, not attached to the starter. I had my wife turn on the coach, I touched the starter, she started up and we only lost two hours. When we got home I made a permanent fix to the wire and tie wrapped everything up. Not to bad for our first breakdown, had the Gen running and made coffee while we waited.
