07-15-2023, 01:08 PM
It's been a "fun" day of problem solving. Confusion, followed by frustration, and thankfully followed by answers (thank you, Mark!) and a feeling of accomplishment. I'd like to bask in that for a moment before the next fix. Lol.
I went to start the coach and it decided not to start. No cranking of the starter. No draw on the amp/volt meters, but definitely some kind of "bogging down" of things when I turned the key. I mentioned to Mark that the Stone Bennett shift control had been a little "fidgety" going into Neutral from either Reverse or Drive, but it was definitely in N when I put on the parking brake and shut it down. He suspected, correctly, that it was not fully in Neutral. He got me under the coach and guided me to the mechanical (air actuated) lever to shift it physically into the Neutral position. The coach then started with no issue at all!
Mark said he had the shift mechanism rebuilt pretty recently, so I think my shift controller may be going on the fritz. I looked online, but didn't find an identical match. Maybe someone here has an answer?
I went to start the coach and it decided not to start. No cranking of the starter. No draw on the amp/volt meters, but definitely some kind of "bogging down" of things when I turned the key. I mentioned to Mark that the Stone Bennett shift control had been a little "fidgety" going into Neutral from either Reverse or Drive, but it was definitely in N when I put on the parking brake and shut it down. He suspected, correctly, that it was not fully in Neutral. He got me under the coach and guided me to the mechanical (air actuated) lever to shift it physically into the Neutral position. The coach then started with no issue at all!
Mark said he had the shift mechanism rebuilt pretty recently, so I think my shift controller may be going on the fritz. I looked online, but didn't find an identical match. Maybe someone here has an answer?
Steve and Linda Burleson
28 years of RVing
Current RVs: 1986 Newell #125 w/2004 Ram 3500
2006 Keystone Raptor Toyhauler 30' stays at the family farm
Previous RVs: 1989 Rockwood Driftwood 35' gasser
1978 Georgie Boy 28'