Tazmanian Martje

Do you have hydraulic jacks or air leveling?  I unfortunately only have air leveling. What I do is raise the coach full then crawl under both front and back and put 8 hardwood blocks on the between the frame and house frame and then lower the house frame onto the blocks.  Open out your genny.  Now you have room to work behind it.  That is what I did on our 2003 Signature.  We took the fuel pump and moved back to the fuel compartment( pumps are meant to push the fuel not pull so much) . Beautifully fixed our burning out fuel pumps.  Also had plenty of room to replace the air pump. 

Now I want a dedicated bloody battery to start the genny.

The cab area I guess I need to spray foam. drove back from Wisconsin bird hunting trip and froze my legs, hands and feet off.  was bundled up like Nanuuk of the North.  To top that off, my hubby(driving Behind me, don't ask why, noticed something flew off the roof.  Did he tell me?  NOOO!  I go into the bathroom and it is frigid plus wet.  look up and the vent cover is missing!  
So since we have been back I m doing repairs.  Next repair is the Aquahot. no heat in house, replace 230 Deg limiter, clean diesel burner, replace nozzle etc.  and flush the entire system. just waiting on the antifreeze to get here.  At the Moment re reading the service manual for AHE 100-02S.  Say a prayer for me.

On 10/12/2022 at 3:01 PM, AlanC2 said:

I just got off the phone with the Prestolite people. Good news/bad news. Good news is that I should be good to go with the alternator disconnected, using the ML ACR to link the house/chassis batteries, run the generator and use the charger to keep the batteries up.  That should get me home. Bad news is that the Leece Neville replacement is no longer available, and I have not been able to find a rebuild shop that is still in business.

the Leece_Neville alternator can be obtined through AJ Electric on Amazon.  This is the company who makes them in Franklin, NC.  828-369-0118.  We had to once again replace our leece Neville on October 12th, 2022 up in Wisconsin while boondocking.  as we had just put a new one in, in February this year I asked for warranty and the engineer actually called the mechanic at Kyle repair in park falls wi, and directed him on the tests he wanted run on the alternator before he sent a new one.  SO YES Leece-Neville DUVAC alternators are alive and well for purchase.

 has anyone replaced the cartridge stem on this faucet? Is there a trick to seat the handle tight w/o calling the Hulk to press it on?

OK guys, we have a new leece-Neville alternator.  Don't judge, but we were too cold to think straight and did not take a picture of the leece-Neville alternator before they removed it and replaced with a non duvac alternator.  Kicking myself. 

Anyways is there anyone out there that has a 2003 Signature with a 500hp cummins and a big boy isolator?  If so, would you please take a picture of the Alternator connections and of the batteries.  next to our chassis batteries are 2 small black wires that are just dangling.  I would like to know where exactly they go.

On 1/6/2022 at 4:11 PM, Ray Davis said:

Weird acting tranny was probably due to the battery voltage dropping so low.

You should have started the generator while roadside assist was still there with their boost.

I keep a 20 ft set of jumper cables on board.  With those you could have started the generator using your toad.                                                                                                                           

The gen should eventually charge all of the batteries.                                                             

Could have kept you warm too.

Are you guys in a RV park now?  IMHO that's where you should be until you can get your elect sorted out.  There you'll be plugged into shore power and your onboard charger should then be able to charge the batteries.  If that's not happening, you can get a charger and charge them yourself.  I keep a charger in the coach just in case.   It's possible that when the alternator went bad that your chassis batteries got very low, and you have never been able to get them charged up enough to start the engines.

I'm in Tx so I can't help except on here.  A mobile RV tech might help though.

I would first see if the batteries are good.  If the batteries are toast, ( completely shot ) then no amount of charging will  fix the problem.  Interstate battery dealers are really helpful checking batteries.  They may even bring them out and install. 

IMPORTANT!!!    Before disconnecting any battery cables take really good pictures, even if someone else is doing the work.   It looks so simple but can get very confusing.

Then I would see if the batteries are being charged, if not, then find why not.

TY Ray we are at my sisters hunt camp and have shore power. a winter set up for us.  just sick the brand new batteries are dead. so I know we have to reconfigure to get these charging properly.

Are any of you Monaco Gurus in the Panhandle of Florida?  We lot our Duvac in Christiansburg Va just before Thanksgiving. Spent a 19 degree night in the rest area with NO heat or anything..  they replaced the alternator(minor fiasco) hooking up new from duvac wires.  Researched and found this thread.  Am ordering the ML-ACR today.

I have been piecing together little symptoms that tell me either the lambert or ssi is bad.  Oh and first thing replaced was the BigBoy.  slowly am learning electrical, what a challenge.

We have a 2003 Monaco Signature.  1st time RV owners.  I want to find knowledgeable work for this.  I have repaired the AC units and refridgerator myself.  but am not confident to do this changeover.

Anyone willing to help a gal out?

the roadside assistance couldn't replace the dead batteries that night. they did get us jumped, but engine only ran for a short time.  Generator could not be started, not enough juice, the batteries they had on hand had screw connectors not posts.  The generator wouldn't start. not enough battery.  when we first bought it last january the house batteries wouldn't stay charged the big boy was bad.  we needed to run the aquahot to keep it from freezing.  Ned wired a 50amp service from the house to the rv so we had aquahot.  the previous owner had a trickle charger hooked up to the chassis batteries.  we needed to  use a charger for the batteries to keep charged.  Even with shore power they won't stay charged.  

when we left to come to Florida I had no heat in the coach,  then the tranny started shifting weird.  I immediately pulled over in the rest area.  the batteries were dead.  ended up waiting till morning and I took the car and bought 2 new batteries, and then drove to O'riellys and they tested the alternator, bad.  so drove back to Christiansburg to total car care roadside and they found an alternator via the vin number.  hooked it up wrong.  no heat, no electricity.  they finally got it right, but chassis batteries won't stay charged. 

Are any of you Monaco Gurus in the Panhandle of Florida?  We lot our Duvac in Christiansburg Va just before Thanksgiving. Spent a 19 degree night in the rest area with NO heat or anything..  they replaced the alternator(minor fiasco) hooking up new from duvac wires.  Researched and found this thread.  Am ordering the ML-ACR today.

I have been piecing together little symptoms that tell me either the lambert or ssi is bad.  Oh and first thing replaced was the BigBoy.  slowly am learning electrical, what a challenge.

We have a 2003 Monaco Signature.  1st time RV owners.  I want to find knowledgeable work for this.  I have repaired the AC units and refridgerator myself.  but am not confident to do this changeover.

Anyone willing to help a gal out?

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Ok so, I got through to Girard awning and the guy I talked to said that they only have one type of seal and he has no idea what I am talking about regarding the T-shaped seal between the MH and the awning.  $6/ft or go to home depot or lowes for same thing!  Wow and he was rude.  I just want to repair this correctly.  He says only 2 in wide is all I need.  Any suggestion?

Yes it is a T seal for the main awning  but has dry rotted and shrunk, there fore is leaking.  where can I find a T one.?

Where can I find the proper seal for the awning between the awning and roof?  Or is there a better alternative replacement.?  I can't find on the girard site replacement seal.

Klcdenver, I notice in your picture you have a little gas shock (whatever the name is) on your frame and door.  My question is, is that to replace the exorbitantly expensive entry door hinge[$169] ?  

thanks in advance

Martje