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Newmar Mountainaire 8.3 Cummins  Intermittent Electrical problems, Engine would stall, Voltage would fluctuate. Found that the exhaust manifold heat shield bracket broke allowing the heat shield to fall on to the starter solenoid causing an intermittent short

sjholt · Answer

Good find.Did you repair it?

jtessnm · Answer

I removed the shield bracket, welded it and added reinforcement gussets. The original design was  poor as all the stress flex was on a narrow strap.

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