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I have a 1986 GV, the pictures show the fuses under the dash. The entire right side is not getting power at all. On the left side only the cruise control and fans are getting power.  Any ideas on where the power supply comes from that supplies power to the other fuses on these 2 panels?

The main 2 items I use regularly on these 2 panels are the radio and the water pump.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Mike T

There are some electrical schematics in the owners manual I believe this is for your year coach, if not it will be close.

The two that are of most interest are:

• A-2703 12 Volt Electrical Automotive
• A-2701-00 12V Electrical Systems

I've extracted those and attached them.  A2703 show those dash fuses are fed by a relay (upper right section on the schematic) , I'd start by checking if that has timed out. A2701 details out the dash fuses, looks like there is a 30amp breaker in there as well so I would check if that is blown.

Thank you so much.  I recently had a generator swapped out, so it may either be the generator solenoid or the breaker.  I am assuming this is one of the breakers under the bed?  I will check this evening, hopefully its just a breaker.

Mike T.

Does anyone know the location of the 30A circuit breaker going from the generator solenoid to the dash fuses in the second schematic attached on the 1986 model?

I've not seem many coaches from that era, so can give any specific help. 

Foretravel is generally good about not hiding breakers so I'd look around the battery box area as there may be a breaker panel or inline 30A breaker (manual reset or auto-reset type) mounted on that wall or directly in the battery box.  You will be looking for a 30-amp manual reset breaker (often metal-cased with a push-button) or a fused power feed.

If all fails you may have to purchase a cheap signal / tone tracer like Lunarlipes Tone Generator Kit, Wire Tracer Circuit Tester, Tone Tracing... (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08T224QCC) to help find where it goes.

Turn your salesman switch by the door on and off a few times.
Looking at my 3/14/90 diagram  power comes off of coach battery it goes to a 90 amp circuit breaker it then goes to the salesman switch by the door .power comes back into another 90 amp CB and then powers a 30amp CB to the dash. It seems to me your salesman switch could be off or not internal connection good.




waterpump relay is  fed off of of

Expanding on the comment by Dale (above) I also have no direct experience with 80's model coaches, but, on following models (early 90's) Foretravel tended to put 12V circuit breakers in two general areas.

One place is a panel concealed under a white fiberglass cover, usually located on the wall of one of the storage bays.  See photos below.  First with cover removed, second with cover installed.

The 90A circuit breakers mentioned (above) by stump are located (on my coach) under the white cover.  They are 2 of the 3 round black things at the top of the panel (first photo).  The yellow arrow points to a manual reset circuit breaker.  The 30A breaker you are seeking might look similar.  On my coach, the top circuit breaker in the column the arrow points at is a 30A breaker that feeds the dash fuse panel.

The other (less likely) place is on or near the battery isolator mounting panel.  Don't know if this helps with your '86 model...just thought I'd mention it.

Thanks for all of the responses, can anyone tell me where the gen start solenoid might be located? And why does the 12V supply has to run through the generator starter solenoid?

Mike T

The generator start solenoid is located on the generator. Your coach should have had an Onan generator. Go to where the battery cable is attached to the generator. I don't know what generator you have now, but should have come with a manual.