All ActivityMost RecentMost LikesSolutionsRe: Two Dolly Questions ??? Oldme wrote: The OP said "I'm looking at a new car, but it can't be towed 4 wheels down". That limits the OP to a dolly. I see a lot of comments against his only option, by people that do not use a tow dolly. I fail to understand why. We have had an Acme EZ dolly for 3+ years now. All welded construction and American made. Built in Surge Disk Breaks and LED lights. There is NOTHING else to buy or install. Tongue weight is under 50 lbs. Total Weight is under 400 lbs and at age 67+ I can easily roll it around. Setup is around 10 min and we are off and running. I took reflective tape and marked where the ramp center need to be so when I setup they are ready. The unit tracks well and I have to remember to check that it is there. Simple, easy and effective. We are pleased with it. Old me. I just purchased a used master pro dolly so haven't had the opertunity to use it yet. You mentioned you used reflective tape and marked where ramp center need to be. I am not sure what you are talking about. Can you explain so a dummy can understand? Thanks!Re: Towing a Prius Ivylog wrote: eheading wrote: Don't look for a Prius with standard transmission. They don't make them. It's also not a automatic in the normal sense. It's not even your normal Constant Velocity Transmission... no belt with varying diameter pulleys. It's just a planetary gear with three power inputs... the small gas engine without a disengaging clutch and two AC electric motors. This Video is worth your time, especially if you own a Prius. While I have not put mine on a dolly yet, I see no reason to leave the key on... sorry no key to turn so pushing the start button without putting on the brake. I tend to agree with you. It doesn't make any sense to me to push the start button without pushing the break to tow it on a dolly but a lot of folks on here said they do. Wasn't sure if I was missing something or what???Re: Towing a PriusI'm about to buy a tow dolly to pull my 2004 Prius behind my Class A MH. I noticed a few people on here have mentioned they had to put the Prius in the on position to pull it. I assuming they are talking about puting it into on but not actually starting the vehicle. I am not sure why you would need to do this. Only thing I could think of is so it will stay in neutral. But if your pulling it on a dolly with the front wheels up why woudl that matter? So anyone know the answer? Can you pull a Prius on a dolly without turning it on?Re: Need Help! Coach wont restart!Sorry folks, I really thought I had provided everyone a final outcome on my situation! Finally ended up being a bad starter. Good Sams couldnt find anyone that was able to tow the vehicle but did find a mechanic that agreeded to come out to take a look at it. He tried everything from banging on the starter to trying to jump the starter and nothing. Ended up having to order a starter and have it shipped in from Omaha. That took another day. He came out and swapped out the starter and it fired right up. Wish to thank all of you again for all your help and suggestions. And again truly sorry I didnt provide a conclusion:SRe: Need Help! Coach wont restart!I wanted to thank everyone for all of your suggestions. I tried all of them. I would lilke to expecially thank j-d for all your advice and help. With your check list we discoved power down to the selonoid so I am guessing the Starter is bad. Being amatures not sure we wanted to attempt the jump. Call back GoodSams they finally located a mechanic but will have to wait until tomorrow to get someone to tow it to his location.Re: Need Help! Coach wont restart! j-d wrote: I apologize... For some reason I thought this chassis was a FORD. Please reply with Which Chassis and Which Engine it has, if you can. I "think" that there will NOT be a solenoid close to the Battery like Ford does it. And that the Positive Battery Cable will run to a large stud on the upper side of the Starter-Mounted Solenoid. Then there should be one or two smaller studs opposite each other, and maybe a second large stud below the first one. Hopefully there is only one small stud or if there are two, only one will have a wire attached. If I understand it correctly and stated it correctly, connecting the large upper stud with the small stud that has a wire on it, should cause the Starter to Crank. Above Starter is for a Kodiak with 8.1L gas V8. Looks like one large stud has a short cable going into the starter motor, and the Positive Battery Cable goes to the other one. The large on with nothing on it in the picture. Then only one small stud. If so... Connecting the Large Stud with Battery Cable to the Small Stud should cause it to crank. If the Solenoid is bad, connecting the two LARGE studs should cause it to crank, but that will be a HEAVY electrical load. You'd need to connect them with a booster cable or put the jaws of a big pair of pliers to them and grip. Pliers would probably get HOT. Grip Firmly but not HARD, as the two studs are in a brittle plastic cap at the end of the Solenoid. Thanks for the info! I believe it's like yours. It's a Workhorse chassis with a 8.l L gas engine. Do you know if this will hurt the starter if that's not the problem? Right now I just want to get it started so I can get it to someone or someplace more populated to get it worked on. Thanks.Re: Need Help! Coach wont restart! enblethen wrote: No you know model of the chassis? W22, P-32? I know this isn't your year but it may help as it shows starter relay in section 4 on the fuse block Workhorse manual It's a W22. thanks will look at download.Re: Need Help! Coach wont restart! enblethen wrote: Have you looked on the Workhorse fuse block for a fuse marked "starter" or "ignition"? Yep there are several. I looked at them and they appear to be ok.. Need to buy a tester after this trip. A couple of the are the large Maxie Fuses and thy also looked ok.Re: Need Help! Coach wont restart! YC 1 wrote: After downloading the users manual it is fairly useless. There is a fuse panel under the dash and one that says it is on a "bulkhead". It would have a couple of large solenoids and a fuse block. Use a 12 volt test light versus just looking at the fuses. Reach behind the dash if possible and jiggle the connection on the ignition switch. If I had a road map (schematic), I could be a bit more useful. YC 1 - Ain't that the truth I have the owners manual and absolutely no help. I located the fuse box under the dash and ther is no cover so no map on what each fuse is for! There is a panel on the bulkhead in the bedroom but I think that one is more for the house .and is more like a house circuit panel with the switches.Re: Need Help! Coach wont restart!j-d Brother is a bit more mechanically inclined than I am and understands the jumping of the solenoid. But is only aware of the one on the starter. Can you tell us where it is located and a quick refresher on how to jump it?
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