mypopslou
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Returned from our summer trip 7,000 miles without issue. Every once and a while when I started my RV I would get a Low Battery Voltage message but she always started. RV has been sitting for 5 weeks connected to 50 amp and for 4 of the 5 weeks I had both engine and rv batteries turned off. Turned them back on last week to do some cleaning.
Had an appointment to have alignment checked because of some unusual tire wear and RV would not start. Engine batteries were very low as when I turned the key nothing happened. I put a trickle charge on the batteries and little by little they started showing life. I got dash lights and when I turned the key I would get one turn of the starter and then it would click. I assumed the trickle charger was not capable of charging batteries to starting point so I called road service through Good Sam.
Interstate Road Side service arrived at my home where the RV is in a port. Since batteries were in the back tech connected jumper cables to connection in front of RV. I did not even know you could do that. I turned the key and it was the same thing, got dash lights and everything looked like it would start but not enough juice to turn the starter more than once.
Tech was then able to get his truck close enough to the back of my coach to connect jumper cables directly to batteries. Only problem now I was back to turning the key and absolutely nothing happened. He checked everything underneath and did find a jumper switch which had tripped and when he turned it I had some power in dash, sun shade and data port which has a light, lit up but when I turned the key nothing. He then crawled under the rv and engaged the started by hand, she would crank but not start as I had nothing come on on dash board. We left truck connected to batteries for over 30 minutes and still nothing.
He left not knowing how to help me but my fear is that he blew something that has shut off whatever has to happen on the dash board when you turn the key.
Any suggestions on what the issue could be and what I should do. I am looking for a mobile service unit so I do not have to be towed.
I am feeling desperate and also that this tech did something to make my issue worse.
Any help would be appreciated, I am not very handy
Thank you
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There is another Cummins in Tampa 5910 E. Hillsboro Ave Tampa 813-626-1101. I have not personally used them yet but their reviews are better than what I read about Orlando.
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I found a highly recommended Truck Frame and Alignment here in Florida and will make an appointment to have my coach evaluated including alignment on both front end and rear end. Once I am confident that my alignment is correct I will make decision on my front tires. I will also ask this mechanic his opinion and act accordingly. I thank everyone for their help and suggestions and will let you all know what then end result is and what decisions I make.
Hoping to get an appointment this week or next
Stay tuned
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Brett, Tireman is recommending I inflate to 120 which is the max based on the weights and his calculating a 53% 47% weight distribution on front axle weight of 13,820. Thank you for reassurance when the tires reach operating temperature, I always worry when I see the inflation pressure exceed 120 and if it increases by 10% to 15% I could see readings of 132 to 138, do you think that is still OK?
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TIreman, thank you for this information, so do you think the unusual tire wear on my left front is caused by under-inflation? The ride is already really hard and as the tires heat up they read 122, if I inflate to maximum will the amount they increase when hot become an issue since the wheel max is 120 as well as tire max.
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Tireman, I was mistaken, my Jeep does weigh ose to 5400 so rear weighed at 21880, I had a wrangler which weighed 3789, Grand Cherokee weighs closer to 5400
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TIreman, also when I had my rig weighed my Jeep was attached so the front was 13820, rear was 21880 and it read my Jeep at 5400. My Jeep only weighs 3789 so I added the difference to the rear axle. Not sure that is correct but could not find a 4 corner scale.
Please let me know your thoughts
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Tireman, I do not have a 4 corner weight but I do have axle weight, front axle is 13,820 and rear axle is 23491 GVWR is 38,600. Cold pressure is at 105, although as they heat up my TPMS reads 122
Thanks for your help
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Tireman, point of clarification, would I accomplish the same thing by just swapping front tire sides, left to right and visa versa. Also if I did the 6 tire rotation, what is the recommended movement, front change sides and go to inside dual, insides go to outside and outside goes to front?
Appreciate your advice
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Sorry, I have not made an appointment to have alignment checked yet but will let you know when I do.
If I understand the information provided, I should not have the tires rotated, only my front tires taken off the rim and reversed. I am guessing if I do it for one side I should do it on the other. The right front tire is showing a little bit of outside wear but nothing unusual like the drivers side tire.
Am I correct in my understanding that I should NOT do a full 6 tire rotation, only front off rim and reversed?
Thank you for all of your comments and help
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Also keep in mind that the Verizon plan is not really unlimited. After 25G it is throttled back and barely usable. If you plan on downloaded movies you will burn through 25G really fast and have to wait until the end of your cycle to be able to use it again.
My plan reboots on the 16th of every month and as of today we have used over 15G so not sure we will make it. We never download movies and use this data by only visiting sites on internet and some small games which do not take a lot of data. Can never understand how we use so much but we do.
