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Re: Breakdown Information
Hi Jim: The fuse was a 20 amp automotive type. I think it blew that morning when I tried to start the generator, I don't remember the sequence that took place to blow the fuse, but it never happened again yet! At first I was concerned as to what blew the fuse, then I remimered that something happened that morning. I now have the fuse labled in case it happens again. Thanks Jim T639Views0likes0CommentsRe: Breakdown Information
On out trip out West in 2003, my Flair M/H started sputtering and losing power, a quick look at the gauges indicated that the battery voltage was very low and going lower all the time. It was getting late in the day and lucky I was at a near-by exit and able to pull off the road to a safe place. My first thought was that the alternator went out, so I pulled it and my weak battery from the M/H, disconnected the tow and proceded into town to look for a NAPA dealer which I found. I asked them to check out my alternator which they said was bad. Not having one there I left my battery to be recharged and went pick-up an alternator at another NAPA store. Back at the M/H I reinstalled the battery and the Rebuilt Alternator, started the engine and wola, the battery wasn't charging. Drove the m/h with the newely charged battery to the NAPA store to get there before they closed, pulled alternator and had them check out the rebuilt unit. They said it too was bad! Asked him to check out another unit in his store and he said that it also checked out bad! Evidently he didn't know what he was doing with the tester. Asked him for the nearest Chevy dealer address and went there to have my system checked out. The Chevy service shop had closed for the day. Spent the night in an adjacent parking lot. The next morning I asked the service tech to check out my charging system, he too said that the rebuilt alternator was bad, he order me a New Delco unit. I removed the rebuilt unit to return it to NAPA for credit and installed my old unit back in. Well after a few hours the New Delco unit came in, wrong size, he reordered another unit (2 hr wait). In the mean time I looked in my Chevy shop manuals I keep in the M/H and it said to check the Alternator fuse, well I could not find any fuse labled Alternator, I continued to check all fuse( A Bunch) and found the "Instrument panel" fuse Blown, replaced it, started the engine and the old alternator was working fine, told the tech and he said he would cancel the order for the new alternator because he said if the old unit works it would be a waste of money to replace it. He also said that there would not be any charges! Maybe because I found my own problem? Funny how they all said that the alternators were bad! Makes you wonder about the knowledge of the service techs out there. I guess if it would have been earlier in the day I would have found the blown fuse sooner. The moral of the story is to always check all the fuses first.529Views0likes0Comments
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