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Hi All,
After a trip out to my sisters and beyond, the Bird ran great, I just had a
couple of questions regarding and engine alarm light that keep coming on and
off...
All the vital signs of oil, oil temp, water temp, transmission temp and all
levels were up to where they are supposed to be... Does anyone have an idea why
this was happening???
Also a buzzer was going off from the day I first drove the Bus... I had the
digital multimeter out and was checking the bus=zzer, when I put the probes on
both terminals, it stopped buzzing, strange!!!
Any ideas on these issues??? Suggestions...
Also I put the coach in a storage facility and it is 50 miles from me now, I
need to know the group size of the Gen battery, as I will have to replace it, it
started to get weak when trying to start it yesterday, had to use the aux batt
switch...
Enough for now...
TIA
Sea Ya
Larry
84 35FCSB
NYC


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Larry,

The size for the generator (4 cyl Perkins) on my coach is "group 31". Yours
could vary.

Steve Anderson
79 FC 35
Poulsbo, Wa.


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Sent: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:50 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Issues with 84 35FC


Hi All,
After a trip out to my sisters and beyond, the Bird ran great, I just had a
couple of questions regarding and engine alarm light that keep coming on and
off...
All the vital signs of oil, oil temp, water temp, transmission temp and all
levels were up to where they are supposed to be... Does anyone have an idea why
this was happening???
Also a buzzer was going off from the day I first drove the Bus... I had the
digital multimeter out and was checking the bus=zzer, when I put the probes on
both terminals, it stopped buzzing, strange!!!
Any ideas on these issues??? Suggestions...
Also I put the coach in a storage facility and it is 50 miles from me now, I
need to know the group size of the Gen battery, as I will have to replace it, it
started to get weak when trying to start it yesterday, had to use the aux batt
switch...
Enough for now...
TIA
Sea Ya
Larry
84 35FCSB
NYC

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Larry- my 84 35FC had the intermitten buzzer come on, also. I checked all the
gauges and just surmised that it was another gremlin in the coach. Seemed to
phase out the longer I drove her.

Ernie Ekberg
83 PT40
Livingston, Montana



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Hi Larry:

Your engine alarm light intermittent is usually caused by the temp sensor
wire at the top of the radiator being broken or bad connector to ground.
There is a major stress point on the wiring harness that goes through the
frame on the drivers side. This is a common problem. The buzzer, depending
on which system it is for could be the sensor, or ground, I would bet on
the ground. It stops buzzing with the meter because your adding a
resistance through the meter and supplying a floating ground, so to speak
with the added resistance. On Bird's, when things are going haywire with
systems, one checks the grounds, then when nothing is found, one checks
grounds, then you repair it by fixing the ground.

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma

At 12:50 PM 11/27/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>After a trip out to my sisters and beyond, the Bird ran great, I just had
>a couple of questions regarding and engine alarm light that keep coming on
>and off...
>All the vital signs of oil, oil temp, water temp, transmission temp and
>all levels were up to where they are supposed to be... Does anyone have an
>idea why this was happening???
>Also a buzzer was going off from the day I first drove the Bus... I had
>the digital multimeter out and was checking the bus=zzer, when I put the
>probes on both terminals, it stopped buzzing, strange!!!
>Any ideas on these issues??? Suggestions...
>Also I put the coach in a storage facility and it is 50 miles from me now,
>I need to know the group size of the Gen battery, as I will have to
>replace it, it started to get weak when trying to start it yesterday, had
>to use the aux batt switch...
>Enough for now...
>TIA
>Sea Ya
>Larry
>84 35FCSB
>NYC
>
>

Mine was doing the same thing when I bought it and a buzzer wire was cut. I
assume the
alarm light and buzzer are connected. All my levels were fine also. I stopped
doing it
after a while. I have no idea why. If you find the source of your problem, let
me know. I
anticipate mine will reoccur.

