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96 Monaco Executive 8.3C-300 Cummins
98,000 miles
Engine cranked but would not start
Defective engine shutdown solenoid
We had just finished refueling at a Flying J in Indianapolis and still parked at the pump. When I hit the starter the engine cranked but would not start. A diesel mechanic told me once that one thing to check was the shutdown solenoid. My wife turned the ignition on and it did not move. An employee at Flying J reached in and held the solenoid closed while I engaged the starter and it started so that was the problem. We took a bungee and hooked one end to the solenoid linkage, ran it down under the frame and hooked the other end to another point to hold the solenoid closed. We started the engine and drove 1,000 miles back home. Of course, to shut the engine down we had to release the bungee then hook it up again to start the engine. Our son located a new solenoid on Ebay for a fraction of the cost of one in Indianapolis so we had it installed when we returned home and saved quite a few bucks as well as wasting a lot of time hanging around a strange repair shop.
98,000 miles
Engine cranked but would not start
Defective engine shutdown solenoid
We had just finished refueling at a Flying J in Indianapolis and still parked at the pump. When I hit the starter the engine cranked but would not start. A diesel mechanic told me once that one thing to check was the shutdown solenoid. My wife turned the ignition on and it did not move. An employee at Flying J reached in and held the solenoid closed while I engaged the starter and it started so that was the problem. We took a bungee and hooked one end to the solenoid linkage, ran it down under the frame and hooked the other end to another point to hold the solenoid closed. We started the engine and drove 1,000 miles back home. Of course, to shut the engine down we had to release the bungee then hook it up again to start the engine. Our son located a new solenoid on Ebay for a fraction of the cost of one in Indianapolis so we had it installed when we returned home and saved quite a few bucks as well as wasting a lot of time hanging around a strange repair shop.