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J, thats odd as I noticed the wear on my tires when I was in PA, maybe it all their fine roads causing issues.....NOT
All tires are original equipment and are same size and age. I will continue with my plan to making an appointment with Cummins and have the alignment checked and tires rotated
Thanks for your help and suggestions
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Tires are the original tires and are only 3 years old, I do have independent front suspension so hopefully an alignment will correct the issue. I have never had tires on any motorhome I have owned rotated. Is this a front to back same side or do the fronts change sides and go the back inner?
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Recently returned from a 6700 trip this past summer. Noticed some odd tire wear on the drivers side front tire. See pictures attached.
Tires are Michelin XZA2 295/80R-22.5
Have 22,000 miles on them, keep them inflated to 105 lbs cold based on Michelin Tire/Weight Chart, added 10lbs fudge factor.
TPMS shows the pressure increase to max 122 lbs when they heat up, max heat has been 110 degrees, when in traffic, lowers as I get back to cruise speed.
Does it look like a may have an alignment issue or a defective tire (separation issue). Curb side front tire is showing a little outside wear but nothing like the left.
It looks like it is wearing another outside groove in the tread.
Planning on a trip to Cummins for an alignment check and tire rotation which I am hoping is the issue
Take a look at the pictures and let me know if you think there is another issue that would cause this.
Thanks for your help
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In my coach in addition to the switch by the door, each light in the compartments also has an on/off switch on the individual light, it may be that they are all turned off in the compartments
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Manholt, I have a button to turn inverter and charger on but when i hit battery disconnect they go off automatically, and yes it is an all electric coach and batteries have been replaced once already and are less than 2 years old
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Had not driven Motorhome for 2 weeks and when parked turned coach battery off but did not plug in. Went into coach yesterday and turned coach battery on and received the above message on my panel, fault light was on and it was reading Dead Battery Charge with it showing 3.2 volts. After being plugged in for several hours it read 3.5 volts but would not charge any higher and everything in coach was inoperable. I figured it must be like a golf cart if the batteries go too low they need a jump to get the charger going. None of the normal systems that come on when you plug into 50 amp came on.
I connected my trickle charger for my car to the positive on battery number 1 and negative on battery number 4. Almost immediately everything came on as it should have when I plugged in initially. System ran for about 12 hours to completely charge batteries and then shut off and all is good.
I am concerned that the batteries depleted that much in two weeks with the batteries shut off and that it took a jump to get going again.
Is this normal?
Appreciate your thoughts
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I think Gladys Knight should have been MVP for her performance of the National Anthem and for her stance when she questioned her on why she agreed to perform
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I am currently experiencing the slow down since for the first time I have exceeded the 25G and it is making it very difficult to do anything, I cannot open Gmail and my wife cannot play some of her games or get onto facebook. My son visited us for Thanksgiving and he downloaded some games on his computer which ate all of our data. He was not aware we would be throttled down after 25G. Not liking this at all and I have another 2 weeks to deal with is before we start over, why isn't unlimited just what it says unlimited, this is really upsetting and has me rethinking my provider choice.
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I just found out that Central Florida Expressway now accepts EZ Pass but not all toll roads in central Florida are part of CFE, for example coming home from Orlando International Airport, there are 3 tolls, 2 accept EX Pass but the third one does not. Crazy...Hopefully soon, EZ Pass will be accepted at all toll roads in Florida, very confusing system but maybe that why some of the Florida residents call this state FloriDA
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As a follow up, one of the questions they asked me was "is the break smaller than a dollar bill ?" and mine was, so it could be repaired
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I recently had a rock hit my windshield and created a star crack. I went on line to my insurance company and answer a few questions about the break and they told me it could be repaired and they would waive my deductible. They sent out a repair truck to the campground and it was repaired on the spot, no cost to me.
I would strongly suggest you make the call or do it via internet, you have nothing to lose
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I have used a mirror and flashlight to see the water level in each cell and use a turkey baster to fill each cell, it worked well. Now I bought the battery watering system which is much easier.
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When I pull into the truck lanes, I click on the 'tractor' button and then I enter my code and it work fine for a complete fill up. Most time I have to go inside for a receipt. I also cannot figure out how to get DEF without going inside.
Works great but I make sure when I finished fueling and have to go inside that I pull forward so I am not blocking the next customer
Help RV will not start
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With tech truck directly connected to my batteries they charged to 12.7. I tried to start by house batteries and that did not work, not even shore Thor connected it. I don't think it is the batteries because when he forced the starter to start it was cranking but nothing on my dash that should have come on.
I think he tripped something that shut everything off to the dash but I don't know enough to know what to look for.
Thanks for your suggestions