Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:29:40 -0700
Reply-To: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
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From: Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject: Re: Lost all power; regained engine, but no headlights, wipers
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Check the ignition. Sounds like that could be it.
Given that I'm not much of a mechanic that's what I've read on this list.
Mike
On 10/2/09 10:02 AM, "Mark Hersh" <cmwolfsburg@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> We were driving home yesterday in our 86 Weekender (2.1 WBX, automatic)
> after a two-week trip along the OR coast (mostly). Our headlights were on
> almost the entire time because of safety reasons (drove mostly US 101).
> Didn't need wipers much but they worked OK when needed.
>
> Around 7 AM yesterday the camper lost all power while simply driving (45-50
> mph). Lights, wipers, engine. All came back on after a few seconds. After
> about a minute, it did it again. I had to drive a bit to find a safe place
> to pull over. Then it died again while parked. Left it off for about 10
> minutes while we fed and walked the dogs around a bit.
>
> Started it back up and while it started and idled OK, we had no headlights
> or wipers (front and rear). Parking lights, turn signals, horn, and
> emergency flashers were OK. High beam headlights would come on if I
> activated the high/low dimmer switch (pulled in on the stem). I think the
> rear window defog is out also. Not sure about fresh air fan or rear heater
> fan.
>
> We ran straight home for the next 3+ hours, stopping only to buy a squeegee
> at a hardware store. Started and ran OK after stopping. Luckily we had
> only a few minutes of drizzle around Olympia.
>
> Once home, I had a new headlight switch and popped off the cluster cover and
> installed it, thinking perhaps that the feed for all those other went
> through there and maybe it was fried (it was suspect, so I had a new switch;
> have not gotten around to the headlight upgrade (relay) upgrade yet). But
> no change.
>
> I have not checked all the fuses, figuring that to blow five or so separate
> circuits is unlikely. I did check the wiper fuse and it is OK as I
> suspected. I'm guessing that some junction somewhere is fried... ignition
> switch? I have a Bentley's and could probably study the diagrams
> (97.67-97.84) for a while and maybe figure it out but thought I'd ask here
> first as I'm sure I'm not the first with this problem.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
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