1994 Champion Bus.... help fixing it up...
I’ve stumbled on a 1994 Champion Bus in a trade that I can’t pass up. My big problems are going to be- 1- Upfitter wiring. There is a panel above the driver, and it’s not all clearly labeled. The excess of white wires is going to be fun. Mostly, I wish to determine how the saloon door is powered and controlled. https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...afee3e57f.jpeg Electrical 2- Ceiling. The roof appears to be a outer roof, covered with spray foam, and then below it there was a internal roof. That’s been removed, so all I see is spray foam and some wiring. I’d love to fix this, but I’m not very creative and don’t know why type of materials where used or how to do it. 1 https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...687a21fac.jpeg The roof 3- The saloon door. I have not been able to get this to operate yet. Not even sure how. There are 4 switches added to the dash, Defog, Flasher, one I can’t read, and a momentary DPDT that I believe is open/close but I don’t have any power to the door that I can find. https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...a88ca5103.jpeg Saloon door mechanism. *Sigh*. All this for a vehicle I don’t really need, but hey, |
You might want to try to contact Champion and see if they have any manuals or layouts for your bus. If it is all stock from Champion then they should have the builder layout diagrams. |
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Looks like my 95 E350 bus.
Those relays labeled: HSR, CR and CLR are for the rear AC unit. HSR is the high speed relay for the rear evaporator blower motor/s CR is the condenser(side mounted one) fan/s relay CLR is the compressor clutch relay for the rear AC system. Look up "Carrier EM1 gen 4 and 5 svc manual.pdf" on the web and hopefully the PDF file is still there. Its the closest manual I found about this setup. The momentary DPDT switch you have is most likely the for the salon door. You should have battery power and ground to that switch. Your door mech is different than the one I have, but I do see limit switches installed. On my bus, those were bad and I had to bypass them. I am currently building up a keyless entry out of a 99 Mercury Grand Marquis keyless modual and relays. Its on the bench being tested before integrating into the bus. It will be nice to hit the unlock(now open) button and doors open! All those white wires are probably for bus cab lighting, I see a few white and brown wires in the stripped roof photo. What engine you have in yours? I have the 7.5L gas engine in my bus |
Originally Posted by annaleigh
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You might want to try to contact Champion and see if they have any manuals or layouts for your bus. If it is all stock from Champion then they should have the builder layout diagrams. |
As to the door,, life was much simpler when i was growing up!
https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.for...00f7a5b86e.jpg |
Time for my next trick- The bus has rear cowling mounted AC. Upon looking at it closer, the AC system is also setup for heat. The bus has a rear heater that doesn’t blow on the floor. I’m gonna try and extend its hoses all the way up to the heater and make it a dual heat/ac and free up floor space. I also found a bus with a near identical layout in the junkyard this weekend with seats. I’m gonna grab those today so I can put them in mine. Right now I just have the drivers seat. So far I’ve knocked the electric off my list, I’ve got everything labeled. I determined that the AC works, but the fans are siezed. Gonna have to source some blowers. The saloon door is up and running, and surprisingly fun to play with. Got 4 new tires on the back last week and got broken in on its first road trip, a friend hauled a few thousand pounds of speakers and gear for a show he was DJing less than 100 miles from home. CEL and ABS lights came on, but nothing serious. |
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