1984 Wanderlodge Love/Hate Relationship

[mbulriss]

Loretta,

Welcome to the world of forum posting!

On the gen set output, my first gut reaction response is voltage regulator on
the generator. My 83 did that. Ralph says bad brushes on the commutator ring
could also be a culprit. Of course a little trouble shooting might be
appropriate to make sure, before someone just goes ripping into the genset. We
will assume the main power input selector switch is on gen set, right? Are both
voltage gauges reading 60 volts or just one? Have you measured the actual
voltage at an outlet? Have you checked all circuit breakers and reset the GFCI
circuit in the bathroom? That's a start anyway.

Personally, the fuel gauge would be one of my minor things given the size of the
fuel tanks on these things -- I re-fill after every trip, and I can't drive far
enough to run out of fuel without a bio break and re-fuel anyway! On the other
hand, if it was working and then stopped, my first guess is check the
connections on the back of the gauge. Getting to the sender is more of a
non-trivial task since you have to go through the floor of the coach to get to
it. Is yours a PT or FC model? By the way, how did you decide it was 34 feet?
There was not a 34' model.

Happy troubleshooting.

Mike Bulriss
1991 WB40 "Texas Minivan"
San Antonio, TX

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Loretta Catlin wrote:
>
> Hello Fellow Bird Enthusiast,
>
> Although I joined your group a year or two ago, this is the first time I have
> participated in your many interesting discussions. I have a lot of questions,
> but I'll try to keep this short and not be 'long winded' as my husband might
> say.
> We had been looking for a good, used RV for a long time before finding the BB.
> (I had never seen or heard of a BB) Seriously,we looked at a LOT ugly of
RV's.
> I absolutely hated the shabby cardboard walls and tacky interiors--even in the
> very expensive homes. So we kept searching. Since I'm trying not to be 'long
> winded' I won't get into how we found out about the BB. That's a whole
'nother'
> story and I need to get to the point, but I will say, as soon as I stepped
> inside the BB I fell in love. Soooo.....
>
> H E L P! PLEASE! There seems to be several mysteries connected to our BB,
but
> right now I will ask about only two and hope someone will be able offer some
> suggestions.
>
> (1) Kohler Generator, 12 1/2 KW, Should power up to 120 Volts, won't get past
60
> Volts
> (2) Fuel Gauge stopped working first time we took it out. (?)
>
> Thanks for letting us be a part of your group.
>
> Loretta Catlin
> 1984 Wanderlodge
> 34 feet
> Diesel
>