Problem starting my 1996 Bounder rv…?
Tonight, I went to start my motorhome and it acted like the battery was almost fully dead. The interior lights worked but the headlights did not. I was even able to easily start the generator. After about 20 minutes messing around with the auxillary start button, it started. Left it running for a half hour and then drove it for 20 minutes to my storage. when i got there, i shut it off,,,waited 5 minutes…then tried to start it. No luck. I think its the solenoid but not sure.
Also, before it started the battery gauge said about 3 volts. just before it started, the gauge jumped to about 10 volts.
Any info would be great.
sounds first like the voltage regulator took a crap, ( thats in the alternator ) it is not charging, you probably need a new set of batterys too, but you should also replace the solenoid first, that could throw off the voltage meter in the dash if it is not working right, a bad connection on any of the battery terminals would make it do that too ( not want to start ) clean them before you try the solenoid replacement