Journey with Confidence RV GPS App RV Trip Planner RV LIFE Campground Reviews RV Maintenance Take a Speed Test Free 7 Day Trial ×


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Old 03-26-2018, 11:13 PM   #1
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: SF Bay Area, California
Posts: 17
Year: 2002
Coachwork: Thomas Minotour
Chassis: Ford E450
Engine: 7.3l Diesel
Basic Question, Fuses and Relays, Wiring Diagrams, Thomas Minotour 2002

We've recently purchased a 2002 Thomas Minotour on a Ford chassis, and we're looking forward to kicking off our conversion!


Before we get into the teardown, I'm hoping someone can give me some guidance on the fuses and relays in the PCB. The bus is missing the relays at K3 (Vandalock), K15 (Strobe Light), K8 (Front Dome Light) and K9 (Rear Dome Light). Not all the installed relays are the same, and there's no sticker inside the PCB compartment listing replacement part IDs. There are a few missing fuses as well, but most of the fuse ratings are listed.


I tracked down an operators manual and wiring manual for a Thomas Minotour around this age over at archive.org, but the owners manual doesn't list replacement parts, and the wiring manual is 300 pages long, and also doesn't give the relay specs (at least in a way that I can recognize them).


Can anyone demystify the relays for me, or point me to a parts reference, or a service manual, or explain to me what relays I need for replacement? Half of them appear to be 792H-1C-C-R1, and the other half appear to be 896H-1CH-C-R1 U03. I think they're the same, except the 792 is 30/40 amp, and the 896 is 50/30 amp?


I owe an introduction, and pictures. But also Hello!

Joyful is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-10-2018, 12:38 PM   #2
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Biggest Little City
Posts: 45
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Ford E450
Engine: 7.3L Powerstroke
Any luck tracking down the relays?

thanks for the links to the manuals and wiring diagrams!!!! I have an 03 E450 and when removing the lift and sign to get insurance I seem to have killed the power to all auxiliary items including rear running/brake lights. Looks like i'll start with the circuit breaker and then see if I popped any fuses.
Cheers
2planker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-09-2018, 09:03 PM   #3
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Oct 2018
Posts: 24
I'm having the same problem did you ever figure it out?
Apud is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 11-12-2018, 11:12 AM   #4
Mini-Skoolie
 
Join Date: Aug 2018
Location: Biggest Little City
Posts: 45
Year: 2003
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Ford E450
Engine: 7.3L Powerstroke
Yep, I had popped the circuit breaker. There is a good pic of it in the manual on page 71.
2planker is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-16-2019, 08:14 AM   #5
New Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: California
Posts: 5
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Ford e450
Engine: 7.3L Diesel
Do you have a link to that or can you tell me where the circuit breaker is? I seem to have done the same thing.
Sprite101 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 05-18-2019, 05:03 PM   #6
New Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: California
Posts: 5
Year: 2000
Coachwork: Thomas
Chassis: Ford e450
Engine: 7.3L Diesel
Nevermind. It turns out the 150A circuit breaker in the engine compartment wasn't closed all the way and needed to be reset.
Sprite101 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-27-2021, 11:17 AM   #7
New Member
 
Join Date: Feb 2021
Posts: 1
Can I get that diagram???

Hey there,

I have a 2000 minotour and I am in the same boat. Can you share the wiring diagram you found?
Statesidewander2012 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Featured Campgrounds

Reviews provided by

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:14 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 4
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.