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I have a 1987 class A motorhome on a chevy p30 chassis. It has 103,000 miles with the 454 ci engine.

I have just replaced the starter, the alternator and the battery and the last time I drove it, I lost all 12 volt power and voltage gauge dropped all the way down to nothing. It seems as though the system is not charging. I charged the battery when I got home and it is reading 13.35 volts two days later while not running the engine. When I start the engine the voltage reading is 12.75 volts.

Any ideas ?
Jul 24, 2007 at 3:36 PM
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[quote:2f37dd813a="raf"]I have a 1987 class A motorhome on a chevy p30 chassis. It has 103,000 miles with the 454 ci engine.

I have just replaced the starter, the alternator and the battery and the last time I drove it, I lost all 12 volt power and voltage gauge dropped all the way down to nothing. It seems as though the system is not charging. I charged the battery when I got home and it is reading 13.35 volts two days later while not running the engine. When I start the engine the voltage reading is 12.75 volts.

Any ideas ?[/quote:2f37dd813a]

Did you have it fixed
Aug 5, 2007 at 8:15 AM
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[quote:29bbe24cda="rasmataz"][quote:29bbe24cda="raf"]I have a 1987 class A motorhome on a chevy p30 chassis. It has 103,000 miles with the 454 ci engine.

I have just replaced the starter, the alternator and the battery and the last time I drove it, I lost all 12 volt power and voltage gauge dropped all the way down to nothing. It seems as though the system is not charging. I charged the battery when I got home and it is reading 13.35 volts two days later while not running the engine. When I start the engine the voltage reading is 12.75 volts.

Any ideas ?[/quote:29bbe24cda]

No, not yet.

Did you have it fixed[/quote:29bbe24cda]
Aug 7, 2007 at 3:51 PM
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No, not yet. Did you check the gauges fuse 20amp. Now go behind the alternator turn key to On-Batt and the wire connector with 2 small wire should have battery voltage. Comeback and tell me-meantime I'll be taking


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Did you have it fixed[/quote:cf0ad2ad15][/quote:cf0ad2ad15]
Aug 7, 2007 at 11:37 PM