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Been just starting the RV up on Sundays to keep the batteries charged
and I usually just let it warm up and run for about 20 minutes.-a Last weekend the damn check engine light was on again.-a Put the OBD2 reader
on it and sure as hell there is 2 new faults showing up.-a I'll have to
take it back to the shop I guess.-a Yeah, these damn Mercedes are very impressive.
On 1/27/2025 1:31 PM, sticks wrote:
Been just starting the RV up on Sundays to keep the batteries
charged and I usually just let it warm up and run for about 20
minutes.|e-a Last weekend the damn check engine light was on again.|e
Put the OBD2 reader on it and sure as hell there is 2 new faults
showing up.|e-a I'll have to take it back to the shop I guess.|e-a Yeah,
these damn Mercedes are very impressive.
Talked to the service guy at Mercedes today.-a He's got me thinking
that it just might be the idling that has caused this error.-a This is
the first diesel I've had that uses DEF and has all that newfangled
emission stuff.-a He claims idling is not good on modern diesels
because it can foul up the DPF (diesel particulate filter).-a I guess
these things do a regeneration cycle as needed, but it is done only at
a fully warmed up engine and while actually driving.-a I guess it gets
hot as hell.
So, I guess when I get a chance I'll pull it out and take it for a
spin and see if the damn lights go off.-a Would be nice if that's all
it is.
Also gotta figure out a way to get a battery tender out there.
On 1/27/2025 1:31 PM, sticks wrote:
Been just starting the RV up on Sundays to keep the batteries
charged and I usually just let it warm up and run for about 20
minutes.-a Last weekend the damn check engine light was on again.-a
Put the OBD2 reader on it and sure as hell there is 2 new faults
showing up.-a I'll have to take it back to the shop I guess.-a Yeah,
these damn Mercedes are very impressive.
Talked to the service guy at Mercedes today. He's got me thinking
that it just might be the idling that has caused this error. This is
the first diesel I've had that uses DEF and has all that newfangled
emission stuff. He claims idling is not good on modern diesels
because it can foul up the DPF (diesel particulate filter). I guess
these things do a regeneration cycle as needed, but it is done only
at a fully warmed up engine and while actually driving. I guess it
gets hot as hell.
So, I guess when I get a chance I'll pull it out and take it for a
spin and see if the damn lights go off. Would be nice if that's all
it is.
Also gotta figure out a way to get a battery tender out there.
sticks wrote:
On 1/27/2025 1:31 PM, sticks wrote:
Been just starting the RV up on Sundays to keep the batteries
charged and I usually just let it warm up and run for about 20 minutes.|e-a Last weekend the damn check engine light was on
again.|e Put the OBD2 reader on it and sure as hell there is 2
new faults showing up.|e-a I'll have to take it back to the shop I guess.|e-a Yeah, these damn Mercedes are very impressive.
Talked to the service guy at Mercedes today.-a He's got me thinking
that it just might be the idling that has caused this error.-a This
is the first diesel I've had that uses DEF and has all that
newfangled emission stuff.-a He claims idling is not good on modern diesels because it can foul up the DPF (diesel particulate
filter).-a I guess these things do a regeneration cycle as needed,
but it is done only at a fully warmed up engine and while actually driving.-a I guess it gets hot as hell.
So, I guess when I get a chance I'll pull it out and take it for a
spin and see if the damn lights go off.-a Would be nice if that's
all it is.
Also gotta figure out a way to get a battery tender out there.
If you don't have a very very long beautiful extension cord, how
about a solar battery maintainer?
sticks wrote:
On 1/27/2025 1:31 PM, sticks wrote:
Been just starting the RV up on Sundays to keep the batteries
charged and I usually just let it warm up and run for about 20
minutes.-a Last weekend the damn check engine light was on again.
Put the OBD2 reader on it and sure as hell there is 2 new faults
showing up.-a I'll have to take it back to the shop I guess.-a Yeah,
these damn Mercedes are very impressive.
Talked to the service guy at Mercedes today. He's got me thinking
that it just might be the idling that has caused this error. This is
the first diesel I've had that uses DEF and has all that newfangled
emission stuff. He claims idling is not good on modern diesels
because it can foul up the DPF (diesel particulate filter). I guess
these things do a regeneration cycle as needed, but it is done only
at a fully warmed up engine and while actually driving. I guess it
gets hot as hell.
So, I guess when I get a chance I'll pull it out and take it for a
spin and see if the damn lights go off. Would be nice if that's all
it is.
Also gotta figure out a way to get a battery tender out there.
