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Roger, The opening should have a isolation diaphragm so moisture or anything else can not get into the units. Let us know if there is something I'm missing ! Rich.

Dennisr, Welcome to the FMCA Forum! One that I know of. Yes there are 2 of them and he found them outside in the rats nest of wires in one of the bundles, where the wires exit the coach; Drivers side wires raped with electrical tape. They very well could be inside. The connector should be between the steering wheel(close to the column) and the ignition switch(is the SW to the right or left of the wheel)Then the wire they are referring to is routed to the transmission selector location, and bundled with some other wires in many cases. Find the 8 pin connector, how much wire is between the connector and where the bundle go's through a hole in the firewall? if there is very little length, then the diodes could be outside. Can you read Electrical Drawings? I have the chassis wiring diagram for your year chassis! Can forward you a copy. I can send you a Privet Message, it will appear in the little envelope in the top right corner. Just to the left of your Monogram( Dennisr) if you like so you can reply directly to me. Click on the envelope to open the read and reply box. If you look at this link and at the picture of the diodes I got from Radio Shack. That will give you an idea of there size. Generator issue link> http://community.fmca.com/gallery/album/265-alternator-problems/ The brake light switch(s) are located under the coach and are activated by the air brake valves. The switch's are air activated. Check them first as they are easier to fine, using a meter / or test light in this case will work to find the hot wire. Is there 12 volts on one of the terminals on the switches, check the second switch next to the first one. They are kind of round in shape and thread into the air brake valve(s) 2 terminals on each switch. When you find them, is there voltage present? have a helper depress the brake peddle(you will need air pressure built up) is there voltage on the other terminal when the brake peddle is pressed? on all the contacts? Finding the diodes is time consuming and also requires a great deal of persistence. Rich.

Roger, There are special valve cores with fine screens to keep the powder balance material from getting into the valve seal area. I have used them. They work well, but are not perfect. The finer powder can pass through the screen, causing a very slow leak. The only way I have been able to clear the problem is lower the air pressure and air up the tires at times. Should the tire pressure be on the low side one can just add air to clear the leak. The internal pressure sensors are the only ones that are immune. Rich.

The power steering system could be masking a ball joint or drag link issue. The OEM units are no longer supplied with grease fittings and they could be drying out. When they dry out, things do not move as freely. How many miles have you towed the car? The car is 4 years old and they never have been greased. Rich.

Ivy, Thanks for your feedback! Ray mentioned the fuel pump. Did they run a fuel pressure test on the fuel pump? Ivy, there is a ground connection for the fuel pump on the pump assembly harness connects to the frame, that one might want to check and see if it is rusted or loose. From all the information, posted it sure sounds like a fuel supply issue and if the inline fuel filter was changed; it would still look like new. Do you know if the fuel tank is made of metal or polypropylene ? If the tank is metal, then there could be a rust issue plugging the fuel pump filter inside the tank. Rust rust inside plastic fuel tanks could only come from an external source. Fuel pumps generally can pump 10 thousand gallons of fuel before having issues. That much fuel would put the coach in the 100,000 + mile area. You did not mention smelling fuel, that could indicate rusted metal lines on the fuel pump assembly. Rich.

Cosborne, Looking at the image of the relay on the link page, you can see 2 of the terminals on top of the relay. These posts and nuts are for the large 12 volt battery sized cables. On the back of the relay(the side you can not see are 2 much smaller connections that look like the ones on top. There will be 2 wires,but much smaller that connect to these terminals. one goes to ground and the other supplies 12 volts to energize or De-energize the relay / contractor. Look at this link picture of the relay, you will see 2 of the threaded posts' http://www.bluesea.com/products/9012 Rich.

Cosborne, Welcome to the FMCA Forum ! Not Brett, but the contractor has 4 connections. The large 2 are for the switch contacts and the small 2 are for the control circuit, so it can be turned on and off. Rich.

bjeff, Took some time to look around for some information and did find this link. It might be a start, not allot of information on dual wheel well liners. Will add items as time allows !!!! http://www.buyersproducts.com/Mudflaps-Splash-Guards-Fenders/Fenders/Poly-Fender-fits-minimum-195-dual-rear-wheels/4879/ http://www.raneystruckparts.com/semi-truck-poly-fenders-black-for-19-5-dual-rear-wheels-single-axle/ http://www.raneystruckparts.com/semi-truck-poly-fenders-black-22-5-or-24-5-rear-wheels-single-axle/ Rich.

bjeff, have you tried this? if not give it a go. See if something looks like it would work. If not let the group know. https://www.google.com/#q=rv+wheel+well+liners Rich.

Ivy, Jim covered things well! I would add that there is a possibility of some rust build up in the fuel filter that could be limiting you fuel flow is it moves around in the filter. They can be difficult to remove if you fuel lines have rusted around the area of the filter connections. So you could look for the inline filter generally located on the drivers side frame rail about half way between the front and rear axles. Spray them with some penetrating oil. Not WD-40 in this case, need something that will leave a heavy oil film. The second thought is to run some Injector cleaner through the system. I do like Lucas, it is more of an oil based product. 5oz. treats 25 gal. The Ethanol tends to dry out the "O" rings in the injectors and it makes a good top oil for the cylinders. If its going to do the trick, one needs to drive at highway speed of about 15 min. and you should notice a difference. Will not fix a dirty fuel filter though. Rich.

