May 1, is my deadline to be in Yellowstone. For a while today I was beginning to think my bus did not want to go the Yellowstone. I have been starting the bus regularly and this morning was no different. I started the bus. The bus has an air compressor attached to the engine and I use one of the on board tanks to fill up the tires. I spent about 30 minutes airing up and then I shut down the bus. I did some other things around the bus in preparation to leave. Then I decided to take the bus for a spin around the block. It would not start.
The first thing I did was check the batteries and they had 12.8 volts, fully charged. I then checked the voltage at the started and it was good. So what now. I decided to clean the connections at the starter and solenoid. No help. I went on the internet and reached out on a forum that I am a member of and while encouraging still no help. Finally I decided to clean the battery isolator switch. This switch cut off the batteries when the bus in not in use. It was a little hard to flip. Finally after much ado the bus started. The switch had corroded. The bus has started fine since I cleaned this switch.
I am now down to five days to get to Yellowstone. It is 750 miles and I guess I could drive it in a day if I had to. A friend lives along the route and I was hoping for a visit. We'll see how it goes.
And the adventure continues.
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