Yes, ran into an article on diesels. Partly polution related (very
slanted) but it did mention that they don't do well on idle. The
fellow was recommending a law that diesels not be allowed to idle more
than some short time (2 minites? We have lights longer than that
here). They wanted them to turn it off then restart. Problem came up
that that costs more gas than idling.
bfh wrote:
sticks wrote:
On 1/27/2025 1:31 PM, sticks wrote:If you don't have a very very long beautiful extension cord, how
Been just starting the RV up on Sundays to keep the batteries
charged and I usually just let it warm up and run for about 20
minutes.|e-a Last weekend the damn check engine light was on
again.|e Put the OBD2 reader on it and sure as hell there is 2
new faults showing up.|e-a I'll have to take it back to the shop I
guess.|e-a Yeah, these damn Mercedes are very impressive.
Talked to the service guy at Mercedes today.-a He's got me thinking
that it just might be the idling that has caused this error.-a This
is the first diesel I've had that uses DEF and has all that
newfangled emission stuff.-a He claims idling is not good on modern
diesels because it can foul up the DPF (diesel particulate
filter).-a I guess these things do a regeneration cycle as needed,
but it is done only at a fully warmed up engine and while actually
driving.-a I guess it gets hot as hell.
So, I guess when I get a chance I'll pull it out and take it for a
spin and see if the damn lights go off.-a Would be nice if that's
all it is.
Also gotta figure out a way to get a battery tender out there.
about a solar battery maintainer?
Something like this?
<https://www.amazon.com/ECO-WORTHY-Portable-Backup-Alligator-Adapter/dp/B017K6PH1S/>
Saw a lot of different voltages.
On 2/5/2025 3:46 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
Talked to the service guy at Mercedes today. He's got me
thinking that it just might be the idling that has caused
this error. This is the first diesel I've had that uses DEF
and has all that newfangled emission stuff. He claims idling
is not good on modern diesels because it can foul up the DPF
(diesel particulate filter). I guess these things do a
regeneration cycle as needed, but it is done only at a fully
warmed up engine and while actually driving. I guess it gets
hot as hell.
Yes, ran into an article on diesels. Partly polution related
(very slanted) but it did mention that they don't do well on
idle. The fellow was recommending a law that diesels not be
allowed to idle more than some short time (2 minites? We have
lights longer than that here). They wanted them to turn it
off then restart. Problem came up that that costs more gas
than idling.
After a little more research I'm fairly certain the problem is
that it needs a regeneration. I guess they kind of do this
automatically as often as every 500 miles. Most people, like
me, don't even know about it. Seems like there should be a
little more information given to the customer since if you do
what I did the check engine light come on and you have to haul
the RV to the dealer if you don't know what is going on, when
all you have to do is just run the thing for an hour or so.
After a little more research I'm fairly certain the problem is
that it needs a regeneration. I guess they kind of do this
automatically as often as every 500 miles. Most people, like
me, don't even know about it. Seems like there should be a
little more information given to the customer since if you do
what I did the check engine light come on and you have to haul
the RV to the dealer if you don't know what is going on, when
all you have to do is just run the thing for an hour or so.
Typical. I have a real pet peeve about the paucity of user
manuals these days. When they're even available, they have almost
no useful information. Thankfully, searching the web will usually
gather the necessary intelligence, but still. Bah humbug.
On 2/5/2025 3:52 PM, Carol wrote:
bfh wrote:
sticks wrote:
On 1/27/2025 1:31 PM, sticks wrote:
Been just starting the RV up on Sundays to keep the batteries
charged and I usually just let it warm up and run for about 20 minutes.|e-a Last weekend the damn check engine light was on
again.|e Put the OBD2 reader on it and sure as hell there is
2 new faults showing up.|e-a I'll have to take it back to the
shop I guess.|e-a Yeah, these damn Mercedes are very
impressive.
Talked to the service guy at Mercedes today.-a He's got me
thinking that it just might be the idling that has caused this
error.-a This is the first diesel I've had that uses DEF and
has all that newfangled emission stuff.-a He claims idling is
not good on modern diesels because it can foul up the DPF
(diesel particulate filter).-a I guess these things do a
regeneration cycle as needed, but it is done only at a fully
warmed up engine and while actually driving.-a I guess it gets
hot as hell.
So, I guess when I get a chance I'll pull it out and take it
for a spin and see if the damn lights go off.-a Would be nice if
that's all it is.
Also gotta figure out a way to get a battery tender out there.
If you don't have a very very long beautiful extension cord, how
about a solar battery maintainer?
Something like this?
Saw a lot of different voltages.
I'm leaning toward getting one of these as I don't have an outlet
outside over on that side of the house yet. A friend has a large
backhoe with a big 24 volt battery that he has been using one on for
the last two years and it even keeps that big battery charged up and
will start in the winter after not being used for long periods. No
electric where he keeps it. His is permanently mounted and on all
the time.
