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ACDNate's avatar
ACDNate
Explorer
Apr 12, 2018

Trouble shooting and other questions from a newbie

I'm a bit of a newbie with motorhomes but have had pull behinds for a while. I just picked up a 2008 Winnebago Journey 39z this week and am going through all the little details and figuring everything out. Have a few things I need some help on.

1. Ceiling light circuit. All of a sudden the ceiling lights in the main living area won't turn on. I checked all the 12v breakers, both house and chasis. All good.

My next assumption was a bad switch, i've had them go bad in a camper. I pulled the switch, it's a 2 gang (or whatever you call it in this application). The accent lighting switch works. The ceiling doesn't. Tested the leads and got 12.3v on the accent light, but no voltage on the ceiling. I didn't think to test the switch for continuity with it out, but since i got no voltage i guess it doesn't matter.

Where do i go next?

2. Speaking of ceiling lights. What the heck kind of bulbs are these?


I'm working on switching to LED's and don't know what to call these to search for.

3. What about this bulb? Its in the reading lamps throughout the coach.



4. The coach came with a remote lock/unlock for the door and cargo hatches. Checked the breakers. Good. Replaced remote battery. Neither the remote or the switch when coming in door do anything. Any ideas?

5. A piece of the corian cooktop cover is broken off. I have the piece. Any suggestions on adhesive to re-attach it?

Class A
  • donn0128's avatar
    donn0128
    Explorer II
    Apr 12, 2018
    12 volt circuits will have fuses NOT breakers. Breakers will all be 120VAC
    Find your fuse panel. Check all fuses with an ohm meter.
    Go to the first light fixture closest to the switch. Assuming the switch has power on the on side.
    Take the fixture down and look. The wiring will be daisy chained and quite possibly a wife nit has come loose or a wire has pulled out killing the lights.
    The bulbs should have a number on them. There are web sites that sell LED bulbs. They all have pictures and descriptions so you should be able to find them.
    As for the Broken Corion, hire a professional. There is a special adhesive that they use. D9ne right the repair will nearly be invisible and last for ever. DIY you likely could wind up with a horrible looking mess.
  • ACDNate's avatar
    ACDNate
    Explorer
    Apr 12, 2018
    Yes two slides.

    The ceiling lights are on their own switch at the control panels. They don't have individual switches like a lot of the reading lights do.
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    Apr 12, 2018
    Does the RV have SLIDE outs?

    On my Class A there are 3 slides. and a few "Special" lights.

    With the exception of a couple of down lights on the wardrobe EVERY light fixture in teh RV has a light switch, intergrated into the fixture

    But of the 3 lights in the Main Bath. 2 that's the only switch the 3rd also has a wall switch

    The light in the bedroom Likewise has a wall switch
    Two lights in the living room. have a 3-way "Master" switch one in the hall one just inside the door where you can accidently flip it. This also contreols the light over the steps inside (So you can turn the light on locally then off when you go out for trhe evening, and back on BEFORE entering the RV(

    And the main Dash light also has a second switch.

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