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I'm not familiar with the 82's...do you have a separate gen set battery? If
you do, push and hold your "aux" batt switch, and try the levelers. If they
work then, it's most likely the gen set battery or the automotive solenoid
that activates the hydraulic pump motor for the jacks (mine is underneath the
air step, front of the wheel well). Not sure where to look for the fuse.

Good luck...

Kevin McKeown
Yorba Linda, CA
86 38 PT


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Help!

The levelers on my 82 FC have died. When I turn the dash switch on,
the indicator lights work correctly, but when I activate the levers to
lower the jacks, nothing happens. No noise, no flicker of the voltage
gauge like I used to see when the pump was running, nothing. The pump
has plenty of oil and I have recently cleaned all electrical
connections.

Any ideas?

Scott Forman
82 FC35RB
Memphis

Sounds like a relay may be disconnected or is bad...or a circuit breaker
(fuse too) that is disconnected or bad.

Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38, Anaheim Hills, Calif.



Scott Forman wrote:

> Help!
>
> The levelers on my 82 FC have died. When I turn the dash switch on,
> the indicator lights work correctly, but when I activate the levers to
> lower the jacks, nothing happens. No noise, no flicker of the voltage
> gauge like I used to see when the pump was running, nothing. The pump
> has plenty of oil and I have recently cleaned all electrical
> connections.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Scott Forman
> 82 FC35RB
> Memphis
>
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Scott, you seem to have done the basics, you might try to loosen the
pump motor housing, wiggle it to make better electrical contact, and
then retighten the mounting bolts. I had intermittent problems and
traced it to a bad ground, the ground path is on my 85 the actual
motor housing...a little loose, and some dirt prevented a good
ground.

One more suggestion...have a helper move levers and you listen at
the unit...you might hear something that gives you a clue. And then
try same with a voltage check at the relay contacts near the motor.

Frank
85FC33


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
<sforman@...> wrote:
>
> Help!
>
> The levelers on my 82 FC have died. When I turn the dash switch
on,
> the indicator lights work correctly, but when I activate the
levers to
> lower the jacks, nothing happens. No noise, no flicker of the
voltage
> gauge like I used to see when the pump was running, nothing. The
pump
> has plenty of oil and I have recently cleaned all electrical
> connections.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Scott Forman
> 82 FC35RB
> Memphis
>

Check for power at the solenoid under the step, and check the wire
to the pump motor.

You can also check the microswitch that turns on the solenoid:
Remove the plate around the four levers, (four screws and remove
knobs), you will see a wire basket-handle which the levers move when
pushed to the lift position, and somewhere in the dirt and grime you
will see the microswitch that the basket-handle activates. Often the
shaft which goes through the levers and basket-handle slides to one
end and the basket-handle gets loose so that it doesn't activate the
microswitch.

- Jeff Miller
in Holland, MI


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Forman"
<sforman@...> wrote:
>
> Help!
>
> The levelers on my 82 FC have died. When I turn the dash switch
on,
> the indicator lights work correctly, but when I activate the
levers to
> lower the jacks, nothing happens. No noise, no flicker of the
voltage
> gauge like I used to see when the pump was running, nothing. The
pump
> has plenty of oil and I have recently cleaned all electrical
> connections.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Scott Forman
> 82 FC35RB
> Memphis
>

Yup, I got an idea. Have someone push one of the levers as to put one of the
jacks down while you are underneath grabbing hold of the pump housing an
jiggling it. It may have lost its ground which is simply made by virtue of
the two mounting bolts through the vertical part of the first step.

My fix was to loosen the top mounting bolt from the step side under the
carpet, and then slide a sliver of brass between the body and the pump
housing and retighten the bolt. So far, this is working, but if it ever
fails, I'll know what to do. I also tried running a new ground strap from
one of the two motor bolts to the frame, didn't work. But I don't know why.

dandarst86fc35rbhuntleyil.


>From: "Scott Forman" <sforman@...>
>Reply-To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Levelers Died
>Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 23:46:25 -0000
>
>Help!
>
>The levelers on my 82 FC have died. When I turn the dash switch on,
>the indicator lights work correctly, but when I activate the levers to
>lower the jacks, nothing happens. No noise, no flicker of the voltage
>gauge like I used to see when the pump was running, nothing. The pump
>has plenty of oil and I have recently cleaned all electrical
>connections.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Scott Forman
>82 FC35RB
>Memphis
>
>
>

May be a ground issue from 'Battery to frame' ( battery that runs the
Pump) , flickering amp meter might reveal bad connection that now is
carboned up. That battery may have a good ground to the starter on the
genset but bad or small frame ground
Gregory O'Connor
94pt Romoland CA

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Dan Darst" wrote:


. I also tried running a new ground strap from
> one of the two motor bolts to the frame, didn't work. But I don't
know why.
>
> dandarst86fc35rbhuntleyil.
>