I do have the solar charger that keeps the house batteries up, but I
had that switch off since I was starting it every week. Guess I'll
turn that back on and then get something for the engine battery soon.
On 2/5/2025 3:46 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
On 1/27/2025 1:31 PM, sticks wrote:
Been just starting the RV up on Sundays to keep the batteries
charged and I usually just let it warm up and run for about 20 minutes.-a Last weekend the damn check engine light was on
again. Put the OBD2 reader on it and sure as hell there is 2
new faults showing up.-a I'll have to take it back to the shop
I guess.-a Yeah, these damn Mercedes are very impressive.
Talked to the service guy at Mercedes today. He's got me thinking
that it just might be the idling that has caused this error.
This is the first diesel I've had that uses DEF and has all that newfangled emission stuff. He claims idling is not good on
modern diesels because it can foul up the DPF (diesel particulate filter). I guess these things do a regeneration cycle as needed,
but it is done only at a fully warmed up engine and while
actually driving. I guess it gets hot as hell.
So, I guess when I get a chance I'll pull it out and take it for a
spin and see if the damn lights go off. Would be nice if that's
all it is.
Also gotta figure out a way to get a battery tender out there.
Yes, ran into an article on diesels. Partly polution related (very slanted) but it did mention that they don't do well on idle. The
fellow was recommending a law that diesels not be allowed to idle
more than some short time (2 minites? We have lights longer than
that here). They wanted them to turn it off then restart. Problem
came up that that costs more gas than idling.
After a little more research I'm fairly certain the problem is that
it needs a regeneration. I guess they kind of do this automatically
as often as every 500 miles. Most people, like me, don't even know
about it. Seems like there should be a little more information given
to the customer since if you do what I did the check engine light
come on and you have to haul the RV to the dealer if you don't know
what is going on, when all you have to do is just run the thing for
an hour or so.
I'm still a little uncertain if once the check engine light come on
if it will do an automatic regen, or if you have to take it in and do
a forced on. I guess I'll find out.
sticks wrote:
<https://www.amazon.com/ECO-WORTHY-Portable-Backup-Alligator-Adapter/dp/B017K6PH1S/>
Saw a lot of different voltages.
I'm leaning toward getting one of these as I don't have an outlet
outside over on that side of the house yet. A friend has a large
backhoe with a big 24 volt battery that he has been using one on for
the last two years and it even keeps that big battery charged up and
will start in the winter after not being used for long periods. No
electric where he keeps it. His is permanently mounted and on all
the time.
I do have the solar charger that keeps the house batteries up, but I
had that switch off since I was starting it every week. Guess I'll
turn that back on and then get something for the engine battery soon.
Ok! I'm sure I saw 12v and 24v units with a google on solar battery chargers. I don't know if a 12v or a 24v is what you need. I'm not
very good with electrical things like that.
sticks wrote:
After a little more research I'm fairly certain the problem is that
it needs a regeneration. I guess they kind of do this automatically
as often as every 500 miles. Most people, like me, don't even know
about it. Seems like there should be a little more information given
to the customer since if you do what I did the check engine light
come on and you have to haul the RV to the dealer if you don't know
what is going on, when all you have to do is just run the thing for
an hour or so.
I'm still a little uncertain if once the check engine light come on
if it will do an automatic regen, or if you have to take it in and do
a forced on. I guess I'll find out.
Seems they should be able to answer that over the phone? Might be take
'er for a spin for an hour then if it goes out, park it then test 7
days later?
On 2/6/2025 5:18 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
<https://www.amazon.com/ECO-WORTHY-Portable-Backup-Alligator-Adapter/dp/B017K6PH1S/>
Saw a lot of different voltages.
I'm leaning toward getting one of these as I don't have an
outlet outside over on that side of the house yet. A friend
has a large backhoe with a big 24 volt battery that he has
been using one on for the last two years and it even keeps
that big battery charged up and will start in the winter
after not being used for long periods. No electric where he
keeps it. His is permanently mounted and on all the time.
I do have the solar charger that keeps the house batteries
up, but I had that switch off since I was starting it every
week. Guess I'll turn that back on and then get something
for the engine battery soon.
Ok! I'm sure I saw 12v and 24v units with a google on solar
battery chargers. I don't know if a 12v or a 24v is what you
need. I'm not very good with electrical things like that.
I actually bought the one you linked to above last night.
Thanks for posting that!
...Supposed to be here tomorrow, but I don't see how
since they haven't shipped it yet.
On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 17:45:40 -0600,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
On 2/6/2025 5:18 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
<https://www.amazon.com/ECO-WORTHY-Portable-Backup-Alligator-Adapter/dp/B017K6PH1S/>
Saw a lot of different voltages.
