battery power cutting off while going down road
motor home dying while going down the road
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"motor home dying while going down the road "
Is the charging system sitting at a bar, somewhere tossing down a few when this is going on?
You have an intermittent fault at a MAJOR harness junction point OR a low battery plus an intermittently operating alternator (not likely).
Start tracing the positive AND negative battery chassis cables right from the chassis battery. There is a major junction somewhere and it may even be the primary feeder to the vehicle under-dash fuse block.
The intermittent connection junction is passing a lot of current so the bad connection should show signs of major arcing and overheating.
Don't forget the chassis negative ground wiring.
You can proof this point by running a new BRIDGING wire directly from the alternator output stud to battery positive.
A bad connection that cuts power to the ignition - alternator CONTROL circuit would leave the battery dead as a doornail and when you disconnect the jumper battery the engine would die. Not the cause unless you mis stated the symptoms in your post.
Is the charging system sitting at a bar, somewhere tossing down a few when this is going on?
You have an intermittent fault at a MAJOR harness junction point OR a low battery plus an intermittently operating alternator (not likely).
Start tracing the positive AND negative battery chassis cables right from the chassis battery. There is a major junction somewhere and it may even be the primary feeder to the vehicle under-dash fuse block.
The intermittent connection junction is passing a lot of current so the bad connection should show signs of major arcing and overheating.
Don't forget the chassis negative ground wiring.
You can proof this point by running a new BRIDGING wire directly from the alternator output stud to battery positive.
A bad connection that cuts power to the ignition - alternator CONTROL circuit would leave the battery dead as a doornail and when you disconnect the jumper battery the engine would die. Not the cause unless you mis stated the symptoms in your post.
