[tcb] Re: electrical issues
- From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:22:35 -0400 (EDT)
I can't help it if they put the Arkies up in the rafters... LOL
-----Original Message-----
>From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Oct 16, 2006 3:14 PM
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [tcb] Re: electrical issues
>
>oh, like you have room to talk, mr. floor tickets
>
>
>>From: Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>Reply-To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [tcb] Re: electrical issues
>>Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 14:08:24 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
>>
>>Well, if you weren't going to Blue Man Group Concerts and Ikea, then you
>>could fix your bus.. ;-)
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> >Sent: Oct 16, 2006 11:53 AM
>> >To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >Subject: [tcb] electrical issues
>> >
>> >so i was telling will this saturday night. and he laughs because
>>evidently
>> >all bays are crazy like this but i thought i would share th story
>> >
>> >hershey has had an eletcrical problem for a while now. everytime you hit
>>a
>> >bump he dies. then i reach down and tap the fuse panel a couple of times
>>and
>> >he fires back up lets out a big BOOOM!!! and we're off again.
>> >
>> >well due to the p/o's p/o there has been some crazy engineering done to
>>the
>> >electrical system. fuses used as clamps to hold wires in place so...i
>> >decided it is time to clean up the rats nest. so i pulled the fuse panel
>> >out...which was held in place by two zip ties. and went to work,
>>constantly
>> >check my bently diagrams. i get it all cleaned up looks beautiful under
>>the
>> >dash wires tied up and secure taped together so they don't dangle and
>>bind
>> >in other parts of the bus (windshield wiper motor in particular). looks
>> >really good. so i hook up the battery and the damn parking lights come
>>on.
>> >the switch isn't on but the lights are on. ok i can address that i will
>>just
>> >get out the test light. well i have juice to a wire that should only have
>> >juice when the switch is on. can't figure it out. well i can fix that
>>later
>> >lets see if she starts, and see if the loose connection problem is taken
>> >care of. i turn the key on, nothing, no lights, no sounds,
>>nothing.hmmm....
>> >lets see if the headlight switch will turn on the headlights. WTF?!?! now
>>i
>> >have dash lights such as the oil preassure light and the battery light.
>>and
>> >it starts up. i turn off the lights and the motor dies.
>> >
>> >wierd...i know. so i pull the column again, pull the fuse panel again,
>>and
>> >pull the light switch. hmmm. i hook the battery up and nothing no lights.
>>i
>> >turn the lights on and nothing, no lights. but i hear a bit of a noise
>> >commign from the dash every time i touch the column. AHH HA!!! the
>>positive
>> >wire that goes from the solenoid to the light switch was loose the entire
>> >time and that is what was causing the damn thing to die when i flash my
>> >lights to signal truckers over. well problem was fixed on friday and
>>today,
>> >maybe, i will button everything up and start working on heater cables.
>> >
>> >it's absolutely amazing that a wire going to the light switch would cause
>> >the damn thing to die and not run sometimes as well.
>> >
>> >thank god for the bently book that helped me out 100%
>> >
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