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helopilot · 02-24-2017, 10:40 AM

I have a 1985 Holliday Rambler Aluminite with an electrical problem which I can't seem to figure out. Every thing worked perfectly until last week. I went to start it and NOTHING. When I turned the key I heard a click and everything went dead. No power any where. I replaced the battery and still nothing. Any help will be greatly appreciated.

Zoom45 · 02-24-2017, 04:48 PM

Can you give us more details? Is this a class C or A? Does it have a gas 460 or 454 engine? It could be one of many problems. Starter solenoid, starter, ignition switch, corroded connections, bad ground wire, etc.
Zoom45

helopilot · 02-24-2017, 05:43 PM

Hey Terry, thanks for the reply. It is a class A 36'. with a 454. What is confusing is that everything is dead including all power to the coach. I am at a total loss.
A friend of mine said to check the 2 solenoids located in the engine compartment .I checked them both, one was fused and looked ok the other had no fuse so I don't know.

Thanks for your help so far

tatill · 02-24-2017, 07:17 PM

Sounds like you have a bad ground. Disconnect the ground cable where it connects to the coach and shine that up. Then make sure the ground connection to the battery is good and shiny. A bad ground has got me more times than something major.

ahicks · 02-25-2017, 07:46 AM

Sounds to me like it's time to drag out/figure out how to use a test light and/or a voltmeter. There's nothing "universal" about these older coaches, not to the point of providing much help in a response to a problem like this anyway.

Start at the battery by confirming it has power, than follow the power to see where it stops - that will very nearly always be where your problem is. Greatly simplified I know, but there's not much more that can be offered without some basic troubleshooting.

Dave78Chief · 02-25-2017, 04:35 PM

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A friend of mine said to check the 2 solenoids located in the engine compartment .I checked them both, one was fused and looked ok the other had no fuse so I don't know.

While I am not familiar with a Holliday Rambler Aluminite, your statement "one was fused and looked ok" implies you have a battery disconnect solenoid controlled by a switch inside the rig. The contacts in these have a bad habit of breaking down and will not close. To test, you can take a the red leads of a set of battery jumper cables and jumper across the 2 large terminals on the fused disconnect solenoid to see if power is restored.

Battery disconnect solenoid typically looks like this: