Hello again!

[hal stclair]

You must be running on the battery charger, whatever type that might be. You may have tripped the main breaker in the coach. You'll need to start
there and see if you indeed have power in the coach. It can be many things including a bad adapter after your cord if you are using one which I assume
you are. Just work your way in from where you know you have power.
Good luck, Hal
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1977 Royale 101348,

1977 Royale 101586, Diesel powered,

1975 Eleganza II, 101230,

1974 Eagle Bus 45',w/slideout,

Rio Rancho, NM

 

[RF_Burns]

I believe you said the parking lights do work, so power is getting through the Fusible Link. Have someone watch the parking lights and then pull ON
the headlights... do the parking lights then go OFF or stay ON. They should stay ON... Otherwise you have a high resistance in the circuit feeding
power from the battery. This could indicate a bad Fusible Link or it could be elsewhere.

Do the same thing again with the starter, watch the parking lights then try the starter, the parking lights should stay ON.

You may still have an issue in the starter circuit, but this eliminates bad battery, fusible link, poor connection to the switch etc.

FYI, the starter solenoid takes a lot of power to pull in, on the order of 30 Amps, which is why the purple wire feeding it is 12ga.

I agree with Ken Burton. Get a meter or a test light and download the wiring diagram and start troubleshooting. Start at the battery and follow the
power until it disappears.

--
Bruce Hislop
ON Canada
77PB, 455 Dick P. rebuilt, DynamicEFI EBL EFI & ESC.1 ton front end
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/showphoto.php?photo=29001
My Staff says I never listen to them, or something like that

 

[Ken B]

Chase the AC problem first. When you are plugged in to shore power the shore power 120 VAC supplies 12 volt DC power through the converter to the
coach. It also charges the DC house battery(s).
So fix the AC FIRST.
1. Reset ALL of the AC circuit breakers.
2. Remove the circuit breaker panel cover and using your meter start checking for voltage into and out of the various circuit breakers. Do not
overlook the white wire neutral bus and wires too.
--
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana

 

[Matt Colie]

> Hi-
>
> Thanks Yall! Now to figure out why it takes a bunch of gas straight into the carb to get this thing started everytime.

Adam,

To start Chaumière after sitting a long time, pump the throttle twice, crank about one cycle (8 compressions). If it didn't light, two more pumps
and go again. At this point she will just about always fire. If it has been cold enough and long enough, maybe once more. That is rare.

I think you should lift the carburetor off the manifold and look at the bottom. I known issue with Rochesters is the plugs in the bottom of the float
bowls. These can leak so slowly that the fuel fumes are not pronounced but they will drain enough to make for very hard starting.

If you are not positive that they are not leaking, leave the carburetor upside down on the bench and find a thin epoxy to pour into those plugs. I
have used this trick a couple of times now and it has always helped. One of those was so bad that we could see it leaking on to the intake before we
took it off.

Matt
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Matt & Mary Colie - '73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan
OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Twixt A2 and Detroit

 

[hal stclair]

Back in the day anytime we'd do a rebuild the JB Weld would come out and the plugs get covered. Automatic on all our rebuilds of Q-jets. Don't know
how long that stuff lasts but never did have a come back on one.
Hal
--
1977 Royale 101348,

1977 Royale 101586, Diesel powered,

1975 Eleganza II, 101230,

1974 Eagle Bus 45',w/slideout,

Rio Rancho, NM