I'm leaning toward getting one of these as I don't have an
outlet outside over on that side of the house yet. A friend
has a large backhoe with a big 24 volt battery that he has
been using one on for the last two years and it even keeps
that big battery charged up and will start in the winter
after not being used for long periods. No electric where he
keeps it. His is permanently mounted and on all the time.
I do have the solar charger that keeps the house batteries
up, but I had that switch off since I was starting it every
week. Guess I'll turn that back on and then get something
for the engine battery soon.
Ok! I'm sure I saw 12v and 24v units with a google on solar
battery chargers. I don't know if a 12v or a 24v is what you
need. I'm not very good with electrical things like that.
I actually bought the one you linked to above last night.
Thanks for posting that!
Oh this looks interesting. I wonder if it would be at all able to
build up charge in my lithium ion battery. Do keep us posted on
how it works, please.
...Supposed to be here tomorrow, but I don't see how
since they haven't shipped it yet.
We were in St. Louis visiting kids for the NYE holiday, and I was
almost out of filters for my Aeropress coffee maker. Could not
find them in the local stores nearby, so I looked on Amazon. They
indicated I could get it delivered same day (this was early
afternoon), so I ordered some just to see if they could actually
do it (we were only staying another day or two). They did. I
think it comes down mostly to whether there is a warehouse nearby.
On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 17:45:40 -0600,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
Ok! I'm sure I saw 12v and 24v units with a google on solar
battery chargers. I don't know if a 12v or a 24v is what you
need. I'm not very good with electrical things like that.
I actually bought the one you linked to above last night.
Thanks for posting that!
Oh this looks interesting. I wonder if it would be at all able to
build up charge in my lithium ion battery. Do keep us posted on
how it works, please.
...Supposed to be here tomorrow, but I don't see how
since they haven't shipped it yet.
We were in St. Louis visiting kids for the NYE holiday, and I was
almost out of filters for my Aeropress coffee maker. Could not
find them in the local stores nearby, so I looked on Amazon. They
indicated I could get it delivered same day (this was early
afternoon), so I ordered some just to see if they could actually
do it (we were only staying another day or two). They did. I
think it comes down mostly to whether there is a warehouse nearby.
On 2/7/2025 8:37 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 17:45:40 -0600,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
Ok! I'm sure I saw 12v and 24v units with a google on solar
battery chargers. I don't know if a 12v or a 24v is what you
need. I'm not very good with electrical things like that.
I actually bought the one you linked to above last night.
Thanks for posting that!
Oh this looks interesting. I wonder if it would be at all able to
build up charge in my lithium ion battery. Do keep us posted on
how it works, please.
I'm sure they can as you can put lithium in the RV. You do then have to
go and change your battery type at the control panel. There must be
some way of telling it what type of battery you're using, but I think it
might be something either more expensive or an additional thing like and
inverter. I'm gonna look into it a bit.
Oh this looks interesting.-a I wonder if it would be at all able to
build up charge in my lithium ion battery.-a Do keep us posted on
how it works, please.
I'm sure they can as you can put lithium in the RV.-a You do then have to
go and change your battery type at the control panel.-a There must be
some way of telling it what type of battery you're using, but I think it might be something either more expensive or an additional thing like and inverter.-a I'm gonna look into it a bit.
On 2/6/2025 5:22 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
After a little more research I'm fairly certain the problem is
that it needs a regeneration. I guess they kind of do this
automatically as often as every 500 miles. Most people, like me,
don't even know about it. Seems like there should be a little
more information given to the customer since if you do what I did
the check engine light come on and you have to haul the RV to the
dealer if you don't know what is going on, when all you have to
do is just run the thing for an hour or so.
I'm still a little uncertain if once the check engine light come
on if it will do an automatic regen, or if you have to take it in
and do a forced on. I guess I'll find out.
Seems they should be able to answer that over the phone? Might be
take 'er for a spin for an hour then if it goes out, park it then
test 7 days later?
I've read contradicting stuff on this. Gonna put the solar charger
on it and wait to take it out until next week sometime. They say you
can tell by the sound for one, they say it growls more, and idle even
goes up. I have to check in the setting as there might be a page
that tells you the % it is at. Would be nice if you could turn that
on the screen, go for a drive and watch it go down.
I'll let y'all know how it goes.
On 2/6/2025 5:18 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
Saw a lot of different voltages.
I'm leaning toward getting one of these as I don't have an outlet
outside over on that side of the house yet. A friend has a large
backhoe with a big 24 volt battery that he has been using one on
for the last two years and it even keeps that big battery charged
up and will start in the winter after not being used for long
periods. No electric where he keeps it. His is permanently
mounted and on all the time.
