skinner valve solenoid (problem solved)

[David Anderson]

Finally got a chance to troubleshoot this.  It was a voltage problem.  the solenoid was only getting a bit over 8 volts.   After tracing wiring upstream it was a corrosion problem on the fuse at the main buss in the front of the coach.  I sanded and polished it and now she works every try.

I figured on a 22 year old bus I should clean all the fuses and holders, so I did.  It should chase off a lot of gremlins.  As usual how could we keep all these old girls going without the wealth of knowledge shared on this board.

Thanks so much,

David

[DrivingMissLazy]

Finally got a chance to troubleshoot this.  It was a voltage problem.  the solenoid was only getting a bit over 8 volts.   After tracing wiring upstream it was a corrosion problem on the fuse at the main buss in the front of the coach.  I sanded and polished it and now she works every try.

I figured on a 22 year old bus I should clean all the fuses and holders, so I did.  It should chase off a lot of gremlins.  As usual how could we keep all these old girls going without the wealth of knowledge shared on this board.

Thanks so much,

David

David, I strongly suggest that you get a can of spray on contact cleaner and spray each fuse and its holder after you remove the fuse. This will practically guarantee that you will never have another poor contact in that area. BTDT
Richard

[ChuckMC9]

After tracing wiring upstream it was a corrosion problem on the fuse at the main buss in the front of the coach.

I had a similar problem recently - most of my guages and tell-tales went wonky and after two days of tracing I found a common ground in the front panel which was 13 ohms from ground. That was enough - after thorough cleaning/sanding all now works like a charm.

[Busted Knuckle]

David,
Glad to hear you finally got it figured out! Now it's time to call Jefferson and thank them for replacing a non-defective part, and assure them you'll be doing more business with them in the future since they were so easy to work with! JMHO FWIW!   BK 

PS I'd ask ya to tell whats his name (that I can't remember because it's been so long since I've called them) I said hey, but since I can't remember his name I won't LOL!