Motorhome: MAJOR ELECTRICAL ISSUES - Part 3 (Repairs!)

[@tomshaw9846]

Found this channel a couple of days ago. I'm addicted. I actually love this type of repair more than the modern ones. No wiring diagrams, no scanners or scopes. Just deduction and common sense. Best detective series on youtube

[@chesterkuzia7286]

Homeowner owes you a case of beer! Most intriguing video a spine tingler!

[@dnakase]

I think it was those scissor lifts that got ya saddled with this job. People see those and go, "I'll give Ivan a call! He obviously will work on anything!"

[@satamanschmidt3428]

And he will. FOR THE RIGHT PRICE.

[@duanebuck193]

Almost all RV generators require the start button be held until they are actually running - it serves as an oil pressure bypass in that mode since they will normally shut down if the pressure drops down too low. Huge kudos to you for all the troubleshooting and work that you've done for them!

[@GroundedDiagnostics]

This was kinda heart warming man. I miss fixing things up for my folks since they passed on. Its strange what ya miss great work Ivan i hope Tom and his wife get some more miles n smiles outta her this summer.

[@JohnRodriguesPhotographer]

My Dad had a brand new class C on a Toyota chassis. It came from the factory with bad heads and was recalled with around 200 miles in it. The dealer backed it into a building, claimed they could fix it. Pointed out to Dad it would void the warranty, non authorized repair. Toyota dealer was pissed. When they finally got it back, they started on trip. A semi literally drove up their ass and crushed the rear. They traded it in since it had a Black cloud over it. My best friend and I sealed the back until the dealer could work in it. The impact almost ruptured the LP gas tank.

[@garydesbois5415]

This country would be a sad,sad place without you doing what you do and putting smiles on many faces !!! Love ya bro !!👍👍

[@woodlandwonders6887]

Well done. Too bad the generator shop was so incompetent.

[@neilmurphy845]

Ya I'm 18 have never worked on anything and even I know how to but a battery in a car it's childs play

[@mikeholt3545]

Yes ivan did well my problem is every ground wire in that motor home is going bad sooner or later I would think

[@throttlebottle5906]

@@mikeholt3545 probably got lucky, the fridge is the only interconnected "ground loop" item I can think of, with exception of maybe the heater, although those are often 12v(blower) and propane heat only. the ground loop on the fridge was at the -12v wire harness tied to batteries and AC power cord ground > breaker panel (has heavy gauge wire bonding to chassis > through backwards wired generator, back to front solenoid. that shop is lucky they didn't burn the whole thing and the shop down

[@neilmurphy845]

@@mikeholt3545 ya that is true

[@Eagleoneradiogod]

There is no money in reparing. The money is selling new motorhomes.thats why shops do not have electrical techs. Cause there rare and hard to find. And everyshop wants all mechanics to be able to do everything to save money. As you probably know ,mechanics and electrical/ electrical techs are worlds apart.

[@crisprtalk6963]

Well Done. This has been a interesting and entertaining series to watch!

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@b61mack56]

Ivan, I noticed that camper didn't have any JLG leveling Jacks. In the famous words of Eric O " "There's your problem Lady" "And remember if Ivan can do it. You can do it". Oops! That Eric's line😅

[@tomgeorge3726]

@@b61mack56 "If I can do it , you can do it" Sexy Cyborg...😊😊😊😊

[@thewishmastur]

This guy can fix anything. A genius. Great videos. What amazes me is that he doesn’t need a lift to do any car repairs.

[@AP9311]

Ivan, awesome ending!! Great video. You nailed all the issues with it. Tom and his wife are pretty tickled pink having their motorhome all fixed!!! Great job! Many many thumbs up!!

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Thanks Josh! Yeah that was a trip... Feels good to get it all working!

[@MalcDavison]

Hats off to you Ivan.....You're a friggin' genius man. Electricity is magic to me and you sir are a magician.

[@lescoe]

My Grandparents had a very similar RV back in the day. Watching this brought back memories of the camping trips they took me on as a kid. Fun times.

[@chrisgreenwood271]

Literally a house on wheels, how cool is that old dash layout. Great job.

[@thadmachia9873]

They were very lucky to get you! You did right for them. You are certainly worth your weight in gold!

[@sinegra30]

Is amazing the kind of work you are doing in this Motorhome specially for this lovely old couple! I hope they sue the burglars that put their lives at risk with the terrible job previously performed, Oh man! Reostats, Glass types fuses! Thank you so much for this series Ivan!

