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Technical Support / Re: TV live won’t come down

« Last post by Bobby Kirk on January 17, 2026, 08:32:08 PM »

Fred.  I have a 2006 Beaver Marquis it has had this problem all its life. I bought the coach new and have had this problem from beginning. I finally gave up.  I have two towels ifold and put
put at each corner before i put all the way up then i put up so towels are tight so dont fall out.  when i want to put down i pull towels out. if it want come down u have just enough room
to go up (just a good wiggle) then it will come down  has worked for me.  Good Luck


Bobby Kirk

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Technical Support / 1991 Marquis - CAT 3176 - Engine Starting Problems

« Last post by Douglas Irvine on January 17, 2026, 03:45:43 AM »

Hi All, first post here looking for some troubleshooting help!

Since we got our Marquis about 2019 (Cat 31776 S/N 2YG03009) with 80k miles on her, she has intermittently had hard times starting. I followed the manual instructions, turning the ingntion key for ~ 30 secs (sometimes multiple times) to allow the fuel pump to prime the engine before trying to crank. The starter/batteries are great and always crank great. but sometimes the engine doesn't catch at all. Last summer she did this and would not start at all, no matter the rest I gave in-between tries. Of course we were in Thermopolis, WY with no real diesel mechanic let alone CAT knowledge. But some nice local mechanics and I dug through the manuals, and as a Hail Mary I tried pushing the "Engine Protection Override" momentary switch and held it while starting. She fired right up. Now every time I start her I hold that for about 10 seconds after the engine has caught and started idling and everything is A-OK. So I think that may point us in the direction of some sensor involved in the Engine Protection Override may be flaking out on me.

Other points to note: The tachometer doesn't kick up till the engine is idling for 10-20 seconds. The coolant level alarm has occasionally (1-2x a year) gone off with a false positive.

Googling around I wonder if I should be replacing: Coolant sensor(s)? Engine RPM sensor?

I haven't found any mechanics in Casper WY I'd trust with this baby. Maybe I'm just too mistrusting =-)

Looking for any guidance on where to start, as the co-pilot is seriously curtailing any RV'ing till I get this figured out!

Thanks in advance!

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Technical Support / Re: Motor shuts off while driving

« Last post by Fred Cook on January 17, 2026, 03:06:46 AM »

Thanks Richard, I’ll look at that too.

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Technical Support / Re: Motor shuts off while driving

« Last post by Richard Davis on January 17, 2026, 02:39:33 AM »

Fred
I have also had the same kind of issues when the ignition solenoid in the front run bay was failing.  It was intermittent at first and would act like I had turned off the switch, but would restart.  Eventually it failed completely.  If that is the problem, make sure you get the continuous duty solenoid as a replacement and be sure to install the little diode pointing the right way.
Richard

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Technical Support / Re: Motor shuts off while driving

« Last post by Frank Bergamo on January 17, 2026, 01:31:48 AM »

It’s very possible a low battery would contribute to your symptoms. How old are the batteries? A load test on the batteries will give you an idea of battery condition. As David stated above, is your charging system working properly? Also very possible the cold temps contributed to the shut down issues. Could be two totally different issues going on. If you had summer blend fuel in the fuel tank, then that may have contributed to the problem. All things you need to figure out before next road trip.

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Technical Support / Re: Motor shuts off while driving

« Last post by Fred Cook on January 16, 2026, 11:54:58 PM »

Dave, thanks for your input. Hopefully it’s an easy fix.

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Technical Support / Re: Motor shuts off while driving

« Last post by David T. Richelderfer on January 16, 2026, 11:19:52 PM »

After reading your original post on this thread, I too suspected a fuel jelling issue.  A block heater and/or a warmed coach interior due to running the AquaHot/furnace doesn't heat the diesel in the fuel tank and fuel lines running between the fuel tank and engine.  Certainly, an 18F overnight temperature is cold enough to initiate fuel jelling, especially if the diesel has a higher than 5% bio rating.  20% bio in diesel can cause jelling up to nearly 40F.  So, my thought is the fuel was jelling before it entered the fuel filters and started to impede flow through the filters.

After reading your second post, I'll ask what is the at-rest voltage in your chassis batteries?  It's possible your alternator and/or voltage regulator may be weak, resulting in low chassis battery voltage.  Had you experienced the slow bedroom slide issue while on the trip, then you could have started the coach's generator or pressed the Battery Boost to perk up the chassis batteries through the BIRD/Big Boy.().

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Technical Support / Re: Motor shuts off while driving

« Last post by Fred Cook on January 16, 2026, 10:09:50 PM »

Frank, I noticed when I got home and tried running the bedroom slide out, it would not go all the way out on its own until I pushed on it. I went out and plugged into shore power and brought it back in and out easily. So I attribute that to possibly a low battery issue. Do you think a low battery would cause a motorhome to shut down while driving? I would think the alternator would keep it going.

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Technical Support / Re: Motor shuts off while driving

« Last post by Frank Bergamo on January 16, 2026, 09:46:16 PM »

Could be a fuel issue. Fuel might be jelling in the cold weather if you don’t have winter blend in your fuel tank. Also, might be an electrical issue. I would check all battery connections to make sure everything is good and tight.

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Technical Support / Motor shuts off while driving

« Last post by Fred Cook on January 16, 2026, 08:56:36 PM »

Hello…. It’s me again. TV lift is working fine now, but now I have another problem. We started out this morning on our 80 mile trip back home. Motor started up fine. We left and at about 10 miles down the road the motor shut off completely while we were doing about 60 miles an hour. I immediately turned the key off and turned it back on, and it started up again. Traveled down the road another mile or two and it started sputtering and turned off again. Again, I turned the key off and turned it back on, and it started up and kept going. At one point I thought I was going to have to pull off the side of the road as it shut off and would not start back up but it finally did. This happened at least 10 times going down the road and finally about 30 miles from home it stayed running all the way back to the house. I recently had all filters changed and new oil so that is likely not the problem. It got down to 18° last night, but I had the block heater on all night and also the aqua hot preheat function. So, would anyone know what is going wrong with this thing??