Dead bus... Help!

[Terry Neal]

Hey Pete,

Hope you are having a drink where ever you landed tonight. Looks like
you had a good one! This Bird learning can be tough on a person. Hope
things go much better for you from now on!

Terry Neal
Bozeman, MT
82PT40 6V92TA
74FC34 6V53T



Pete Masterson wrote:

> Car battery was 7 years old -- I guess I shouldn't be surprised it
> died. Fortunately, we were in a Sears parking lot, so getting a
> replacement was no big deal. Even got $5.00 credit for the old one...
>
> But the day got worse later on... pulled into a small roadside RV
> park off I-40 east of Holbrook. Had to do a round about to get to the
> waste dump, and didn't see a 'hump'... I got hung up, when backing
> off, I took off part of the bumper (looks like a little fiberglas
> resin will fix it) and (the bad part) I clipped off the drain valve
> on the bottom of the fuel tank. Of course, I'd just filled up 30
> miles back...
>
> With the help of the RV park owner, we were able to make a plug out
> of a wooden stick to stop the flow (except for a little drop once in
> a while).
>
> The Emergency Road Service required that I have a fire department
> "clear" the fuel leak for safety before they dispatch a mobil
> mechanic. Well, the local volunteer fire department from sunset
> valley came and looked ... and said, "looks OK to them" so I'll get a
> mobile mechanic to come in the morning to seal it off somehow.
>
> The car runs great, now....
>
> Pete Masterson
> '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> Sunset Valley, AZ (Just east of Holbrook, AZ)
> aeonix1@...
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> On Apr 2, 2007, at 12:12 PM, Leroy Eckert wrote:
>
> > Have a good trip. How is the car battery?
> >
> > Leroy Eckert
> > 1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
> > Niceville, FL
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Pete Masterson
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
> > Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 1:55 PM
> > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Dead bus... Help!
> >
> >
> > Larry ... you win the gold star! That was it ... bad ground.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Pete Masterson
> > '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42
> > El Sobrante CA
> > aeonix1@...
> >
> > On Apr 2, 2007, at 10:48 AM, Leroy Eckert wrote:
> >
> >> In addition, if you have a multi-meter check the battery power. If
> >> it is good look at the ground connections for the battery system.
> >> Also, I have had the rear start switch get out of position and
> >> cause a no start problem. It doesn't take much on my coach.
> >>
> >> Leroy Eckert
> >> 1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors"
> >> Niceville, FL
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: krminyl@...
> >> To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>
> >> Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 12:22 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Dead bus... Help!
> >>
> >>
> >> Are you showing 12V on your DC volt meter? Have you tried hitting
> >> the aux
> >> battery switch? Your AT switch in the proper position? Have you
> >> tried
> >> starting the BB from the starter switch at the rear of the bus?
> >> Tried starting the
> >> genset, then the bus?
> >>
> >> Your BB is 10 yr newer than mine, so I'm not sure if the above
> >> would apply
> >> to your BB, but these would be the first things I checked.
> >>
> >> Good luck...you'll be back on the road soon...it's probably
> >> something simple.
> >>
> >> Kevin McKeown
> >> Yorba Linda, CA
> >> 1986 38' PT
> >>
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