[@mikechiodetti4482]

OUTSTANDING! I'm glad you know about that refrigerator. It looked real bad after that fire. Thank God the propane wasn't involved in the fire! Very Good Repairs! You do well with manlifts, scissor lifts, now motorhomes! Keep up the good work.

[@TheCowgirlNiamh]

Great job Ivan! I loved this series and they look so happy! I bet they've planned lots of trips. I wish them safe travels ♥️🇮🇪

[@golfmaniac]

You are a good man Ivan, most people, would have hauled that thing to a junk yard.

[@lenstar01]

Your the man Ivan. The old folks are happy again.

[@rog8201]

Seriously impressed by your patience and expertise with this. I know I couldn’t diagnose this but you made me feel smarter watching it. Lol

[@jamespn]

That man is very lucky to have you repair his motor home and car. It’s too bad that the other shop made such a mess of his electrical system.

[@THEDRAGONBOOSTER8]

I watched all 3 videos and to tell the truth ,I would of walked away .You done a Top job . A service on the generator ,prob the AC and the bus itself and she would be a gem .I do realize you only fix what you are asked too but I think you went far and beyond. Well done .Cheers from Tassie Australia.

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

*@**23:43* That's an RF filter- to clean up the "noisy" electricity it runs on, provide steady current, and circuit fault protection. They are very useful for keeping the brush noise from a generator out- and isolating a CB radio from ground loop hum.

[@catranger01]

Great job, and don't forget the Mercedes with the mysterious missing fuse.

[@MRSBRHODES1]

An incredible tour de force of diagnosis and problem solving!

[@richardwallinger1683]

that young couple are looking soooo happy .. well done . good to see steady progress.

[@robert64impala]

Fantastic to see the smile back on those old folks🤙🏼👊🏻

[@gonzgarr1592]

Ivan you never quit it's amazing love to watch you tackle problem after problem. you put a lot of techs to shame

[@atschirner]

Ivan, that was a valid over-speed shutdown test. Well done!

[@diymisfit_Mechanic_UDX404]

Awesome outcome of this one. Guess that radio left the smoke out during the internal electrical storm. I believe that was a noise filter that the glass fuse blew in.

[@mrbugenhagen3364]

When working with generators you can check for 120v and 60 hertz in an outlet. When a load is connected to the generator it should rev up so the hertz keeps at 60 and not below. Really enjoyed this series :)

[@pookatim]

Yes, i am sure he is glad he tuned to your channel. Well Done, Ivan!

[@crisprtalk6963]

Is it plugged into the house? Yeah. Ok lets repeat experiment!

[@TonyRule]

You'd think there would be a starter inhibitor on the generator for when there's already AC power otherwise it will be out of phase with mains supply.

[@ricksovastion5953]

"Your killing me smalls" I love the series and don"t have time to watch this one until tonight. Keep em coming my friend.

[@ppeterson9359]

Well done!! I'm sure Tom was thankful to have someone of your skill working on his RV,

[@stevefleck5892]

Great series Ivan. Thank you for making the video - and, all your video's. I save them up and then binge watch when I am able.

[@davidgrisco1939]

Thank you Ivan for fixing the couple's motorhome and car!

[@djb4069]

As I always say, you always make me smile I take my hat off to you. !!!!!!

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

😁

[@djb4069]

@@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics My name is David, won day I am coming to find you, to shack your hand. I think you are great, never get in a temper, well I don't think so. I live in the UK, very near Silverstone, race circuit. Kind regards, and many thanks for the video. David

[@93Martin]

I'm willing to bet that diode was part of a latching circuit that kept the coil powered up after the engine started.

[@zx8401ztv]

Ivan you are amazing, that motorhome was a bloody nightmare and you didn't stop untill it was usable again :-D. Im not supprised about the radio, blown audio p.a chips i would think. The couple of pcb's were not unobtainum so thats smashing. Amazing that the rest of the electrics/electronics still work :-D A one off (Hopefully) lol.

[@2509498788]

I don't know where you get your patience from.. Hats off to you

[@edchenal821]

Your patience for trouble shooting is admirable. These smart vehicles can be a pain in the ass to say the least.

[@mikeafa1]

Love the out of the ordinary diags. Very interesting and enjoyed it a lot. Nice work!

[@fredstroh4308]

Ivan, great job with tracking all the damage the previous shop did. Following all the diagnosis that you did was quite interesting and top notch. Thank you for the videos.

[@jeffryblackmon4846]

You did yeoman's work! Great job. Thanks for taking us along.

