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Technical Support / Re: 1998 Patriot dash gauges dead
« Last post by Brian Furlotte on April 29, 2024, 12:07:56 AM »Last summer I had issues while driving down the road some or all of my gauges would falter on and off. It started with just a couple, then more. Would last a few seconds, then come back on. Started getting more and more common but the motor never hiccupped.
Then one morning getting ready to leave a campground, the coach was idling as we were getting ready to pull out of site and it just died. Odd. Started it back up and everything was fine. Then the gauges went dead and several seconds later the engine died again. Searched on here and the 12v ignition solenoid in the electrical bay was suspect. (Eric mentions this above) So I got the meter out, checked voltage and had wife start coach. Sure enough, strong voltage coming in, marginal coming out and then it dropped lower until motor stopped. Replaced that relay and problem went away. Two screws to mount solenoid and a couple of nuts to hold ignition wires. I now carry a spare.
Might be it, unless I really missed reading your description, which is always possible! Good luck
Then one morning getting ready to leave a campground, the coach was idling as we were getting ready to pull out of site and it just died. Odd. Started it back up and everything was fine. Then the gauges went dead and several seconds later the engine died again. Searched on here and the 12v ignition solenoid in the electrical bay was suspect. (Eric mentions this above) So I got the meter out, checked voltage and had wife start coach. Sure enough, strong voltage coming in, marginal coming out and then it dropped lower until motor stopped. Replaced that relay and problem went away. Two screws to mount solenoid and a couple of nuts to hold ignition wires. I now carry a spare.
Might be it, unless I really missed reading your description, which is always possible! Good luck