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1993 monaco dynasty diesel pusher electrical issues
Hello people, I am new to this life and the difficulties involved so be patient with me while I present my tale of woe. I purchased this monster, a 1993 monaco dynasty class A diesel pusher, with a small inheritance and it has been a monkey on my back from the first. I have been tackling everything from the retracting steps to intermittent lighting, destroying batteries with reckless abandon. thousands of dollars in a new cummins 5.6 230 HP engine, shocks, brakes and troubleshooting fees. Chasing gremblins and growing grey hair. I simply am out of my league here and need help in any shape or size. What I really really need are electrical diagrams; AC and DC schematics of everything from that year of close to it. I think I can figure things out if I had some blueprints to enlighten me. I know I am searching for a needle in a haystack but I've exhausted my internet searching and troubled by the inability to diagnose things as this machince quietly and gently succumbs to time and neglect. I am shouting now, "PLEASE HELP". peace and photons dave flowers1.4KViews0likes3Commentsinexplicable power loss
hello I have been living in a 1993 monaco dynasty for the last couple of years, having it plugged in to a 220V outlet to power the beast. Until recently, this has been a great arrangement. Every two weeks I will unplug the 220V, start the beast and let her run a bit, bring up the idle for ten minutes or so, then shut her down and plug into the 220V again. This worked until last monday. Since last tuesday I have no power! Even though I am plugged into the 220V the batteries are freaking out. Today I pulled the engine battery and found a corroded terminal connector which I replaced. At that time I checked out all the terminals on both coach and engine batteries and everything looked okay. I took em all off, cleaned them and re-connected. I had a look at the connectors under the engine cover and found one falling off, which I repaired, somehow this fixed the Voltage/amp meter over the door. I charged the two 6 volt batteries, (I call these coach), the monster battery (engine battery?) re-installed and voila…, did not work. Well, at least I did fix a couple of potentially bad things from getting worse. Is there some type of junction box that flips from 220V to batteries when unplugged and does the opposite when you plug in? I am confused and really need help. I am sorry about my inability to express in more concise terms, just what the hell is going on but I am hoping some RV genius will be able to recognize the problem and the solution. Many Thanks and keep on rolling. dave3.4KViews0likes13Comments
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