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Title: Weird No Start
Post by: hodgephillips on July 07, 2019, 04:37:51 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 118145 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118145)
After having set for a couple months, Coach would not start. It has been plugged into shore power and the batteries are good. The jacks were down but partially retracted and the emergency brake released. Engine just tries to turn over but will not. I retracted the jacks all the way. Emergency brake will not engage. I ran the jacks down until they stopped in auto. Still no emergency brake engagement and engine just tries to turn over but won't.
Is there some way to check out the interlocks between the brake, transmission, leveling system? I heard no air passage on the bags during my attempts to start and during running the jacks.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

Hodge Phillips
2005 Inspire DaVinci
Title: Re: Weird No Start
Post by: Mark on July 07, 2019, 04:41:27 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 118146 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118146)
Coach will crank but will not ignite or it will not crank at all?

Title: Re: Weird No Start
Post by: hodgephillips on July 07, 2019, 04:50:04 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 118147 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118147)
It crank but not ignite. Kind of sounds like when I have tried to start in my early years with the jacks down.
Title: Re: Weird No Start
Post by: hodgephillips on July 07, 2019, 04:51:14 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 118148 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118148)
The emergency brake button will not engage.
Title: Re: Weird No Start
Post by: Larry Boram on July 07, 2019, 04:51:36 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 118149 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118149)
Sounds like the coach battery is dead or has a bad connection. Plugging in does not charge the coach battery.

Title: Re: Weird No Start
Post by: Mark on July 07, 2019, 04:55:25 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 118150 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118150)
Could be the relay for the emergency brake. Try a jumper to ground

Title: Re: Weird No Start
Post by: Mark on July 07, 2019, 04:58:16 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 118151 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118151)
Do a search in the country club forum. I found a thread about the nason switch and jumper for the relay.

Mark

Title: Re: Weird No Start
Post by: hodgephillips on July 07, 2019, 05:13:07 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 118152 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118152)
I have put both house and chassis batteries on chargers. Will try again in the morning but any other input is welcome.
Thanks for the help and interest so far. H
Title: Re: Weird No Start
Post by: Mark on July 07, 2019, 05:14:17 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 118153 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118153)
What are the voltages?

Title: Re: Weird No Start
Post by: hodgephillips on July 07, 2019, 05:30:17 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 118154 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118154)
Didn't have my meter. But chassis battery charger went green light pretty soon after hook up. House battery remains on red light meaning charging.
Title: Re: Weird No Start
Post by: hodgephillips on July 07, 2019, 05:31:10 pm
Yahoo Message Number: 118155 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118155)
Will do. Tks
Title: Re: Weird No Start
Post by: Dave Brush on July 08, 2019, 01:52:28 am
Yahoo Message Number: 118158 (http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/country-coach-owners/conversations/messages/118158)
I have no idea if these issues are even related, but a week ago my 06 C-13 Cat would not shut down even when I turned the key off. Finally used the emergency shutoff plunger in the engine compartment. Next day, the engine cranked but wouldn't fire or start. No fuel or ignition solenoid on this unit to malfunction. Turned out we checked the shutoff plunger, and if we twisted it 90 degrees it dropped a little and then the engine fired and started. Hope this helps!