Mystery Wires

[Eric Johnson]

On our way home from the Coushatta Rally I was doing a walkaround inspection and
noticed
a wire hanging down to the ground back by the rear axle. All coach functions
were normal so
we kept driving on down the road.

Got under the coach this afternoon and can see two wires that were cable tied
and routed to
the vicinity of the left rear wheels. Both look like they were connected at one
time in the area
of the left rear brake drums but are now disconnected. I can't see where they
might have
been connected without dismounting the two wheels. The end of one wire is
grounded to the
frame. The other wire goes forward but I could only trace it out to about
halfway up the
coach before it disappeared up into the body of the coach.

Suspect they might have been abandoned leads for the speedometer but not sure.
Don't see
any other wiring in this vicinity that would have replaced it. No color coding
on the wires.
Anyone got a theory what function these wires have or might have had?

Eric in San Antonio
84FC35SBWL2

[dthollis1961]

Eric,

Does your cruise control work? I believe there is a sensor on the
LR for the cruise and one on the RR for the speedo on an '84.


David Hollis 84FC35 Springfield,IL



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Johnson"
wrote:
>
> On our way home from the Coushatta Rally I was doing a walkaround
inspection and noticed
> a wire hanging down to the ground back by the rear axle. All
coach functions were normal so
> we kept driving on down the road.
>
> Got under the coach this afternoon and can see two wires that were
cable tied and routed to
> the vicinity of the left rear wheels. Both look like they were
connected at one time in the area
> of the left rear brake drums but are now disconnected. I can't
see where they might have
> been connected without dismounting the two wheels. The end of one
wire is grounded to the
> frame. The other wire goes forward but I could only trace it out
to about halfway up the
> coach before it disappeared up into the body of the coach.
>
> Suspect they might have been abandoned leads for the speedometer
but not sure. Don't see
> any other wiring in this vicinity that would have replaced it. No
color coding on the wires.
> Anyone got a theory what function these wires have or might have
had?
>
> Eric in San Antonio
> 84FC35SBWL2
>

[Eric Johnson]

Hi David,
The original Bendix cruise quit working shortly after I bought the coach and I
was never
able to figure out the problem. I finally had the old unit replaced with a
Cruise King
control. I'll bet the wires for the old cruise speed sensor somehow got cut but
I wasn't
able to observe the problem because of their location. One of the loose wires
finally
worked it's way out of the cable tie and started dragging on the ground. Thanks
for your
help.
Regards, Eric in San Antonio
84FC35SBWL2

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "dthollis1961" wrote:
>
> Eric,
>
> Does your cruise control work? I believe there is a sensor on the
> LR for the cruise and one on the RR for the speedo on an '84.
>
>
> David Hollis 84FC35 Springfield,IL
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Johnson"
> wrote:
> >
> > On our way home from the Coushatta Rally I was doing a walkaround
> inspection and noticed
> > a wire hanging down to the ground back by the rear axle. All
> coach functions were normal so
> > we kept driving on down the road.
> >
> > Got under the coach this afternoon and can see two wires that were
> cable tied and routed to
> > the vicinity of the left rear wheels. Both look like they were
> connected at one time in the area
> > of the left rear brake drums but are now disconnected. I can't
> see where they might have
> > been connected without dismounting the two wheels. The end of one
> wire is grounded to the
> > frame. The other wire goes forward but I could only trace it out
> to about halfway up the
> > coach before it disappeared up into the body of the coach.
> >
> > Suspect they might have been abandoned leads for the speedometer
> but not sure. Don't see
> > any other wiring in this vicinity that would have replaced it. No
> color coding on the wires.
> > Anyone got a theory what function these wires have or might have
> had?
> >
> > Eric in San Antonio
> > 84FC35SBWL2
> >
>