[@wesleybrabant3595]

Great video...you got the patience to go along with the talent. Keep up the great work.

[@piperjohn_3]

Awesome case study. Such a pleasure to watch you fix completely intimidating broken stuff. They were so happy.

[@samrugtiv3839]

Good job ivan i know you are going to get that old boy good rv shops are high as hell.well done

[@martazkirkwood7612]

Thank you for the detailed troubleshooting. I feel like diagnosing the problem is the best when you find out what is broken. Then you know once you fix it then it will run properly. I been following you for awhile now and appreciate everything you do.

[@PineHollowAutoDiagnostics]

Thank you for the kind words Martaz 🙂

[@n3lee]

I'm a radio tech by trade, but you'd be surprised at how many sideline things I end up having to interact with doing this job.... from jail cell door actuation, access control systems, security cameras, jail talkback monitors, all of the electronic gadgets in a new police cruiser (too many to list!) plus everything you'd find at a modern cell tower site - fiber, -48v DC plant, rectifier banks, DC-DC converters/ DC-AC Inverters, low voltage controls.... and then the whole art of radio, telecommunications, etc. But.... running emergency calls on mountaintops sometimes your the first set of 'eyes' or 'hands' on scene to a critical failure.... sometimes that is a generator that won't run - just like this one! TLDR: Adapt and overcome, good job Ivan!

[@mbazzy123]

I owned one of these, under the skin they are absolute toilets, bad grounds and all sorts of electrical gremlins you did excellent Ivan great work ! !

[@steveo782812]

Oops commercial music in the bonus footage. Now KZbin will demonetize. 🤣 well hopefully they don’t.

[@mattelderca]

On the headlight switch, to remove the knob, feel the underside of the metal part of the switch. You will feel a small loose pin, push it in. Pull the knob and rod it is connected to out. Now go out and get a new one, lube on the rheostat is not good as it gets hot when the lights are dimmed. That line cord on the fridge took the brunt of the shorted bat lead somehow, I'd be checking the entire feed to that receptacle. Sherwood car audio was never that good. Is that enough armchair critic two sense for ya? Nice work man!

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Thanks for explaining the switch! Very few people know that any more.

[@ratbag359]

Lead burn up was caused by dc as the chassis and aux bat -ve was not connected

[@tomgeorge3726]

Ivan... Ivan... 3:44 How many times do you have to be told not to plugs stuff in while its powered and running????? Good outcome for a problem plagued job...👍👍😊

[@thomasbailey8306]

I have a 1994 Monaco Dynasty And I just love how they Use all white wires all black for like Positive battery UGH...They should definitely go back on the Company that hooked up the positive to ground. They almost burnt there motorhome to the ground.WOW...Great Job Sir.

[@victorvillasana3409]

You got a heck of a resume Ivan. It's even more satisfying for your viewers to see the smiling customers.

[@b61mack56]

All that because some mechanic didn't take the time to do it right the first time. If you don't have the skill levels to repair it, tell the customer and recommend someone who does. Honesty goes a long way with a customer.

[@paulsullivan6392]

SUCCESS !!! Outstanding work my friend. I got the impression it had been so long since he used the motor home your customer forgot how most stuff worked. Hey...it happens to us all if we are away from something long enough. As to the shop which damn near caused his motor home to burn up completely....the incompetence is utterly amazing. My man Ivan to the rescue.

[@zochpeter]

man Ivan, I completely missed this series. WOW. awesome job!

[@dc5723]

Awesome fix! You've gained a very happy and satisfied customer. Hopefully they'll come to you for all their maintenance and repairs from now on.

[@porky7753]

Ivan, you brought happiness to my day by seeing the owners so happy. Thank you for sharing this story with us.

[@ratbag359]

Great to see it all up and running again.

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

Now he can drive it to SMA for brakes & tune up!

[@EDP1]

that couple was very lucky . they could have lost the hole camper and there lives . the previous mekanic chould pay for the damage he made . you did a fantastic job .

[@patriot2164]

Man after my own heart , Ivan @ Pine Hollow and Eric @ SMA Great work !

[@bobflannagan7262]

I'm proud of you, Ivan. Well done.

[@williegillie5712]

Looks like you made a new friend Ivan. A loyal youtube fan for sure, and now a new customer

[@ericcorse]

They were lucky with that refrigerator fire, good job Ivan

[@statedace3]

You just made some new friend's Ivan.

[@lrdisco2005]

Can you imagine what a garage would charge for what Ivan fixed.

