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I hope this is the right place to post. If not, please guide me in the right direction. Thanks!
I'll explain everything from the beginning to hopefully paint a better picture of what I am dealing with.
Grab your favorite drink and relax. It's gonna be a long read...
I purchased a 2009 Roadwarrior RWT 34' super C back in mid September 2024. I'm fairly certain it sat unused for several years (luckily inside a large warehouse) as the woman who I purchased it from said her husband died 5 years ago. I drove the rig home about 200 miles with no issue, towing my GMC Sierra 1500 on a flatbed trailer.
I must admit I did not do a thorough job of walking through the rig and testing all the systems prior to purchase. I was sorta on a time crunch and had to get back home quickly. Nevertheless, I made the purchase only to later find a couple of problems.
The coach batteries were completely dead. They were four 6V Lifeline AGM Deep Cycle batteries wired in what I believe was series/parallel. These did not include the two "coach" batteries under the passenger seat compartment. I went the cheap route (as the Lifeline batteries were about $500 each) and bought 4 new 12v batteries. I mistakenly wired them the same as the previous 6V batteries which I believe ended up being too much juice. The reason I say this is when I flipped the "ceiling lights" switch on the panel by the door the interior lights flashed on momentarily and immediately went out. I flipped the switch a few more times and nothing happened. I then tried other switches with the same result. For example, I flipped the switch for the "exterior" lights and they flashed on but then went out and nothing happens when I flip the switch now. After I realized my mistake I rewired the four batteries in parallel. The lights still won't work which leads me to believe I must have blown a fuse somewhere. The problem is I don't know where to find the fuse box.
In addition to the lights not turning on, several outlets, including the GFCI in the bathroom have no power (tested with multimeter). The outlets in the exterior storage compartment immediately to the left of the main entrance door do not have power, including the outlet that the Converter plugs into, and which the Xantrex inverter is attached to.
Other outlets do have power, including the GFCI in the kitchen.
Also, the batteries drain rather quickly and I have to plug them in to a charger which is powered by an extension chord from my home.
Additionally, the generator won't fire up. I just ordered an air filter, oil filter, and fuel filter for it. I plan to do a full tune up on it with a coolant flush and hopefully it will start after that. It's probably a good thing it did not fire up as I think the coolant completely evaporated from non use.
I apologize for the long explanation, but if you made it this far, I appreciate your time and would appreciate any suggestions/guidance you can provide. I really like this rig and would love to get it up to full functionality without spending a fortune.
Thanks for reading.
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2009 Roadwarrior RWT 34'
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