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  1. I assume you had a Heliotrope RV-30 charge controller?  If so, then the the engine battery charge circuit was limited to 3 amps at 13.4 volts.  

    I'd wire your new MPPT controller to the house battery.  Then make sure your BIRD system is working correctly.  

    How many solar panels do you have?

    Assuming you have several solar panels you could install a 2nd charge controller for your engine battery and wire it to one of the panels.  

  2. It sounds like the start solenoid may be bad.  Possibly not getting the neutral signal from the transmission.  Is the air parking brake set solid all the way up?

    Some additional suggestions: Have you tried the boost switch?  It is a rocker switch on the drivers left console that combines the two battery sets.  Many of these coaches require both battery sets to crank the original starter.  

    Are the chassis batteries charging when plugged into shore power?   If not, check the Intellitec Big Boy solenoid in the rear electrical run bay to the right of the engine.   

    There is a new gear reduction starter available for these engines.  It takes less current to crank over and also cranks the engine over much faster. 

    Good luck! 

  3. Most of these coaches use two oil pressure sending units.  One is installed by Cummins and reports to the engine ECU only.  The other is installed by Monaco and is wired to the dash red light as well as the gauge.  Monaco usually used a VDO number 360 023 with two outputs, one to the idiot light and one to the gauge.  These sending units are available on eBay as well as Amazon and are used on all kinds of vehicles including dune buggies.    

    Check your owners manual.  Many of them have the oil pressure sending unit part number listed near the back.  

  4. I agree with Gary.  You can run through the troubleshooting procedures but I would probably ohm check the flame sensor.  

    Then call Hannah Carrillo at "Heat My RV" and order a new flame sensor.  They are relatively inexpensive and easy to change.  If you need advice, John is the tech expert but Hannah will get the parts out to you.  

    Hannah Carrillo 720.448.1068

    Good luck!

  5. Carl,

    I also had a fresh water leak in our Aqua Hot.  If you are very lucky it could be in the plumbing between the cabinet entry and the boiler.   But, more than likely it's in the fresh water copper loop that wraps around the outside of the boiler.  On these early systems the fresh water copper tubing wraps around the outside of the boiler.  The area near the bottom exhaust port is exposed and can develop leaks.  

    Some guys have managed to repair the copper tubing on the existing unit.   Others have elected to replace the boiler assembly.  

    It's a lot of work removing the entire Aqua Hot unit so I elected to replace the boiler.  I'm so glad we did this as it works so much better now.  

    The picture attached below shows the bottom of the boiler where the copper tubing is exposed and developed a leak. 

    This link is to the thread where I replaced the boiler.  

     

    Old boiler bottom picture.jpg

  6. Monaco usually installed one 12V 100-watt solar panel and a Heliotrope RV-45D PWM charge controller. 

    The Heliotrope charge controller is in the ceiling of the main basement compartment under the plywood cover.  

    You can go wild and replace everything with 2000+ watts of panels and a new MPPT charge controller along with larger wiring.  Or you can just replace the single 100-watt panel with up to three 225 watt 12-volt panels and retain your Heliotrope charge controller.   

    Your Heliotrope charge controller charges both your house and chassis battery and has a capacity of up to 45 amps.  

    Please understand that even three 225-watt panels are not going to provide much useable power.  

    Good luck!

  7. Doug,

    You might want to try cleaning the RJ-11 plugs to see if that helps.  I found a junction box in the main basement just above the plywood ceiling cover.  It was next to the solar charge controller.  Some of the coaches have one in the dash on the passenger side.  

    Have you replaced the sensors in the last few years?  If not, it probably needs new sensors anyway.  

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