[@ikemen1]

Most garages couldn't even figure that out

[@miriamvivo4279]

Would be in the thousands probably more than what the rv is worth thats for sure.

[@mattw1393]

I wouldn’t touch it for fear of being married to it forever.

[@hudzgh]

@@mattw1393 Now that was a real lol!

[@SmittySmithsonite]

Here in MA, that would be north of $3,000, EASY.

[@tony8902]

Great job.......the three way fridges take a while to strike on gas when its been off but they really simple as all three power sources just use heat but cannot believe you got that fried mess fixed.....great video and lets hope they get some money back or the shops are named and shamed for almost destroying their RV.......i know insurance would pay out but you never get back what you lost.

[@oldbakedpotato]

An RV needs a 12 volt refer like a fish needs a bicycle. I've had 3 RVs over the years. LP and 120 volt with manual switch is reliable. I always ran the LP on the road (except when fueling). They work better on LP than on 120 volt. Great videos.

[@billziegmond4943]

Great job Ivan. I know you feel great when you solve a problem nobody else could. Plus the satisfaction of helping out and making people smile when they think all is lost.

[@sabrekat7904]

Good one Ivan, this one is second only to that 3part "Classic Chevy truck, Christmas" video

[@SmittySmithsonite]

Nice work, Ivan! She lives to die another day! What a laundry list of failures on that one, most of them "technician induced" - sad! Great you worked through them all and resurrected the ol' beast. Plus, got the Mercedes running - they're going to love you for life! 👍🍻

[@LZDEN]

excellent job Ivan.i would say that one very happy couple that own the motor-home,and a nice finish with the radio.well done.

[@rainbowdiamonds2865]

Very good job & Video Ivan. Thanks. All good for you & your Family.

[@JustAnother_Irishman]

That couple were very lucky to find you Ivan.Thank you for sharing.

[@45AMT]

They seems like great folks. I'm glad you were able to get there motor home back going again!

[@irenesilvers7096]

Ivan, good job. Loved the three part series. The company that worked on the Gen. needs to be taken to task.

[@sblagg527]

Nice to see they upgraded to a Clarion CD player with Magi-Tune!!

[@steelfist65]

Great job! They seemed like such nice folks as well. I hate seeing people get taken advantage of. I'm happy that you were able to get everything straightened out.

[@joepenfield]

That look on your customers faces, the wife is grinning with pleasure that the camper is getting fixed and the old man is absolutely gobsmacked that you're getting results and actually fixing problems. One can only guess at the anger, frustration and disappointment they went through with the monkeys that messed it up in the first place.

[@thewishmastur]

How much can you charge for the whole job that is shown in this three part videos ?

[@stigonutube]

Good Work there Ivan,they are lucky they found you and your prepared to travel for jobs like this.. owners looked like happy campers ready to gooo..lol

[@hddm3]

Where’s the dioxit? I have a tear in my eye

[@williamwhite9767]

Great Job! Some very pleased customers! Hope the previous shops get to see these videos.

[@mshine5]

Excellent Job, Ivan! I have a feeling you are going to see a lot more motor homes.

[@tomctutor]

My god PhaD that was a labour of love. Hope the old guy appreciated the miracles you performed there. Your expertise and dedication to your work shines on this one.ⓅⒽⒶⒹ☚

[@ronringel9132]

Job Well Done.... stay safe.

[@mike_svt93]

Although there seems to be missing pieces to the story, you made two senior citizens very happy. Part of me would rather see those vehicles remain yard ornaments with signs saying WE ARE :) Anyway, another feather in the hat.Nice work. It never ceases to amaze watching one debug with one hand and holding a camera in the other.

[@baxrok2.]

Great series Ivan. Smiles all around!

[@kfiske5701]

Nice work Ivan. It's amazing how things can get that messed up.

[@kevinbarry71]

Great job, enjoyed the videos. Interesting and informative. There will always be lots of work for someone who can fix the consequences of idiots touching things they shouldn't

[@billneu9520]

Another job well done Bill N LINY

[@likearockcm]

Loved this series,fun to watch !!!! Ivan's skills are top notch👍

[@willispower9493]

On RVs it’s recommended to run the generator at least 1 hr per month under load to keep the generator healthy.

[@caduceus33]

Ivan, if this couple didn't find you they might have been up the crick!

[@georgehardy4149]

Knowledge is priceless. Thank you!

[@johnclarke6542]

Those crossed generator wires and battery earth wires cost a lot of money, the earth found its way at a cost great work

[@hpelisr]

Very good, those folks will have a good season.