What am I missing ----------------- REPAIRED, it works now.

It is always a good day when something on one of these beasts we love is simple and cheap to fix.

Tinstar wrote:
FIXED - Yeaaaaa

When all else failed I started reading the owners manual. There are two switches in the engine compartment that allows starting the engine from the rear. One switch changes the control from the front (ignition) to the rear. The other switch actually starts the engine. I was working in the engine compartment the other day (in the area of those switches). I obviously hit it switching the control from the front to the rear. I flipped that switch to front and life was breathed back into my coach.

I was sure it was something simple but I was thinking more in the line of relay, fuse or circuit breaker.

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.

Thanks for posting your solution.

FIXED - Yeaaaaa

When all else failed I started reading the owners manual. There are two switches in the engine compartment that allows starting the engine from the rear. One switch changes the control from the front (ignition) to the rear. The other switch actually starts the engine. I was working in the engine compartment the other day (in the area of those switches). I obviously hit it, switching the control from the front to the rear. I flipped that switch to front and life was breathed back into my coach.

I was sure it was something simple but I was thinking more in the line of relay, fuse or circuit breaker.

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions.

Troubleshooting guide says to disconnect the battery for 30 seconds to see if it is an ECM issue. Apparently that's not it. No change, no power, no start, no dash panel control lights.

Tinstar is correct. That big switch by the door just turns the power off the house 12 volt system.

DSDP Don wrote:
"Tinstar"....That switch by the door controls a solenoid in your "run bay". The "run bay" is the bay under your driver's window. Inside that bay there should be a big black box, about 12" x 12" with a cover on it. Remove the cover and in the lower left is a large solenoid. Looks like the old Ford starter solenoids on the fender well. That solenoid is being opened and closed by that switch by the door. When it operates, it connects the two large battery terminals on that solenoid. Connect the two cables by bolting them together, eliminating the solenoid and see if that resolves your issue. If it does, just leave them connected that way, unless you have some need for that switch at the door. The switch is of really no value and is occasionally switched off by someone bumping into it and causing issues.

Don, as far as I can tell, that switch by the door only disconnects the 12 volt system from the house. Are you thinking that that disconnect controls something chassis related? When I flipped it earlier, everything 12 volt went dead inside the coach

"Tinstar"....That switch by the door controls a solenoid in your "run bay". The "run bay" is the bay under your driver's window. Inside that bay there should be a big black box, about 12" x 12" with a cover on it. Remove the cover and in the lower left is a large solenoid. Looks like the old Ford starter solenoids on the fender well. That solenoid is being opened and closed by that switch by the door. When it operates, it connects the two large battery terminals on that solenoid. Connect the two cables by bolting them together, eliminating the solenoid and see if that resolves your issue. If it does, just leave them connected that way, unless you have some need for that switch at the door. The switch is of really no value and is occasionally switched off by someone bumping into it and causing issues.

Check in the fuse compartment under the drivers seat. There is a mini 50 amp circuit breaker there. On mine it is on the right side on the compartment wall. Check to see if it is not tripped.

Ivylog wrote:
What did you leave on that ran down the engine batteries? Try holding the boost switch down for several minutes to see if you get some life in the gauges. If so try starting the generator so it will charge the batteries... after 15 minutes you may be able to start the engine.

14.4 volts in the engine battery. The headlight burn bright so I would think there would be enough power to light the dash lights. The shift panel doesn't light up. It's been plugged in and I've let the genset run for an hour. I held the aux. start for a while trying to get something to light up or start,,,, still nothing. I've got ground from battery to frame. I've got LOTS of power to the starter (found that when I accidentally touched the hot when checking for ground). Couldn't be a dead spot on the starter since that would not stop the rest of the electrical from working. I'm guessing a fuse somewhere. I've been looking in the book for a main fuse.

rk911 wrote:

Tinstar wrote:

rk911 wrote:
in addition to a coach battery disconnect switch my MH has a chassis battery disconnect switch. does yours?

If it does, I haven't found it yet. Were is yours located?

mine is right next to the coach battery disconnect switch in the step well. I've accidentally clicked the chassis switch off a couple of times without realizing it until I tried to start the engine. just a thought.

I've got the chassis disconnect there by the door (and I did try it). I do have a main chassis battery disconnect in the bay next to the batteries. It's one of the heavy duty (marine style) disconnects. I've turned it several times.