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Just Jim

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    Jim
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    Monaco
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    Executive
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    2003
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    Knoxville, TN

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  1. I don't think so. Mine is several years older, but nothing like you describe. I'm not long away from needing to replace mine... thinking maybe a straight pipe. LOL
  2. I don't think that a 98 Dynasty has a workhorse chassis. I think it is a Roadmaster chassis. My 95 Dynasty was a Roadmaster.
  3. I could not find mine either, but it was located behind the lines coming out of the top of the tank on the passenger side. use a mirror or your phone to peek over those lines and more than likely it is right there.
  4. I had this happen on my 95 dynasty. Check the fuel shut off solenoid. They have a history of coming loose from the engine. On mine it was on the passenger side under the engine access/bed.
  5. thanks Ivan, Yes, I do have solar. The eyelet is so small that it did not make sense that it went to one of the battery posts. So, just tape it to the side of a battery like the other one?
  6. So... was checking the batteries to make sure they had enough water and noticed this loose wire hanging in the back. It also has a wire attached to one of the batteries... see the pics. Any idea where that loose wire should be attached? I don't see any connection point on the back side of them. The wire has two small wires inside the protective plastic wrap.
  7. Very jealous of that display, Scotty. I'm going to have to prioritize my future projects once I get a few of the ones I've already started completed!!! I would love to see how you have it mounted.
  8. You are correct. I just did the maintenance on mine and I'm at $1800 and counting just for fluids and filters. I just keep thinking of all the money I saved by doing it myself. LOL.
  9. I occasionally have trouble starting the genset. It has acted like the batteries were weak when I knew they were not... now I know why. I love this group!!! However, now I have another project to work on. LOL. IF, you had a battery for just the genset, will all the switches inside still work to start it? It seems it would be more complicated than just wiring in a battery???
  10. A little more info would be good. When you press the start button, you hear the fuel pump come on? Every time or just sporadically? Is the outside temp changing significantly from when it starts to when it will not? Colder temps will require longer pre heat times. You obviously have plenty of fuel in the tank as it will not run when the fuel level is low. It cranks every time but does not start? The oil and coolant levels are where they should be? Lets get some of the basic, easy things eliminated first. Please be a little more specific with what is happening.
  11. I went through this process last summer and found the company that made the original paint. I can't recall their name at the moment, but I think I could do some searches here and find it. I do remember it was expensive and they said that it likely would not match the older paint. I went the route of taking a panel and getting it scanned, but that was not all that great either. My particular coach seems to have about 3 different shades of gold that all look different depending upon the angle and amount of light. Needless to say it was a nightmare to try and match. I settled for fixing some of the worse spots and I plan on just painting the entire thing once I retire and have the time to do it. One thing I will note... my original intent was to just sand off the clear coat and spray that in the areas that were peeling. However, I quickly found that the paint is very thin and you are down to primer in no time at all. If you sand... use 2500 or 3000 grit and go easy. Again, in my case I decided it was not worth it to spend the time. I found the paint codes on a paper in the owners box. Let me know if you still need the original paint supplier and I'll do some looking.
  12. So... today I checked the display again with the coach having been on shore power overnight and it said 3.2 amps. When I checked the voltage on the chassis and house they were at 14.5. So the display is a reading of the amps that are going out, not what the panels on the roof are actually generating. Correct? I am thinking I'll cut the power to the coach tomorrow morning when I wake up so the batteries can be discharged some and then see how the solar does as far as maintaining the batteries.
  13. Thanks very much everyone for the above information. I think I've got a good frame of reference on this old system now. It was bright sun today and I got up and cleaned the solar panel. At the highest sun, the controller said 3 amps. So, if I understand correctly... 3 amps times 12 volts is 36 watts of power, from a panel that is rated at 85 watts? Is that the inefficiency of the old style controller? Would a newer controller squeak more power out of the panel? I have had the coach plugged into shore power, so I imagine the batteries are topped off. Does it make sense that the amperage read out on the controller would go up when I turn off shore power? What exactly is that read out? The amount of power coming from the panel or the amount of power the controller is allowing to go out? I like how the current controller is built into the wall. It seems like the newer controllers are more of a surface mount type arrangement??? Thanks again.
  14. If the ignition checks out... I'd still check the rear fuel solenoid. I have not noticed if you said you had checked it or not. Sorry if you did. I assume the throttle works when you press it?
  15. There is a fuel shutoff solenoid that may have gone bad or come undone. Look for where the linkage attaches at the engine. I had a much older coach that this was the problem. Hope this helps.
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