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rode62cliff · 07-26-2015, 05:55 PM

I am thinking about buying a 1994 Bounder anyone have any advice on them? Any common issues / problems

GraySeal65 · 07-26-2015, 07:56 PM

I have a 93 M32H and I love it. Anything that is 20+ years old is going to have problems tho.

OV Southwind · 07-27-2015, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by rode62cliff

I am thinking about buying a 1994 Bounder anyone have any advice on them? Any common issues / problems

We had a 95 before we purchased our current class A. Most of our problems were related to long term storage, such as old tires, old belts, old fluids, etc. One issue the we had to contend with was shot front springs, which fro. Seeing others on the road must be a normal thing for that age. Springs are cheap though.

Steady_Rest · 07-27-2015, 05:16 PM

I own a '93 Bounder, which I bought new. Very few problems at all, nothing major and it was not stored under cover in the wet PNW. The interior has held up spectacularly, never had any cabinets or fixtures rattle loose and everything inside is original equipment. Mechanically it has had fewer problems than some of our other vehicles. Ours is built on a Chevrolet chassis.

Kevin

LSC9901 · 08-06-2015, 07:15 AM

Dunno if you've made your purchase yet or not but we had a '93 Bounder and had no major problems. For a 20 year old vehicle there are few "common" problems. At that age weird issues can and will pop up. I guess the biggest mechanical issue we had was leveler issues. Other than that we liked it enough to get a newer Bounder.

Good luck.

Wbonsell · 08-08-2015, 10:56 AM

Not sure if OP has purchased yet but in mid 2014 we found our '94 34J for sale on CL. With only 3350 on the odometer ad 22 hours on the 7000 generator it certainly had no been used by the original owner though stored under cover. I think we are the first ones to ever use the stove, shower etc .

Beautifully remodeled we did have concerns because it had so little use. We had to buy new tires, but now having 9300 miles, its has been a great motor home for us. We have upgraded some plumbing fixtures and had to replace the generator starter as well as new coach batteries, but its in great condition.

All that said, we will be looking to upgrade in 2016...someone will get a great low mileage starter motor home.

superk · 08-08-2015, 10:55 PM

I have a 99 bounder. They are great coaches. Mine had more wear and tear than many older than it, mostly due to neglect. With some long overdue TLC (and a few new parts here and there), it turned out to be quite the unit. I will love this bounder until one or both of us die lol

mckinley · 08-10-2015, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by rode62cliff

I am thinking about buying a 1994 Bounder anyone have any advice on them? Any common issues / problems

I have a '93, purchased last September 66k miles. We've had a few age issues: rear main seal in the Cummins diesel started leaking, the fuel cutoff solenoid failed, the levelling hydraulic pump is leaking out into the pump motor (have a new pump off ebay on the way). We also have had a few neglect issues: tie rod ends and drag link needed replacement which I'm attributing to not being greased occasionally. The genset oil had probably never been changed - the oil filter still had OEM paint on it. I've changed that oil once and will probably do it again shortly - I wanted to run it a bit with clean oil to rinse the dirt down before changing again. Oh, and the lift pump for the genset was bad - it worked fine until I changed the fuel filter but then couldn't recover from the air in the line. A new lift pump fixed things up. Also, I replaced the water heater - originally a gas only heater with a "hotrod" electric heater, I replaced it with a gas and electric water heater - we have plenty of hot water now. The dash A/C doesn't work - I haven't tackled that one yet.

mckinley · 08-10-2015, 08:26 AM

I forgot to mention that the water pump and several of the drain valves in the wet bay were all leaking. I replaced basically the whole christmas tree in the wet bay with new valves and water pump. I used a MUCH higher flow water pump. The jury is still out on that one - it draws so much current it dims the lights when it comes on.

Basically anything rubber - like any o-rings or seals - are going to be showing their age and failing one by one.

LSC9901 · 08-10-2015, 08:43 AM

If the price was right and you are content to do repairs that you can do then it was a good deal. Last year we sold our '93 32 footer for $9K. Our dash AC didn't work and the levelers were not perfect. They worked but required coaxing and understand of how they DID worked versus how they should have worked. None the less we enjoyed it and enjoy our '01 now.