I do have the solar charger that keeps the house batteries up,
but I had that switch off since I was starting it every week.
Guess I'll turn that back on and then get something for the
engine battery soon.
Ok! I'm sure I saw 12v and 24v units with a google on solar battery chargers. I don't know if a 12v or a 24v is what you need. I'm not
very good with electrical things like that.
I actually bought the one you linked to above last night. Thanks for
posting that! Supposed to be here tomorrow, but I don't see how
since they haven't shipped it yet.
On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 17:45:40 -0600,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
On 2/6/2025 5:18 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
Saw a lot of different voltages.
I'm leaning toward getting one of these as I don't have an
outlet outside over on that side of the house yet. A friend
has a large backhoe with a big 24 volt battery that he has
been using one on for the last two years and it even keeps
that big battery charged up and will start in the winter
after not being used for long periods. No electric where he
keeps it. His is permanently mounted and on all the time.
I do have the solar charger that keeps the house batteries
up, but I had that switch off since I was starting it every
week. Guess I'll turn that back on and then get something
for the engine battery soon.
Ok! I'm sure I saw 12v and 24v units with a google on solar
battery chargers. I don't know if a 12v or a 24v is what you
need. I'm not very good with electrical things like that.
I actually bought the one you linked to above last night.
Thanks for posting that!
Oh this looks interesting. I wonder if it would be at all able to
build up charge in my lithium ion battery. Do keep us posted on
how it works, please.
...Supposed to be here tomorrow, but I don't see how
since they haven't shipped it yet.
We were in St. Louis visiting kids for the NYE holiday, and I was
almost out of filters for my Aeropress coffee maker. Could not
find them in the local stores nearby, so I looked on Amazon. They
indicated I could get it delivered same day (this was early
afternoon), so I ordered some just to see if they could actually
do it (we were only staying another day or two). They did. I
think it comes down mostly to whether there is a warehouse nearby.
On 2/7/2025 8:37 AM, Ted Heise wrote:
On Thu, 6 Feb 2025 17:45:40 -0600,
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
Ok! I'm sure I saw 12v and 24v units with a google on solar
battery chargers. I don't know if a 12v or a 24v is what you
need. I'm not very good with electrical things like that.
I actually bought the one you linked to above last night.
Thanks for posting that!
Oh this looks interesting. I wonder if it would be at all able to
build up charge in my lithium ion battery. Do keep us posted on
how it works, please.
I'm sure they can as you can put lithium in the RV. You do then have
to go and change your battery type at the control panel. There must
be some way of telling it what type of battery you're using, but I
think it might be something either more expensive or an additional
thing like and inverter. I'm gonna look into it a bit.
...Supposed to be here tomorrow, but I don't see how
since they haven't shipped it yet.
We were in St. Louis visiting kids for the NYE holiday, and I was
almost out of filters for my Aeropress coffee maker. Could not
find them in the local stores nearby, so I looked on Amazon. They indicated I could get it delivered same day (this was early
afternoon), so I ordered some just to see if they could actually
do it (we were only staying another day or two). They did. I
think it comes down mostly to whether there is a warehouse nearby.
It's crazy, checked this morning and it's already at the local PO at
5AM and supposed to be here today. Free Shipping....crazy.
sticks wrote:
On 2/6/2025 5:22 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
After a little more research I'm fairly certain the problem is
that it needs a regeneration. I guess they kind of do this
automatically as often as every 500 miles. Most people, like me,
don't even know about it. Seems like there should be a little
more information given to the customer since if you do what I did
the check engine light come on and you have to haul the RV to the
dealer if you don't know what is going on, when all you have to
do is just run the thing for an hour or so.
I'm still a little uncertain if once the check engine light come
on if it will do an automatic regen, or if you have to take it in
and do a forced on. I guess I'll find out.
Seems they should be able to answer that over the phone? Might be
take 'er for a spin for an hour then if it goes out, park it then
test 7 days later?
I've read contradicting stuff on this. Gonna put the solar charger
on it and wait to take it out until next week sometime. They say you
can tell by the sound for one, they say it growls more, and idle even
goes up. I have to check in the setting as there might be a page
that tells you the % it is at. Would be nice if you could turn that
on the screen, go for a drive and watch it go down.
I'll let y'all know how it goes.
We have an external charger (runs off a cord in the house, doesn't help
you) but it shows the % charged on it's screen.
sticks wrote:
On 2/6/2025 5:18 PM, Carol wrote:<https://www.amazon.com/ECO-WORTHY-Portable-Backup-Alligator-Adapter/dp/B017K6PH1S/>
sticks wrote:
Saw a lot of different voltages.
