Help stuck on roadside

[rkschul1]

Traveling in Missouri about 15 minutes from our campground and all of a sudden the engine quits. No indication of any issues. All was going smoothly. Now when I try to restart it seems to crank for about 3 seconds then stops, kinda like something telling it to stop.
Has anyone out there seen something like this?

[rkschul1]

Should have mentioned. In an Alante 26x 2018.

[craigav]

Cranks for 3 seconds and stops could indicate a low battery. Perhaps an alternator issue if so. One thing you could try is to start the generator, press and hold the aux start button for a few minutes then try starting the engine. If that works, then I would leave the generator running until you reach your destination. ~CA

[CAG]

Do you have roadside service?

[rkschul1]

We do. Good Sam’s What a mess. It took them about 45 minutes to accept we had a place to go, then an 1.5 hour to “find our location”. They wouldn’t believe us when we told them. They are still trying to find us a tow.

[RAurand]

Do you have a voltmeter along? If so, measure your starting battery voltage.

[rkschul1]

Tried a boost and didn’t work. Now at a repair center. Fingers crossed

[Ryan B]

What ended up to be the issue?

[rkschul1]

Originally Posted by Ryan B

What ended up to be the issue?

Just got it worked on yesterday. Surprisingly ( at least to me). Evidently the bolts holding the AC compressor broke. Took the belt out and also fell and broke at least one electrical connector. I have never heard of such a thing. I am now about a 2 hour drive to it and will see and inspect in person tomorrow. Have you ( or anyone else out there) ever heard of something like this?

[Tunce the traveler]

That’s a 1st.

[TaftCoach]

Originally Posted by rkschul1

Just got it worked on yesterday. Surprisingly ( at least to me). Evidently the bolts holding the AC compressor broke. Took the belt out and also fell and broke at least one electrical connector. I have never heard of such a thing. I am now about a 2 hour drive to it and will see and inspect in person tomorrow. Have you ( or anyone else out there) ever heard of something like this?

I was outside Cody Wyoming when that happened with my F150. Fortunately I could keep running as it didn't do any other damage on the way off the engine and onto the road. We had to hang out for a couple days in Cody which was nice and the dealer was very good to work with.

[cekkk]

I’ve seen reports of loose bolts on undercarriages of Jayco campers, but I’m guessing this is a Ford engine and Jayco is off the hook on this one. Sorry this happened to you.

[rkschul1]

You are correct. An F-53 Ford chassis