03-20-2021, 02:40 AM
Sorry for your mechanical problem. Sounds like you are dealing with several small issues. We also had the leaking wheel seal issue after purchasing our 1984 and getting it on the highway. May just be from the seal getting firm from lack of movement, and it was a quick repair for us, but we too had the procrastination of a mechanic. Our brake shoes had become oil soaked from the seal, which had been seeping for some time. The good news is the seal and related brake parts were common to many other vehicles, and were found at Fleet Pride nearby.
When our batteries were weak, they would not hold a charge for more than a day or two. I don't know how much information you received with your coach, so please take no offense to the following. Each coach is custom , so yours may be different . The coach probably has two sets of 8D batteries. They weigh 130 lbs each and are available at O'rileys auto and many other places, sometimes with a 1 or 2 day delivery time. When starting off with new batteries, I was advised to replace all of them at the same time, as 1 bad one can bring down the rest .Two of the batteries are for starting the engine, and two are coach batteries, for the water pump, interior lights, etc, and also will power some 120 volt devices when the inverter is turned on. Both sets of batteries have master switches near them that can completely disconnect them from the coach. Comes in handy for storage of the coach for long periods of time. There is a battery merge swith on the dash that can be used to electrically tie the coach batteries and engine batteries together to aid in starting. Most owners do not leave this switch in the merge position, only to help starting with weak batteries.
We do have an electric fuel pump, which I did not notice for several years, even though our coach has a dash switch clearly marked. I have not used it, even when changing fuel filters, which the gurus have told me to do 1 at a time, to avoid loosing prime. Maybe I am incorrect on the use of this pump ?
Your generator might be able to bring your batteries back to life enough to get the heck out of that shop. Your batteries may not be able to spin that Detroit engine, but might be able to start your generator. You are not the first coach owner who had to extricate his rv from a shop that had little interest in doing repairs.
Many other "classic" owners are on this site who have a lot more knowledge on the subject than I , and will likely chime in on this . Good luck
When our batteries were weak, they would not hold a charge for more than a day or two. I don't know how much information you received with your coach, so please take no offense to the following. Each coach is custom , so yours may be different . The coach probably has two sets of 8D batteries. They weigh 130 lbs each and are available at O'rileys auto and many other places, sometimes with a 1 or 2 day delivery time. When starting off with new batteries, I was advised to replace all of them at the same time, as 1 bad one can bring down the rest .Two of the batteries are for starting the engine, and two are coach batteries, for the water pump, interior lights, etc, and also will power some 120 volt devices when the inverter is turned on. Both sets of batteries have master switches near them that can completely disconnect them from the coach. Comes in handy for storage of the coach for long periods of time. There is a battery merge swith on the dash that can be used to electrically tie the coach batteries and engine batteries together to aid in starting. Most owners do not leave this switch in the merge position, only to help starting with weak batteries.
We do have an electric fuel pump, which I did not notice for several years, even though our coach has a dash switch clearly marked. I have not used it, even when changing fuel filters, which the gurus have told me to do 1 at a time, to avoid loosing prime. Maybe I am incorrect on the use of this pump ?
Your generator might be able to bring your batteries back to life enough to get the heck out of that shop. Your batteries may not be able to spin that Detroit engine, but might be able to start your generator. You are not the first coach owner who had to extricate his rv from a shop that had little interest in doing repairs.
Many other "classic" owners are on this site who have a lot more knowledge on the subject than I , and will likely chime in on this . Good luck
Guy & Sue
1984 Classic 40' #59