I'm leaning toward getting one of these as I don't have an outlet
outside over on that side of the house yet. A friend has a large
backhoe with a big 24 volt battery that he has been using one on
for the last two years and it even keeps that big battery charged
up and will start in the winter after not being used for long
periods. No electric where he keeps it. His is permanently
mounted and on all the time.
I do have the solar charger that keeps the house batteries up,
but I had that switch off since I was starting it every week.
Guess I'll turn that back on and then get something for the
engine battery soon.
Ok! I'm sure I saw 12v and 24v units with a google on solar battery
chargers. I don't know if a 12v or a 24v is what you need. I'm not
very good with electrical things like that.
I actually bought the one you linked to above last night. Thanks for
posting that! Supposed to be here tomorrow, but I don't see how
since they haven't shipped it yet.
Amazon checks local stoage inventory then comes back with shipping info
in the estimate. It's pretty accurate. Virginia Beach is finishing
off building a huge storage set of buildings to support Hampton roads
area. It's already partially in operation. A lot of stuff is now
arriving next day,
I think I linked a 12v. It it doesn't work, save the packaging (box
and all) and you can return it for free. (here, they pickup at my
house). Then get the 24V unit. It may have a different solar panel at
the 24V level. Be sure to park in a sunny spot (not under a leafy
tree, but you probably knew that! grin).
On 2/7/2025 1:08 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
On 2/6/2025 5:22 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
After a little more research I'm fairly certain the problem is
that it needs a regeneration. I guess they kind of do this automatically as often as every 500 miles. Most people, like
me, don't even know about it. Seems like there should be a
little more information given to the customer since if you do
what I did the check engine light come on and you have to
haul the RV to the dealer if you don't know what is going on,
when all you have to do is just run the thing for an hour or
so.
I'm still a little uncertain if once the check engine light
come on if it will do an automatic regen, or if you have to
take it in and do a forced on. I guess I'll find out.
Seems they should be able to answer that over the phone? Might
be take 'er for a spin for an hour then if it goes out, park it
then test 7 days later?
I've read contradicting stuff on this. Gonna put the solar
charger on it and wait to take it out until next week sometime.
They say you can tell by the sound for one, they say it growls
more, and idle even goes up. I have to check in the setting as
there might be a page that tells you the % it is at. Would be
nice if you could turn that on the screen, go for a drive and
watch it go down.
I'll let y'all know how it goes.
We have an external charger (runs off a cord in the house, doesn't
help you) but it shows the % charged on it's screen.
No, not the battery, the % of full the filter is at. In the shop I
know you can watch it go down to zero. We'll see next week if the
screen comes up for it inside the RV
On 2/7/2025 1:16 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
On 2/6/2025 5:18 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
Saw a lot of different voltages.
I'm leaning toward getting one of these as I don't have an
outlet outside over on that side of the house yet. A friend
has a large backhoe with a big 24 volt battery that he has
been using one on for the last two years and it even keeps
that big battery charged up and will start in the winter
after not being used for long periods. No electric where he
keeps it. His is permanently mounted and on all the time.
I do have the solar charger that keeps the house batteries up,
but I had that switch off since I was starting it every week.
Guess I'll turn that back on and then get something for the
engine battery soon.
Ok! I'm sure I saw 12v and 24v units with a google on solar
battery chargers. I don't know if a 12v or a 24v is what you
need. I'm not very good with electrical things like that.
I actually bought the one you linked to above last night. Thanks
for posting that! Supposed to be here tomorrow, but I don't see
how since they haven't shipped it yet.
Amazon checks local stoage inventory then comes back with shipping
info in the estimate. It's pretty accurate. Virginia Beach is
finishing off building a huge storage set of buildings to support
Hampton roads area. It's already partially in operation. A lot of
stuff is now arriving next day,
I think I linked a 12v. It it doesn't work, save the packaging (box
and all) and you can return it for free. (here, they pickup at my
house). Then get the 24V unit. It may have a different solar
panel at the 24V level. Be sure to park in a sunny spot (not under
a leafy tree, but you probably knew that! grin).
Just got it today! I don't need 24 volt, my friend does for the
backhoe. The View RV is a regular 12 volt system. Gonna play with
it tomorrow.
sticks wrote:
On 2/7/2025 1:08 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
On 2/6/2025 5:22 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
After a little more research I'm fairly certain the problem is
that it needs a regeneration. I guess they kind of do this
automatically as often as every 500 miles. Most people, like
me, don't even know about it. Seems like there should be a
little more information given to the customer since if you do
what I did the check engine light come on and you have to
haul the RV to the dealer if you don't know what is going on,
when all you have to do is just run the thing for an hour or
so.
