Starting problems 1992 Safari Ivory Diesel
Hello, I have owned this coach for approx. 2 years. When I acquired it it had no batteries at all in it, the owner had removed them the spring before the he passed away. I had no idea of what type 12...
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wolfe10 wrote:
I am not aware of any Safari coach with a 24 VDC system.
But, very easy to determine-- voltage should be easy to read on the alternator.
Wrong!
It will charge and have a 12 volt operating system. If it is indeed a 24 volt starting system, there will be a series/parallel switch in there somewhere. You can start a 24 volt starter on 12 volt, but it will not turn over as fast as it should. The brand of the coach has nothing to do with the chassis, the chassis comes to the coach builder already assembled for them to build on. Different chassis manufacturers will have different engine/transmission/suspension/axles/etc.. depending on what is speced and available.
