1993 firan Telstar

[Bonnie Geddes]

Going to check out a 29'1993 Firan Telstar motorhome...ford 460 Is has 50,000 miles not kilometers on it...they r asking 15,000. They've just come down 1,000 dollars on the asking price. Most of the ones I saw online were 1989s and the asking price was around 8,000. Looking for any kind of advice on these motorhomes. Thankyou

[Christine]

Hello. I know your post is 2 + years but I was wondering if you did get the Telstar. I got one last year. 1994 / 95. I love her bigger then a van more movability then a bigger class C / A. 

[Bonnie Geddes]

Sure appreciate all this experience and advice Even your lab pup likes to look under the hood. Cute lol

[John "T" Nordhoff]

  Pat,  I've heard plenty of those stories about  454 Chevy manifold problems in motorhomes. I HOPE its more prevalent in Class A then Class C like I have ?????????? Seems like I read that once. After pulling heads and having the manifolds planed down smooth or replacing them on several 460 Fords my days of doing that are OVER I will hire it next time as its such a hard and miserable job GRRRRRRRRRRRR 

 Its my opinion those manifolds are prone to crack if you have pulled a long hard hill in the summer and they get nearly red hot and then you instantly take off down the hill and they cool too quickly????????? I think if I climb a mountain I will stop at the top a while (leave engine running) before starting down. ANY OPINIONS ON THAT???????????

 On my Class C with Chevy 454 I recently replaced 7 of the 8 plug wires. One side has plenty of clearance while the other side is so darn close to the floor its hard to get to AND THE FRONT PLUG AND WIRE IS LIKE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AT so I left the old wire and if and when I ever need new plugs Im taking it to my mechanic, NO WAY IM CHANGING PLUGS 

 John T   Kinda bored now since I cant head to Florida until after Christmas yet all the RV upgrades are completed and its all serviced and ready to go

[Jimco_W001]

And a motorhome weighs a lot more and the engine has to work much harder.Thanks John.Good advice as usual.

[John "T" Nordhoff]

Jimco, the trucks didn't have near the exhaust problems as when the 460 was mounted and hidden tucked away in an RV. Those are the ones I had so many exhaust problems with.

 John T

[Jimco_W001]

I have a 1994 F250 with the 460 engine.It has 140,000 miles on it and no exhaust leaks so far.

[John "T" Nordhoff]

 It also sound high to me HOWEVER if its in excellent condition it may well be worth a premium price, its only your call none of ours. I owned a ton of 460 Fords, many have trouble with exhaust manifold leaks because the rear manifold bolt breaks then they burn out the manifold gasket. The crossover in the rear between the 2 exhaust sides can burn out and leak and the EGR valves are bad to burn out and leak exhaust there. The engine part is pretty well bulletproof and I never had trouble with the C6 auto trannys but recommend an auxiliary cooler. Hope you never need to change a water pump because that will drive you to drink lol

 HOWEVER don't  let me scare you, if it checks out fine (but be wary of exhaust noises/leaks) and you like it that's all that matters. I agree with Pat, 7 to 8 MPG

 John T NOT a Ford fan lol but what do I know

[Bonnie Geddes]

Yes it has dash air and roof air and a genny It is in almost new condition on the inside. Just have to drag hubby over to look at it for a test drive. Thankyou so much for your reply. I love this website!