Solenoid between the chassis batteries and the generator battery

[Howard O. Truitt]

John,
You do not share with us what year PT you have?
I have an 86 PT40 and one of
my solenoids just started sticking. When it sticks there is a slight buzzing
and the 12v lights burn dimly. I think the buzzing sounds to be under the dash.
I can flip the key to Aux. or the On position and back to off and most of the
time it quits on the first flip.
When I consider my coach is going on 21 years old I think Bluebird did a
fantastic job. I for one think we should always consider buying from Bluebird. I
live out from a small town in South Georgia and it never fails the local folks
never have what I want. It has been such a pleasure to have Bennie to talk to
and Earl and Jim have always been very helpful with orders. I understand on some
big ticket items we have to look elsewhere but we need a strong Bluebird Co.
supporting us also.
Howard Truitt
Camilla, Ga.
86 PT40

----- Original Message -----
From: John
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 11:10 AM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Solenoid between the chassis batteries and the
generator battery


It would appear that the solenoid on our early production PT40 is stuck
and the batteries are constantly connected. I've crawled under the bus
and tapped the solenoid but to no avail.

Any thoughts or suggestions on replacing one of these buggers?

Is there a more modern substitute? Or should I plan on replacing with
an identical device?

And is there a better source for a replacement than thru Bluebird?

Thanks in advance.

--PirateJohn--

http://www.PirateJohn.com
Directeur Sportif, TeamConfuzed






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