Kerry
82 FC 35
Denver

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Larry wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> After a trip out to my sisters and beyond, the Bird ran great, I just had a
couple of
questions regarding and engine alarm light that keep coming on and off...
> All the vital signs of oil, oil temp, water temp, transmission temp and all
levels were up
to where they are supposed to be... Does anyone have an idea why this was
happening???
> Also a buzzer was going off from the day I first drove the Bus... I had the
digital
multimeter out and was checking the bus=zzer, when I put the probes on both
terminals,
it stopped buzzing, strange!!!
> Any ideas on these issues??? Suggestions...
> Also I put the coach in a storage facility and it is 50 miles from me now, I
need to know
the group size of the Gen battery, as I will have to replace it, it started to
get weak when
trying to start it yesterday, had to use the aux batt switch...
> Enough for now...
> TIA
> Sea Ya
> Larry
> 84 35FCSB
> NYC
>
>
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Lary,
Turn up the stereo, it will drown out that annoying buzzer.
Where is your storage facility? I am in New Jersey and have a 15 or
20 mile trip to my bird, near Greenwood Lake. I am not sure where
you are in NYC, but this one is about 12 miles from the thruway/287
interchange. $68/month, security cameras. The owner also runs an
excavation business out of the location so he has some skin in the
security game as well. It is outdoors, however.

Gardner
78FC33


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Larry
wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> After a trip out to my sisters and beyond, the Bird ran great, I
just had a couple of questions regarding and engine alarm light that
keep coming on and off...
> All the vital signs of oil, oil temp, water temp, transmission
temp and all levels were up to where they are supposed to be... Does
anyone have an idea why this was happening???
> Also a buzzer was going off from the day I first drove the Bus...
I had the digital multimeter out and was checking the bus=zzer, when
I put the probes on both terminals, it stopped buzzing, strange!!!
> Any ideas on these issues??? Suggestions...
> Also I put the coach in a storage facility and it is 50 miles from
me now, I need to know the group size of the Gen battery, as I will
have to replace it, it started to get weak when trying to start it
yesterday, had to use the aux batt switch...
> Enough for now...
> TIA
> Sea Ya
> Larry
> 84 35FCSB
> NYC
>
>
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Gardner,
That's what I have been doing ;o)...
I am on City Island, The Bronx, NYC...
I store the coach in Chester, NY off of US 17, I only pay $70... Gated,
cameras, 6am - 8pm access 7 days/week...
Sea Ya
Larry
NYC
84 35FCSB



Gardner Yeaw wrote:
Lary,
Turn up the stereo, it will drown out that annoying buzzer.
Where is your storage facility? I am in New Jersey and have a 15 or
20 mile trip to my bird, near Greenwood Lake. I am not sure where
you are in NYC, but this one is about 12 miles from the thruway/287
interchange. $68/month, security cameras. The owner also runs an
excavation business out of the location so he has some skin in the
security game as well. It is outdoors, however.

Gardner
78FC33

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Larry
wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> After a trip out to my sisters and beyond, the Bird ran great, I
just had a couple of questions regarding and engine alarm light that
keep coming on and off...
> All the vital signs of oil, oil temp, water temp, transmission
temp and all levels were up to where they are supposed to be... Does
anyone have an idea why this was happening???
> Also a buzzer was going off from the day I first drove the Bus...
I had the digital multimeter out and was checking the bus=zzer, when
I put the probes on both terminals, it stopped buzzing, strange!!!
> Any ideas on these issues??? Suggestions...
> Also I put the coach in a storage facility and it is 50 miles from
me now, I need to know the group size of the Gen battery, as I will
have to replace it, it started to get weak when trying to start it
yesterday, had to use the aux batt switch...
> Enough for now...
> TIA
> Sea Ya
> Larry
> 84 35FCSB
> NYC
>
>
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Hi Ralph,
Thank you, I will check out that ground and all the other grounds...
Sea Ya
Larry
NYC
84 35FCSB

"Ralph L. Fullenwider" wrote:
Hi Larry:

Your engine alarm light intermittent is usually caused by the temp sensor
wire at the top of the radiator being broken or bad connector to ground.
There is a major stress point on the wiring harness that goes through the
frame on the drivers side. This is a common problem. The buzzer, depending
on which system it is for could be the sensor, or ground, I would bet on
the ground. It stops buzzing with the meter because your adding a
resistance through the meter and supplying a floating ground, so to speak
with the added resistance. On Bird's, when things are going haywire with
systems, one checks the grounds, then when nothing is found, one checks
grounds, then you repair it by fixing the ground.

