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Slideout, generator engine

Boy what a day, drove from Indio to Bakersfield, arrived a nice orange grove RV park. Went to put slide out, bag deflated, pushed extend button, nothing happened. Went to turn engine on, build up air pressure, wouldn't turn over....
Plugged in, slide out went out, turned engine on, it fired up.
Yesterday, went to turn generator on, while unplugged, wouldn't start, invertor went through cylce, carbon minoxcide  detector beeped! Plugged in coach, generator fired up.
What could possibly be the problem....
Greg and Viv
2001 U320 36'
Build 5907

2007 Honda CRV

Re: Slideout, generator engine

Reply #1 –
Did you have your boost switch on.  IF so it sounds like your start  and house batteries are not working right.  Have they been replaced or are they original?
2025 Wanderbox Outpost 32 on F600 Expedition Motorhome
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Former Coaches  covering. 360,000 miles
1999 34 U270
2000 36 U320
2001 42' double slide U320
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Re: Slideout, generator engine

Reply #2 –
You have ghosts fooling with you... :D    Seriously though...How often do you use the coach?  Are you full time or part time?  You may have loose connections, poor grounding.  Check your battery terminals and grounds on both battery banks.
Peter & Beth Martin
No Forrest? What have you done?
MC# 15890 until Dec 2016; FMCA #F329677
Cincinnati, OH

Re: Slideout, generator engine

Reply #3 –
Could be low house battery voltage or problems with house battery wires. CO detector & generator starter are connected to house. When plugged in, battery charger supplies current to things connected to house batteries. When problem occurs measure house battery voltage.

Re: Slideout, generator engine

Reply #4 –
House batteries have been replaced, not sure how old but look new, charge a little over 13 volts, engine batteries just over 12 volts.
Why would the slideout not extend?
Greg and Viv
2001 U320 36'
Build 5907

2007 Honda CRV

Re: Slideout, generator engine

Reply #5 –
Oh yes, boost was on and engine still didn't start.
Greg and Viv
2001 U320 36'
Build 5907

2007 Honda CRV

Re: Slideout, generator engine

Reply #6 –
Check your 12v cut off. Just a thought. 
Tom & Bill

2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee

Re: Slideout, generator engine

Reply #7 –
Quote from: Greg and Viv –
Went to put slide out, bag deflated, pushed extend button, nothing happened. Went to turn engine on, build up air pressure, wouldn't turn over....
Plugged in, slide out went out, turned engine on, it fired up.
Yesterday, went to turn generator on, while unplugged, wouldn't start, invertor went through cylce, carbon minoxcide  detector beeped! Plugged in coach, generator fired up.
What could possibly be the problem....

Every one is a symptom of low battery 12V, either real or a poor connection somewhere (current flows in a loop, so you need good connections to both power AND return).  The fact that plugging in resolved them would definitely make the batteries suspect.
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

Re: Slideout, generator engine

Reply #8 –
I would start at the batteries.  Check the ground and the terminal connections. You have a low voltage problem.  THe boost switch is a 100 amp and does not have enough amps to start the coach alone.  The Slide on an 01 works off the chassis batteries and the generator is off the house battery. If you are having issues with both then I would look at them both and see that they all have tight connections and a good ground. I put a new ground stud on mine a couple years ago.  FT used a star washer and it has less contact then if you clean off the paint and put a tight big connection on it.
2025 Wanderbox Outpost 32 on F600 Expedition Motorhome
2015 Born Free Royal Splendor on Ford 550 nonslide version  for sale
Former Coaches  covering. 360,000 miles
1999 34 U270
2000 36 U320
2001 42' double slide U320
2018 Jeep Rubicon

Re: Slideout, generator engine

Reply #9 –
Everything looks fine, ground wires terminal connections. Maybe I should go to battery place and have them check everything. Thanks to everyone for your advice.
Greg and Viv
2001 U320 36'
Build 5907

2007 Honda CRV