[tcb] Re: Help! Bus won't start - electrical woes
- From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 06:20:20 -0700 (PDT)
Cool, I was hoping for a, "that same thing happened to me once and it was just
the..."
I have never had this happen before but I looked at the ground and from taking
the battery offline so many times to work on stuff it looks like it has gotten
all cattywampus on me.
I think it's time to borrow the one off the Super and find out how old this
battery is.
James
Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: .hmmessage P { margin:0px;
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corrosion on the terminals. check the battery terminals and the wire ends and
even get some fine grit sand paper and scuff them back to clean metal...put em
on and tighten them down. that should solve the problem
i had the same problem once...bus wouldn't fire over at all. i checked fuses,
wiring, etc. finally i went around back and cleaned terminals as a last cry for
hope and she fired right off.
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To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: Help! Bus won't start - electrical woes
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 09:00:28 -0400
From: wuzmop@xxxxxxx
That really sounds like a problem in the battery, or the battery cables.
-----Original Message-----
From: James Dwan <james_dwan_2000@xxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 7:45 am
Subject: [tcb] Help! Bus won't start - electrical woes
Okay here is the situation. I get in the Bus and turn the key, the E-brake
light, oil light and battery light come on as usual and then I turn the key to
the start position and...silence.
I look down and the lights are off and I don't hear the clock anymore either.
So I look at the fuses and the coil wires and everything is good. I get back
in and see a faint glow in the E-brake light. Then slowly all the lights come
back as if someone has them on a dimmer switch and is slowly turning it up.
Then I hear the fuel pump kick on then I turn the key and...nothing then
darkness.
It did this twice so I took the battery out and put it on the charger. It has
a full charge. I noticed the ground strap on the battery looks like it could be
replaced but other than that I am stumped. I got a ride to work so I plan on
looking into it this evening with any suggestions I get from TCB It ran fine
yesterday and no hints of trouble.
Thanks in advance!
James
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TCB
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