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma

At 12:50 PM 11/27/2006 -0800, you wrote:
>Hi All,
>After a trip out to my sisters and beyond, the Bird ran great, I just had
>a couple of questions regarding and engine alarm light that keep coming on
>and off...
>All the vital signs of oil, oil temp, water temp, transmission temp and
>all levels were up to where they are supposed to be... Does anyone have an
>idea why this was happening???
>Also a buzzer was going off from the day I first drove the Bus... I had
>the digital multimeter out and was checking the bus=zzer, when I put the
>probes on both terminals, it stopped buzzing, strange!!!
>Any ideas on these issues??? Suggestions...
>Also I put the coach in a storage facility and it is 50 miles from me now,
>I need to know the group size of the Gen battery, as I will have to
>replace it, it started to get weak when trying to start it yesterday, had
>to use the aux batt switch...
>Enough for now...
>TIA
>Sea Ya
>Larry
>84 35FCSB
>NYC
>
>






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Larry:
I don't know anything about FC's but I bet that bus=zzer will not bother you
again. It is most likely fried. Is the light still blinking, ie are the light
and buzzer related. Just a thought.
Please do not turn up the stereo it could cost you a bundle.
ouch.
Leroy Eckert
1990 WB-40 "Smoke N Mirrors"
Niceville, FL

----- Original Message -----
From: Gardner Yeaw
To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 6:40 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Issues with 84 35FC


Lary,
Turn up the stereo, it will drown out that annoying buzzer.
Where is your storage facility? I am in New Jersey and have a 15 or
20 mile trip to my bird, near Greenwood Lake. I am not sure where
you are in NYC, but this one is about 12 miles from the thruway/287
interchange. $68/month, security cameras. The owner also runs an
excavation business out of the location so he has some skin in the
security game as well. It is outdoors, however.

Gardner
78FC33

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Larry
wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> After a trip out to my sisters and beyond, the Bird ran great, I
just had a couple of questions regarding and engine alarm light that
keep coming on and off...
> All the vital signs of oil, oil temp, water temp, transmission
temp and all levels were up to where they are supposed to be... Does
anyone have an idea why this was happening???
> Also a buzzer was going off from the day I first drove the Bus...
I had the digital multimeter out and was checking the bus=zzer, when
I put the probes on both terminals, it stopped buzzing, strange!!!
> Any ideas on these issues??? Suggestions...
> Also I put the coach in a storage facility and it is 50 miles from
me now, I need to know the group size of the Gen battery, as I will
have to replace it, it started to get weak when trying to start it
yesterday, had to use the aux batt switch...
> Enough for now...
> TIA
> Sea Ya
> Larry
> 84 35FCSB
> NYC
>
>
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Larry,
Mine isn't gated, but the main office building has a living
facility so I think there is someone there most of the time so it's
pretty safe. I haven't had any problems. They also store 18 wheeler
truck tractors and boats plus the normal storage facility buildings.
I am beginning to think I should store it closer to home since I
seem to bring it home every weekend to work on it. The mileage adds
up and with towing the Jeep I think I am spending more than the
extra cost of local storage.

Gardner
78FC33
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Larry
wrote:
>
> Gardner,
> That's what I have been doing ;o)...
> I am on City Island, The Bronx, NYC...
> I store the coach in Chester, NY off of US 17, I only pay $70...
Gated, cameras, 6am - 8pm access 7 days/week...
> Sea Ya
> Larry
> NYC
> 84 35FCSB
>
>
>
> Gardner Yeaw
wrote: Lary,
> Turn up the stereo, it will drown out that annoying buzzer.
> Where is your storage facility? I am in New Jersey and have a 15
or
> 20 mile trip to my bird, near Greenwood Lake. I am not sure
where
> you are in NYC, but this one is about 12 miles from the
thruway/287
> interchange. $68/month, security cameras. The owner also runs an
> excavation business out of the location so he has some skin in
the
> security game as well. It is outdoors, however.
>
> Gardner
> 78FC33
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Larry
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> > After a trip out to my sisters and beyond, the Bird ran great,
I
> just had a couple of questions regarding and engine alarm light
that
> keep coming on and off...
> > All the vital signs of oil, oil temp, water temp, transmission
> temp and all levels were up to where they are supposed to be...
Does
> anyone have an idea why this was happening???
> > Also a buzzer was going off from the day I first drove the
Bus...
> I had the digital multimeter out and was checking the bus=zzer,
when
> I put the probes on both terminals, it stopped buzzing,
strange!!!
> > Any ideas on these issues??? Suggestions...
> > Also I put the coach in a storage facility and it is 50 miles
from
> me now, I need to know the group size of the Gen battery, as I
will
> have to replace it, it started to get weak when trying to start
it
> yesterday, had to use the aux batt switch...
> > Enough for now...
> > TIA
> > Sea Ya
> > Larry
> > 84 35FCSB
> > NYC
> >
> >
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