Beware of older motorhomes with low mileage!
I just purchased a 1994 Thor Chateau motorhome in great shape with 33,000 miles on it. I thought I was getting a deal until I got it home. The first night home, I started having trouble with starting ...
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I know this upsets you, but this is not a game-ender. The bad part of course is it disabled the vehicle. Let me offer three things:
1. An Auto Electric Professional told me this: "I don't worry about the path the electricity took before it broke. Rather, I learn where it needs to start from and where it needs to go to. I then wire those together." This tells me you can use nearly any fuse box so long as it offers the number and capacity of fuses you need. You could even install two.
2. If your mechanic subscribes to auto maintenance software s/he can produce the exact wiring diagram for that box. That can let you accomplish 1. above.
3. If you cannot source a fuse box, and mechanic cannot produce the diagram, let me know and I'll try to secure a diagram for you. Send a private message.
NOTE: The motorhome sold as "1994" but chassis could be 1994 or 1993. Check your door jamb for the manufacturer label applied by FORD. Then I'd suggest going back to Ford if you haven't already and ask them which if any other years, even series, used that part. Then, even if obsolete, you can search a wider base.
Post Script: This is NOT the end of the world...
1. An Auto Electric Professional told me this: "I don't worry about the path the electricity took before it broke. Rather, I learn where it needs to start from and where it needs to go to. I then wire those together." This tells me you can use nearly any fuse box so long as it offers the number and capacity of fuses you need. You could even install two.
2. If your mechanic subscribes to auto maintenance software s/he can produce the exact wiring diagram for that box. That can let you accomplish 1. above.
3. If you cannot source a fuse box, and mechanic cannot produce the diagram, let me know and I'll try to secure a diagram for you. Send a private message.
NOTE: The motorhome sold as "1994" but chassis could be 1994 or 1993. Check your door jamb for the manufacturer label applied by FORD. Then I'd suggest going back to Ford if you haven't already and ask them which if any other years, even series, used that part. Then, even if obsolete, you can search a wider base.
Post Script: This is NOT the end of the world...
