Fun with solenoids!

[Americanrascal]

Well after watching RVStreet's video on solenoids, I figured I better get on with paying some attention to the ones on my rig. I had been eyeballing the solenoid on the hydraulic pump for the jacks. On our 2016 Adventurer the pump and solenoid sits right behind the front driver’s side wheel with no protection from road spray other than a mud flap. I noticed the terminals on the pump solenoid were rather corroded. When I went to loosen them to clean them well- let’s just say the terminals were in fact terminal! The nuts were so rusted/corroded that they immediately snapped off! I was rather panicky as the jack were down and I had visions of never being able to find the exact solenoid. I ran in to get on the computer and luckily the make and model of the solenoid popped right up to be delivered within 24 hours at decent price on Amazon. Anyway, should be back in service tomorrow. Why they leave such equipment exposed to road spray and hazards is beyond me. Just happy RVSTREET stimulated my attention to the solenoid detail, so it didn’t fail on the road as there obviously wasn’t much life left in that solenoid!!!