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06-12-2019, 10:47 AM
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My gauges are telling me... something
Hint: the engine isn't running
-- Geoff
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06-12-2019, 11:00 AM
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Well with negative 30 gallons in the tank, no wonder it's not running.
That certainly is strange, I'm curious to see what the outcome is.
Herb
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06-12-2019, 11:21 AM
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Engine off key on? Might be a ground issue.
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06-12-2019, 12:33 PM
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Sorry, I only shared this as a bit of a game/puzzle - just in case anyone has also seen this before
The issue was a low-voltage starter battery, drained by leaving the radio on in house battery position for too long while camping. To make it more curious, the dash was making a tick-tick-tick sound like a clock.
Not to worry. Everything worked just fine again once I used the house battery to start the van.
-- Geoff
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06-12-2019, 03:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by geoffff
Sorry, I only shared this as a bit of a game/puzzle - just in case anyone has also seen this before
The issue was a low-voltage starter battery, drained by leaving the radio on in house battery position for too long while camping. To make it more curious, the dash was making a tick-tick-tick sound like a clock.
Not to worry. Everything worked just fine again once I used the house battery to start the van.
-- Geoff
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That's a weird one, it's almost as though the dead battery reversed polarity, and made the gauges invert reading... wierd
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06-12-2019, 09:42 PM
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Location: TN
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Whoa, I’d have called a priest. Glad you got it worked out.
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06-14-2019, 04:25 AM
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I'm guessing this was an E-Series----what year?
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06-22-2019, 10:46 AM
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Location: San Diego
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I bet your door locks were possessed too! That house battery switch is the Achilles Heel of the electrical system.
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