SOLVED! Broke down New Mexico

[Seangie]

Saaaaawwwwweeeeeet!

NEXT STOP

PORTLAND!!!!

-Sean

[TomC]

Congratulations on the happy ending to much frustration. I sure do like my mechanical engine! Good Luck, TomC

[Lee Bradley]

Awesome!
I was just sitting here going over some things in my head and looking back at notes from problems I've had in the past trying to see what we were all missing!

Glad to hear yer up and running!
  BK 

Don't know if you still have the Cityliner but mine quit like this on a HOT summer day when a 20 amp breaker in the center junction box gave up the ghost.  Fortunately I had a spare with me.  Hint was that the check engine light did not come on.   

[4104SoFl]

1st: Sorry you had the delay and cost.
It must feel good to wooooop it.
Nothing here applies to me, but it was very intresting in real time.
Thank you for sharing.

[boxcarOkie]

Man-man, there was some reading here, that is for sure.  Kind of neat watching you work your way thru the problem.  Take two atta-boys outta petty cash for a job well done. 

You certainly are deserving.

Might be something about the Roswell area?  We were down there and broke a throttle body on the old hoopie and could only pull 1,100 rpm's out of it.  Towing it home was not an option, as it was over 650 miles, and it was Thanksgiving.  Drove it home on a King 



Kruise control, it was a challenge, but we made it.



Our last tow was in Atlanta to Williams Diesel and the entire thing was $850 for the tow and he pulled it 56 miles.  They also dropped the drive shaft, but it turned out to be a good deal too.  It needed attention also.

You might think about a membership in Coach Net, it could be a good option for you.  Having used them several times in the past, blown tires, what have you, they have proved to be a good road tool for us.  In the end, they will take care of you without a lot of the hassle, which is something we could all do with less of these days, I am sure you would agree?

One parting note. 

My neighbor (the guy who mows his yard on the Green John Deere Lawn Tractor and wears the tin-foil hat just in case) said that there are NO aliens in Roswell any more.  He states they now all live in Washington D.C. and they are easy to spot, they apparently all drive Volvo's.   

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[Nel]

Sorry I couldn't help with any ideas, the ecm on my 4104 never gave me a problem  glad you are up and running, great trouble shooting!

[luvrbus]

I had faith he would get it done lol I am glad he didn't have the Pro/Link the dreadful code 25 would have drove him nuts

[muldoonman]

I had faith he would get it done lol I am glad he didn't have the Pro/Link the dreadful code 25 would have drove him nuts

Cliff,
What is this dreaded code 25??

[luvrbus]

25 means there are no codes activate or stored lol the Pro/Link is not a cure all for a DDEC sometime you have to do just like Scott trace till you give out,kick back relax for a couple of hours (days sometime) then go after it again 

[Oonrahnjay]

25 means there are no codes activate or stored ...

    Yeah, that's a tough one to trace down - esp. when the engine won't start!

[B_K]

Don't know if you still have the Cityliner but mine quit like this on a HOT summer day when a 20 amp breaker in the center junction box gave up the ghost.  Fortunately I had a spare with me.  Hint was that the check engine light did not come on.   

Yes I still have it! It still sits right where I parked it the day it followed me home  !

I have been so busy running up and down the highways I haven't had any time to get it re-titled as a motor home and I'm not going to spend a bunch of time & $ building it until it's titled in my name as a motor home.
  BK 

[Iceni John]

    Yeah, that's a tough one to trace down - esp. when the engine won't start!

I can read codes from my CEL/SEL with only the ignition key on, without the engine actually running.   Is this normal, or are other DDEC buses different?   I think my Pro-Link will also display codes and some static data without the engine running, but I've not checked that yet.

Scott, I rewired my voltage gauge so it now reads straight off my main 100A feed from the alternator and start batteries.   It was wired originally through a circuit breaker and through the ignition circuit  -  it now gives a completely accurate indication of the voltage going into the ECM.   Well worth doing.   I've also learnt to always keep a spare cube relay and a spare Cole-Hersee solenoid "just in case . . ."

John

[Scott & Heather]

Thanks for the kudos. I honestly
Have to give the final credit to Ken Arnold (hard headed ken) for telling me directly over the phone to check for 12volts at pin 439. When it didn't have 12 volts he told me to give it 12 volts. I tapped into my license plate light and viola it started. From there I was able to chase down the relay that died and am waiting on Luke to get me one this coming week. For now, the bus turns on with the lights and won't shut off without the lights being shut off lol. https://vimeo.com/189483961


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[Scott & Heather]

Here's a nice video in reflection https://vimeo.com/189484014


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[Scott & Heather]

Don, btw, we do have roadside assistance through State Farm and they paid for the tow

Cliff, don't ever wish the code 25 on me ever!! Lol. I do agree though it would have sent me bonkers.

John, my CEL doesn't work. It never has. I have traced the pin on the ECM harness for the cel (419) and I'm planning on running a fresh circuit from there to the dash so I can have one.


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