Lance 9000 Project

Haven’t had much time to work on the TC over the last few weeks but I did make a little progress. I did get an email back from Lance and was really surprised at the amount of info they sent to me. I received what are basically the building plans with everything I would need to build it from scratch right down to the size of the wood used. This will come in very handy with the work I have a head of me.
As for what I have accomplished since my last post, I pulled the inside cover off the A/C unit and found the original electrical wires, with my meter I check for continuity to the melted wire in the fuse box and as I suspected it is the same wire. Still not sure what caused the wire to melt but the main wire from the unit to the fuse box is ok. The wire that is connected with a wire nut from the breaker to the main A/C wire is. Just have to wait until I get into the wall and ceiling to know for sure.
I removed the furnace again and disassembled the blower motor, after inspecting the brushes and lubing the bearings I was disappointed that it is still blowing the fuse.

Fortunately the stove and oven are working properly; I pulled it out to get a better look under the cabinet.



It’s hard to see but the main electrical box is under the stove; the electrical and city water outlets both are accessible from the underside on the left side. The problem with their location is when on the truck the hose and the cord come in contact with the left fender.





I plan on moving both to the side wall



The water will be moved to the left front with the water tank fill and the electrical will be connected with a Marinco easy lock connection to the right of the battery box.



I am hoping tomorrow to get that structure built around the 9000 that I plan to put tarps on. In a couple of weeks I’ll start removing the roof and outside metal. More details and pics to come

Chris

Due to other pesky projects the 9000 isn’t taking off to the grand start I had hoped but I am making some progress. Other than working on upgrading the pedestal, I give up on the fridge for now and decided to make the rounds with the other equipment. The A/C and the hot water heater and water pump are all working normally. The furnace was blowing the fuse when turned on. I pulled it out and found the blower motor locked up by a dirt daubers nest, cleaned it up but it seems to have still have excessive resistance so I’ll have to add that to the list but for now I’ll probably add a heat strip to the A/C unit. Speaking of the A/C unit I had thought it had been added aftermarket due to the orange extension cord coming out of the unit over to the wall plug.





But while checking the charger to find why it wasn’t working, something else that will need to be replaced, I found a melted neutral wire in the converter/charger. Haven’t traced it down yet but I’ll be opening up the A/C and see if that is where it goes next chance I get. I’m hoping to get a frame built for a tarp to go over the 9000 when I start doing some serious search for water damage. It is hard to see in this picture





but it looks like the cooler cover was ineffective in keeping the water out looking at the discoloration in the cabinets on both sides of the fridge. Looking at the cabinet set up it looks like they are attaches from the outside so I’ll be pulling at least the roof off. If anyone knows if they are attached differently please let me know. But I had planned on having to remove the roof and possibly the walls. Good opportunity to upgrade materials and add more insulation. I emailed Lance to see what kind of info I could get from them.

I plan on changing up the blocks next week when I'm off. With the single stacks I'm concerned about them shifting and the pedestal falling over. On the cooler top I could tell someone put a lot of thought into it. Biggest problem is having to climb up on the roof to measure the fish. :)

I like the cooler top!

Just a thought, I would NOT put the camper jacks on those cinder blocks.