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Old 09-18-2018, 08:10 AM   #15
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Sorry I can't help with this. My only suggestion is that you post this question on the "Monaco Owners" forum.
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There's a solenoid on the starter. When you turn the ignition key, it provides power to the solenoid primary coil, which engages the solenoid and connects big high current cable from the chassis battery to the starter motor itself.

The primary coil doesn't take much power to engage from the ignition switch, it's typically a little thin 15/20 amp wire. The secondary wires on the solenoid however, are meant to carry a couple hundred amps, and put a HUGE load on the batteries.

If batteries are discharged with low voltage, you may have enough power to engage the solenoid coil, but no where near the power required to spin the starter motor. This is the click you hear, the solenoid engaging. Under normal operations you don't hear this click, because as soon as it clicks the starter motor starts turning and engaging the flywheel, making a huge noise starting to turn over the diesel.

Your symptoms are consistent with a discharged chassis battery.

"Why" your chassis battery is probably discharged, still has to be determined as I mentioned before.

With your chassis batteries 'at rest', not having any charge current given to them in prior half hour (whatever your coach uses as a chassis battery charger), what is their voltage as measured with a DC digital voltmeter?
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I hate to think this, but check to see that they wired up both sets of batteries correctly. Not 24 for the chassis. Check both sets for correct wiring.
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Well it turns out the starter was bad! Problem solved and thanks for all the help from everybody!!
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