1999 ssouthwind not starting

[travisadams11]

I have a 1999 southwind with a 454 was starting great running great took the starting battery out put back in a couple days later now I have no power to the dash horn won't turn over anyone with any ideas and also the battery disconect an over the door one of them is only working

[travisadams11]

I've tried all of those things I think it has something to do with Selanoid not powering the battery disconect switch I think the switch is off to main battery and I can't get to switch back

[darsben]

I have a schematic of the solenoid circuit if you PM me.

[Gale_Hawkins]

travisadams11 wrote:
I have a 1999 southwind with a 454 was starting great running great took the starting battery out put back in a couple days later now I have no power to the dash horn won't turn over anyone with any ideas and also the battery disconect an over the door one of them is only working

In our case 100% of the time it was the grounding connection on the negative battery cable that needed to be wiggled/cleaned.

[darsben]

YOur solenoid is under the hood on the drivers side of the vehicle in the black box that has the breakers and fuses in it. Take the cover completely off to see the solenoids.

TAP the main solenoid while someone pushes on the switch. That should get you started. If it does you can buy a new switch on the internet.

I have exactly the same class A

[rockhillmanor]

I don't know about Chevy but Ford has about 4 different solenoids under the hood that are connected to starting in addition to the one attached to the starter.

Mine wouldn't start either called mobile repair only to find out about all these solenoids!:S

Checked 'all' the solenoids and found the one on the fender wall needed replacing. :R Cheap easy fix.

[travisadams11]

And I'm really sorry it's a 1990 didn't realize I wrote 99

[travisadams11]

Thanks for your help I will try that the battery disconect is in the coach I'm a cabinet above the outside door not drivers door and I just figured it ran the starting batter because there are 2 switches and the one that is working runs the house battery but I will try thanks

[Gjac]

Do you have a battery disconnect at the chassis battery? Is on one of the battery terminals? I would check the voltage at the battery terminals itself and then check voltage after the battery disconnect to see if voltage is getting through.

[travisadams11]

The battery disconect is working for house battery but not the other battery

[travisadams11]

I have triple checked batteries and have hooked jump box and jumper cable to it with no power I don't believe I have that switch to use the house battery those are all working properly I don't know what I did to it but connection is good anyway could be the battery disconnect above door and showing no lights above Stove for battery 1

[wilanddij]

Sounds like the starting battery is dead or not connected correctly. Recheck your new connections.

You should have a switch on the dash that temporarily connects the house batteries to the starting battery to get the engine started. If you do, engage it, start the engine then let it go.

If that works to start you can let it charge for a while try using it again. But, if you have totally discharged the battery it may be toast.