John, working is always good. Should the problem come up again and removing then reinstalling fuse 2 allows you to start the unit. I have a feeling there is a diode in the start circuit that has failed. Rich.

That is not real likely John, and to be honest I did forget there are 2 switches involved. So when it started where did you shut down the generator when you stopped it ? My thought is that is the most likely switch with an issue. Because it started operating normally after that> You did not mention how old the unit is, but the outside switch on the generators is out in the elements. If you have a meter with an Ohms scale. Set it at the lowest setting, with one of them disconnected; measure the resistance across the switch start terminals and between the start side wire that you removed and the common center connection of the switch location you are working at. If there is a difference it the reading(reverse the meter wires connection the center wire to the switch and the one that is removed. Reading change would indicate the presents of a diode in the circuit. Post your readings for the group. Rich.

John, One would think the switch was or is the problem. The fact that the generator started when the fuse 2 was reinstalled, sure sounds like the switch was closed in the start position ; but oxidized contacts could have been masking the problem. Could you post the condition of fuse 2 contacts and the condition of the fuse holder contacts ? Rich.

racer478r, This link might help. http://community.fmca.com/topic/7186-cummins-isl-and-isc-engines-with-caps-fuel-injector/ Rich.

rsbilledwards, The one can replace the seals. The trick is to use some soppy water the make them slide into the grove where the old ones where removed. Think the trickiest part is finding the proper sized seals, as the seals that look alike; but very slightly in size. Rich.

bjgraffis, Welcome to the FMCA forum! In most cases there is a selector box next to the DVD. This is where the Cable, Antenna, DVD and Satellite outputs are connected to the input of the box. If everything is connected properly, one selects the signal source you wish to view on the TV by pressing the appropriate button mentioned by DD69. Rich.

grocedm, I was reading your post in the tire thread and you mentioned that CW said the control panel for your jacks was NLA. Kwikee is part of Power Gear. So the correct part might have a power gear logo and not Kwikee. Could you post the model number of you Kwikee system and include the model number of the control pad for the jacks? This link might lead you to a replacement part. Not knowing you particular model number, you might need some additional information. http://colawrvsalvage.com/product/power-gear-jack-control-box-500630-140-1227-new/ This is a link to the manual for the above control box for you to compare to your pad. http://support.powergearus.com/techdocs/82-L0506.pdf The other system that might be labeled Kwikee are Model # 500674 and 140-1170. There phone numbers are 800-334-4712 and or 888-339-2539. Rich.

Grocedm, Can you supply the model number of your jack system and the Part number of the control panel? Then the group can offer some feedback to your issue. Rich. Note: Could you post your jack question regarding parts in the Leveling Thread. The jack question is not a common question in the tire thread!

eisenmap, Welcome to the FMCA Forum! Have you checked the AC circuit breakers? Do you have a inverter / charger ? What make and Model There is a AC power circuit breaker on the input of some Charger / inverters. Some of the inverters supply power to 2-120 volt outlets in the coach! Do you travel with a volt meter? What is the voltage reading of the Coach batteries when connected to shore power? Rich.

Murmanone, Eaton list synthetic 75W-90 in there Road Ranger PDF file. Rich.

Murmanone, Could you post the chassis manufacture for your coach? Rich.

cfsoistman, Welcome to the FMCA forum ! I checked into to possibility of replacing tires a month ago and was informed that both the XRV and XZE series tires where on a 5 to 6 month back log. Not what one wants to hear ! I like to take advantage of the FMCA discount, but that does not appear to be an option at the time. Rich.

I do wonder sometimes what happened to the KISS theory! The only thought I have is to use a wire tracer(tone generator and receiver) to trace the wire path. One other thing you might try is a video inspection camera to get a better look behind the panel, to see if that allusive fuse could be located that way. When an inline fuse is used ! A point of access needs to be there and my thought is it is behind the panel. That in this case is directly behind the toilet. Is there a panel on the base of your toilet that would allow you to manually operate the flush ? Rich.

Bill, You are full-timing. I still have a sticks and bricks base camp. We have some friends that do travel more then we do and having a 50 amp service available would be a nice extra should they want to stop over. Everyone has a different perspective or thoughts of what is important or useful. We would need to park our coach in another location should we wish to offer a stop over location for others if needed. Rich.

Gay, the 30 amp circuits for coaches consist of a hot 30 amp, a neutral and ground. NO 220 please! The plugs look like dryer connections, but they are wired different!! The post by Jim is a very good option. You need to get the supplies and pay the labor so running one more wire is very cost effective option. 50 Amp = 2 hots 120 volts each (L-1 and L-2) a neutral and ground. Rich.