Any one know what this circuit breaker is for? A black cable is attached on one side and on the other the cable goes to the starter solenoid.
I have problems starting the camper at times. The starter drags and I am wondering if this has something to do with that problem.
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- Eagle
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When I was having problems starting the van I took that "thing" into the Ford parts department and they told me it was not a stock item. They didn't know what it was. I latter learned it was a circuit breaker. They left side is hot as it has 13.6 volts and that appears to be strange as I would not think it would have any juice. Checking across both terminals I get no reading. When I try and start the van it pulls the battery down to 4 volts.
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Could it be the isolator? That is, when you start the vehicle, it hooks the engine's electrical system to the coach's system. If there were something wrong with the coach system, such as a very bad battery, you could experience problems.Eagle wrote:When I was having problems starting the van I took that "thing" into the Ford parts department and they told me it was not a stock item. They didn't know what it was. I latter learned it was a circuit breaker. They left side is hot as it has 13.6 volts and that appears to be strange as I would not think it would have any juice. Checking across both terminals I get no reading. When I try and start the van it pulls the battery down to 4 volts.
1991 Airstream B190 - bought, 2005; sold, 2011; bought 2017
1995 Airstream Excella 30' trailer
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1995 Airstream Excella 30' trailer
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I had a mechanic friend take a look at my starting problem. There is a 50 amp circuit breaker on each wall and I found out the starting battery is on the passenger side with the house battery on the drivers side. I thought just the opposite. He placed a ground cable from the starter to the body and now it starts every time I turn the key on.
Wayne
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