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Unknown RED light on dash

June 05, 2013, 09:11:20 pm

I started our coach up just now. A red light is on. It is centrally located just above the blue hi-beam light, which is above a centerline between the speedo and the tach. It is not shown in my Oshkosh Truck manual so I am bewildered. It is not the PARK brake indicator light. Anyone with a DD 8.2 old '89 or thereabouts know what it is for?
Oil pressure is running at about 75 PSI. All gauges are in their proper range for a cold engine. Only thing I have done recently is change the oil and filters.

Just occurred to me--Is this light telling this slightly above average idiot that his leveling jacks are still down?? I wasn't planning on going anywhere 'til Friday so I just started the coach to check all systems. Haven't seen that light before as I usually only paid attention to the dash after raising the jacks.

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Reply #1 – June 05, 2013, 09:32:08 pm

Since I am a master of the obvious I'll say it. Did you try raising the jacks and starting? Did it go away? If so BINGO! If not I got nothing.

see ya
ken

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Reply #2 – June 05, 2013, 09:47:54 pm

Ken, thanks, but right now (about 8:45) it is pouring like mad outside and I decided that with just coming off knee surgery that I would not try running out to the coach. BUT, I do intend to start the engine and raise the jacks tomorrow morning if the rain quits. Found out today the knee is infected so it is a bit unpleasant walking right now.

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Reply #3 – June 05, 2013, 09:58:37 pm

Hey Nitehawk just poking fun at you. Hope you have some antibiotics for the knee and hope the light is just the jacks down.

see ya
ken

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Reply #4 – June 06, 2013, 07:26:37 am

Not to worry, Ken. This "slightly above average idiot" watered the DW's flowers on the back deck three times before finding out they were PLASTIC. They were in a place that doesn't get much sun or rain so weeds seem to be the only things that grow there.

Wouldn't have known except she told me after I commented how well they were responding to the watering.  DUH!!!

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Reply #5 – June 06, 2013, 01:58:11 pm

TV antenna not down?

Craig

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Reply #6 – June 06, 2013, 09:20:38 pm

I believe that is the jack down light. If the jacks are up and the light is still on, then probably have a wire to one of the mercury switches shorted out or a bad mercury switch. Also make sure all jacks are all the way up.

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Reply #7 – June 06, 2013, 10:22:50 pm

It was the jacks down warning light.

Definitely not the TV antenna up as we have the JACK antenna head and have found it unnecessary to raise the antenna, as raising it does not seem to improve reception. Also, I think our '89 coach is too old to have that kind of sophisticated warning system, but thanks anyway.

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