BlackJeep22's Concord 300 DS Newbee Questions

[BlackJeep22]

Originally Posted by wahoonc

Once you have a handle on how to use it you will NEVER want to be without one again.

Aaron

Thanks Aaron. I've heard those kinds of claims before and they are usually true.

[wahoonc]

Originally Posted by wahoonc

Sounds feasible, I will have to check the wiring diagram and see.

Aaron

Wiring diagram was inconclusive. All I figured out is that it has a red/tan wire fed to it. If you really want to know I guess you could disconnect the engine battery and see if the detector goes out.

Aaron

[BlackJeep22]

I tell you... IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING! I went to level up the Concord today using the Bigfoot jacks and the front 2 jacks won't come down. When I try manually, I hear a whining noise, but nothing. The 2 rear jacks seem to work fine. I have a call into my dealership, but everyone is at lunch.
Any ideas would be appreciated. The batteries checked out at 12.5 each.

[BlackJeep22]

Originally Posted by BlackJeep22

I tell you... IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING! I went to level up the Concord today using the Bigfoot jacks and the front 2 jacks won't come down. When I try manually, I hear a whining noise, but nothing. The 2 rear jacks seem to work fine. I have a call into my dealership, but everyone is at lunch.
Any ideas would be appreciated. The batteries checked out at 12.5 each.

I figured it out I'll give details later.

[wahoonc]

Originally Posted by BlackJeep22

I figured it out I'll give details later.

Low Fluid is my first guess... reset the controller would be my second. Operator Headspace is my third.

Aaron

[BlackJeep22]

Originally Posted by wahoonc

Low Fluid is my first guess... reset the controller would be my second. Operator Headspace is my third.

Aaron

I actually got in touch with Bigfoot. He suggested the same thing... Low Fluid. I didn't even know where the Bigfoot controller was, so he told me it was bolted to the chassis and should be about 14" x 9" and lots of hydraulic lines running into it.

I found it. Driver's side, about halfway down.

I took off the cover (2 screws) and found two wires (with connector end fittings) that weren't screwed down but looked shiny like they had been previously.

Looking around with my flashlight, I found a piece of a broken bolt with a nut on it at the bottom of the case.

Apparently the bolt that held those wires together had sheared off.

I replaced with a new bolt and nut and the front jacks now work.

The Bigfoot tech told me the hydraulic fluid reservoir tank should be filled to within 1" of the top and you should use RED automatic transmission fluid rather than pink.

My tank is only about half full. I plan to "top it off" tomorrow.

Photos are attached.

[BlackJeep22]

For some reason, the photos are rotated... It's one of those days.

[pashooter]

Make sure the jacks are retracted when you top it off.

[wahoonc]

Originally Posted by BlackJeep22

For some reason, the photos are rotated... It's one of those days.

iPhone?

If so the work around is to save them to a computer, change the size slightly then upload. Dunno why but iPhotos doesn't play well with forum software. And it isn't just this one.

Aaron

[Kenny kustom]

Originally Posted by pashooter

make sure the jacks are retracted when you top it off.

very important!!!!!!!!!

[BlackJeep22]

Originally Posted by wahoonc

iPhone?

If so the work around is to save them to a computer, change the size slightly then upload. Dunno why but iPhotos doesn't play well with forum software. And it isn't just this one.

Aaron

No, android. Seems to always work before?

[BlackJeep22]

Originally Posted by pashooter

Make sure the jacks are retracted when you top it off.

Thanks... Would not have thought of that.

[BlackJeep22]

After pulling the coach out of winter storage... I filled the fresh water tank about half full and I'm seeing a very slow drip coming from one of the low point drains. I pulled the cover off and looked inside... the floor is dry.
When I turn on the water pump and open a faucet, the drip stops.
Any ideas?

[wahoonc]

Originally Posted by BlackJeep22

No, android. Seems to always work before?

Hmm haven't seen that problem with Android before. I usually link my pictures from a third party site like Flickr.

Aaron

[wahoonc]

Originally Posted by BlackJeep22

After pulling the coach out of winter storage... I filled the fresh water tank about half full and I'm seeing a very slow drip coming from one of the low point drains. I pulled the cover off and looked inside... the floor is dry.
When I turn on the water pump and open a faucet, the drip stops.
Any ideas?

Which one is it? There should be red, white, and blue. The red and blue are the low point drains for the plumbing system, the white is the drain down for the fresh water tank. If nothing else open and close each valve a couple of times. Possibly a bit of trash caught in them.

Aaron

[BlackJeep22]

Originally Posted by wahoonc

Which one is it? There should be red, white, and blue. The red and blue are the low point drains for the plumbing system, the white is the drain down for the fresh water tank. If nothing else open and close each valve a couple of times. Possibly a bit of trash caught in them.

Aaron

Looking from underneath, they're all kind of black but it's the biggest one. I'll look a little closer. I was thinking the same thing... Open and close each a couple of times. I can't imagine having to replace one of those in such tight quarters.

[wahoonc]

Originally Posted by BlackJeep22

Looking from underneath, they're all kind of black but it's the biggest one. I'll look a little closer. I was thinking the same thing... Open and close each a couple of times. I can't imagine having to replace one of those in such tight quarters.

The black is the sleeve through the floor that the put the pipes inside of. I can see the tips of my red and blue ones, so that leaves the other one being white by process of elimination.

I would see which one is dripping and then look from the top side to see which color it is, not that it really matters.

Aaron

[BlackJeep22]

Originally Posted by wahoonc

The black is the sleeve through the floor that the put the pipes inside of. I can see the tips of my red and blue ones, so that leaves the other one being white by process of elimination.

I would see which one is dripping and then look from the top side to see which color it is, not that it really matters.

Aaron

The one that WAS dripping was the farthest to the back and closest to the wall. I opened and closed it a couple times and whala... No more dripping.

[BlackJeep22]

Here we go again... As we prepare to take off Monday, I thought I'd play some tunes while loading up the coach. The Furrion (living room) entertainment center won't turn on. The TV to the left of it works fine. I'm thinking they may also have blown this fuse when they crossed up the jumper cables. Anyone know where this fuse is, or have a clue about the malfunction?

[SSLance]

When my CO monitor was chirping last fall, my house batteries were so dead they wouldn't turn over the Genset. I used the Chassis battery to start the Ford engine and then jump started the Genset thru the house batteries. When the Genset started...the CO quit chirping.

Your Ford Alternator charges the house batteries at a big rate while driving...many more amps than your Converter charges at when plugged into shore power.

Just so you know you may still have a house battery issue.