I'm still a little uncertain if once the check engine light
come on if it will do an automatic regen, or if you have to
take it in and do a forced on. I guess I'll find out.
Seems they should be able to answer that over the phone? Might
be take 'er for a spin for an hour then if it goes out, park it
then test 7 days later?
I've read contradicting stuff on this. Gonna put the solar
charger on it and wait to take it out until next week sometime.
They say you can tell by the sound for one, they say it growls
more, and idle even goes up. I have to check in the setting as
there might be a page that tells you the % it is at. Would be
nice if you could turn that on the screen, go for a drive and
watch it go down.
I'll let y'all know how it goes.
We have an external charger (runs off a cord in the house, doesn't
help you) but it shows the % charged on it's screen.
No, not the battery, the % of full the filter is at. In the shop I
know you can watch it go down to zero. We'll see next week if the
screen comes up for it inside the RV
I'm sorry. You lost me on 'filter'?
On 2/9/2025 8:28 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
On 2/7/2025 1:08 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
On 2/6/2025 5:22 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
After a little more research I'm fairly certain the problem is
that it needs a regeneration.-a I guess they kind of do this
automatically as often as every 500 miles.-a Most people, like
me, don't even know about it.-a Seems like there should be a
little more information given to the customer since if you do
what I did the check engine light come on and you have to
haul the RV to the dealer if you don't know what is going on,
when all you have to do is just run the thing for an hour or
so.
I'm still a little uncertain if once the check engine light
come on if it will do an automatic regen, or if you have to
take it in and do a forced on.-a I guess I'll find out.
Seems they should be able to answer that over the phone?-a Might
be take 'er for a spin for an hour then if it goes out, park it
then test 7 days later?
I've read contradicting stuff on this.-a Gonna put the solar
charger on it and wait to take it out until next week sometime.
They say you can tell by the sound for one, they say it growls
more, and idle even goes up.-a I have to check in the setting as
there might be a page that tells you the % it is at.-a Would be
nice if you could turn that on the screen, go for a drive and
watch it go down.
I'll let y'all know how it goes.
We have an external charger (runs off a cord in the house, doesn't
help you) but it shows the % charged on it's screen.
No, not the battery, the % of full the filter is at.-a In the shop I
know you can watch it go down to zero.-a We'll see next week if the
screen comes up for it inside the RV
I'm sorry.-a You lost me on 'filter'?
Mentioned a little earlier in the thread.-a It's called the DPF or
diesel particulate filter.-a The EPA mandates these things and
emissions now in diesel engines.-a Hopefully, they get a little better working soon.
Yesterday, I did manage to take it out and drove about 90 miles.-a When
I started it up, the check engine light was out.-a Well that's cool, I thought.-a So I drove it down a road that had 55 MPH speed limit and no stops at all.-a To keep the RPM's over 2000, I had to keep it in 8th
gear (it has 9) and this kept it at 2250 RPM.-a This should have been
enough to start the regeneration cycle on the DPF.-a I could not tell
if it did it or not.-a Never noticed the exhaust noise change, or
engine temps go up.
The check engine stayed out and after 45 miles I turned around.
Almost as soon as I was heading home this message pops up on the
dashboard.
<https://i.postimg.cc/D00jpQ8p/Message.jpg>
What's crazy is it is a DEF warning, and just below it is the DEF
gauge and as you can see it is still over half way full.-a I got almost
2000 miles and this is still the original level of fluid in there.-a So
I now have 10 engine start before it won't go any more.-a So now I have
no choice, it has to go in for service.-a Under warranty still, but a
60 mile drive to get it there.
I also read to try and avoid this warning from coning up, you should
top it off after every other fill up.-a I will definitely be doing
that.-a It would be a nightmare if this happened to you a couple
thousand miles away from home in the middle of a trip.
On 2/9/2025 8:28 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
On 2/7/2025 1:08 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
On 2/6/2025 5:22 PM, Carol wrote:
sticks wrote:
After a little more research I'm fairly certain the
problem is that it needs a regeneration. I guess they
kind of do this automatically as often as every 500
miles. Most people, like me, don't even know about it.
Seems like there should be a little more information
given to the customer since if you do what I did the
check engine light come on and you have to haul the RV to
the dealer if you don't know what is going on, when all
you have to do is just run the thing for an hour or so.
I'm still a little uncertain if once the check engine
light come on if it will do an automatic regen, or if you
have to take it in and do a forced on. I guess I'll find
out.
Seems they should be able to answer that over the phone?
Might be take 'er for a spin for an hour then if it goes
out, park it then test 7 days later?
