Bus starting problem SOLVED

[Danss]

MY problem with starting the bus from the front was believe it or not, a bad run start switch in the rear which was the only place I could start the engine. Switch was $21.00 plus 2 hours labor to run it down. I would have never believed that the very switch I was using to start the engine was causing the problem As we all know the buses are a work in progress! Thanks to everyone for the help. Dan

[Ray Davis]

Great news!

[JIM CHALOUPKA]

Happy days Dan,
glad it all turned out so inexpensive.
Your no start problem goes to show that when trying to run down a problem, you can't rule anything out until proven otherwise.

[Jon Wehrenberg]

You mean the selector switch that chooses between front or rear start?

[Danss]

Jon, it was the switch that has 3 positions. Down position says normal, middle position says off, up position says something in French and it has to be in the up position to crank from the rear by pushing the starter button just below . It is a Toggle switch. Hope this clarifies location. Dan

[garyde]

It's always interesting to hear what solves the problem. When looking back at all the suggested advice, I''m wondering why the rear switch was not tested. Are we missing an opportunity here. Shouldn't there be a logical step by step method of problem solving an electrical problem? What did the mechanic do that all of us combined did not do or think of doing. Are we missing the boat on helping one another.

[Joe Cannarozzi]

We were close. If you remember Gary, Dan suggested he had a dumb question about double checking that switches position.

If that ever happens again we gotta good place to look now.

Chaloupka should have suggested that, he's the culprit.

[Jeff Bayley]

It's always interesting to hear what solves the problem. When looking back at all the suggested advice, I''m wondering why the rear switch was not tested. Are we missing an opportunity here. Shouldn't there be a logical step by step method of problem solving an electrical problem? What did the mechanic do that all of us combined did not do or think of doing. Are we missing the boat on helping one another.

Gary- I know your not knocking the forum and just looking to improve but it made me think this. This forum on it's worse day is better than any shop on it's best day if you ask me. I tell other bus owners that I got my monies worth from joining on the very first post. The brain trust gathered together here is sooooo very helpful. I jump in on occasion and try to help if I can just because I feel like I need to try to give something back to the group instead of just asking for advise. After 4 years of ownership I still consider myself a green horn when it comes to these buses and tracing down problems.

On your switch problem, the old saying........."It's always in the last place you look". Dat's because the looking stops be-tause it gots' fixed.