Hi all! Almost 4 weeks into a cross country road trip in a new-to-us 2007 Newmar Allstar. A couple of days ago the coach wouldn’t start... but I was getting electrical to the dash etc. Tracked a blown ignition solenoid fuse... and it blows repeatedly when I try to start it up. I can jump the solenoid... either by connecting the two power terminals with a screwdriver -or- by connecting the ignition wire with the hot battery wire, both when the key is in the “on” position.
It is a standalone, momentary solenoid not attached to the starter. I bought a new 12v solenoid from NAPA, wired it all up, and it worked great... for 24 hours. I probably started it with no trouble at all about a dozen times in that time frame... but now I’m blowing the fuse again and can only start it via hot wiring.
Anyone know what could be the trouble and how I can fix? I’m really close to just bypassing it altogether and getting a push button start and wiring it up to the cab! But that wouldn’t track the underlying problem.
Thanks in advance!
It is a standalone, momentary solenoid not attached to the starter. I bought a new 12v solenoid from NAPA, wired it all up, and it worked great... for 24 hours. I probably started it with no trouble at all about a dozen times in that time frame... but now I’m blowing the fuse again and can only start it via hot wiring.
Anyone know what could be the trouble and how I can fix? I’m really close to just bypassing it altogether and getting a push button start and wiring it up to the cab! But that wouldn’t track the underlying problem.
Thanks in advance!