Thanks for the help guys. here is where I'm at now. After more trouble shooting with a voltage meter and trying a ford solenoid I had setting around I still have nothing. I assumed the ford solenoid would work for testing proposes and used it. Here is what I'm getting with the engine running: the solenoid has 3 lugs, 2 large and 1 small (actually 4). The small lug is only getting 7 volts?? The large lug attached to the chassis batteries has 14V and the lug going to the house batteries has nothing. Assuming the ford solenoid is good, why am I not getting anything to cross over the terminals? Is 7V sufficient on the small terminal? I checked out the alternator too. As far as I could see, there is one larger, app 6 gauge, wire coming off the alternator and two smaller wires. I could not get a reading off the 6 ga wire for some reason, but am assuming that is what is charging the chassis batteries and assume it's ok. Of the two smaller wires one is reading 13.8V and the other is reading 7V. Does that sound right?
If I can not get this figured out before the weekend, can I jump the house and chassis batteries together for the ride there and disconnect them when I get to where I'm going? Could this cause anything to short out, especially the alternator?
Thanks again guys