I've read contradicting stuff on this. Gonna put the solar
charger on it and wait to take it out until next week
sometime. They say you can tell by the sound for one, they
say it growls more, and idle even goes up. I have to check
in the setting as there might be a page that tells you the %
it is at. Would be nice if you could turn that on the
screen, go for a drive and watch it go down.
I'll let y'all know how it goes.
We have an external charger (runs off a cord in the house,
doesn't help you) but it shows the % charged on it's screen.
No, not the battery, the % of full the filter is at. In the shop
I know you can watch it go down to zero. We'll see next week if
the screen comes up for it inside the RV
I'm sorry. You lost me on 'filter'?
Mentioned a little earlier in the thread. It's called the DPF or
diesel particulate filter. The EPA mandates these things and
emissions now in diesel engines. Hopefully, they get a little better
working soon.
Yesterday, I did manage to take it out and drove about 90 miles.
When I started it up, the check engine light was out. Well that's
cool, I thought. So I drove it down a road that had 55 MPH speed
limit and no stops at all. To keep the RPM's over 2000, I had to
keep it in 8th gear (it has 9) and this kept it at 2250 RPM. This
should have been enough to start the regeneration cycle on the DPF.
I could not tell if it did it or not. Never noticed the exhaust
noise change, or engine temps go up.
The check engine stayed out and after 45 miles I turned around.
Almost as soon as I was heading home this message pops up on the
dashboard.
<https://i.postimg.cc/D00jpQ8p/Message.jpg>
What's crazy is it is a DEF warning, and just below it is the DEF
gauge and as you can see it is still over half way full. I got
almost 2000 miles and this is still the original level of fluid in
there. So I now have 10 engine start before it won't go any more.
So now I have no choice, it has to go in for service. Under warranty
still, but a 60 mile drive to get it there.
I also read to try and avoid this warning from coning up, you should
top it off after every other fill up. I will definitely be doing
that. It would be a nightmare if this happened to you a couple
thousand miles away from home in the middle of a trip.
sticks wrote:
The check engine stayed out and after 45 miles I turned around. Almost
as soon as I was heading home this message pops up on the dashboard.
<https://i.postimg.cc/D00jpQ8p/Message.jpg>
Does that say Emerg. Op? If so, what is that? Does an Emerg Op still op?
Or does it not-a op at all?
What's crazy is it is a DEF warning, and just below it is the DEFI allege that diesels - like many other things and services - may have fallen victim to enshittification.
gauge and as you can see it is still over half way full.-a I got almost
2000 miles and this is still the original level of fluid in there.-a So
I now have 10 engine start before it won't go any more.-a So now I have
no choice, it has to go in for service.-a Under warranty still, but a
60 mile drive to get it there.
I also read to try and avoid this warning from coning up, you should
top it off after every other fill up.-a I will definitely be doing
that.-a It would be a nightmare if this happened to you a couple
thousand miles away from home in the middle of a trip.
-------------------------------------------------
Enshittification is a term used to describe the gradual decline in the quality of online products and services. It can also refer to the deterioration of any service or product over time ----------------------------------------------------
And in this case, probably due to gummit regulation.
Spot on!-a They were getting so much better on their own, but this
emissions stuff has forced some ugly consequences in the implementation.
-aI still am glad I went with the diesel, but it obviously is going to
be expensive and I have to get the kinks all worked out and be sure how
it all works.
On 2/10/2025 4:54 PM, sticks wrote:
Spot on!-a They were getting so much better on their own, but this
emissions stuff has forced some ugly consequences in the implementation.
-aI still am glad I went with the diesel, but it obviously is going to
be expensive and I have to get the kinks all worked out and be sure how
it all works.
I took it up to Madison today and they got it fixed. Evidently, it had
a faulty Diesel Particulate Filter Sensor. Replaced that, erased codes,
and said it did not need a forced DPF regeneration. I think it's kind
of like the flame sensor on a furnace. Just more one wonderful new emissions control module that can kick your ass when you're not looking.
We'll see how long until the light comes back on again.......
sticks <wolverine01@charter.net> wrote:
On 2/10/2025 4:54 PM, sticks wrote:
Spot on!|e-a They were getting so much better on their own, but this
emissions stuff has forced some ugly consequences in the implementation. >>> |e-aI still am glad I went with the diesel, but it obviously is going to >>> be expensive and I have to get the kinks all worked out and be sure how
it all works.
I took it up to Madison today and they got it fixed. Evidently, it had
a faulty Diesel Particulate Filter Sensor. Replaced that, erased codes,
and said it did not need a forced DPF regeneration. I think it's kind
of like the flame sensor on a furnace. Just more one wonderful new
emissions control module that can kick your ass when you're not looking.
We'll see how long until the light comes back on again.......
If it does you can just wait until the bulb burns out.
