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  1. The lighter '82 Dolphin (stick&aluminum skin) was much Hotter in the Sun than was the Laminated '86. Lew&Jan Marco&Scape Katz
  2. Actually, Stick framing/Aluminum siding/Paneling is the lightest construction method. Our '82 21Ft Dolphin (stick framing) weighed 4600Lb whereas our '86 21Ft Dolphin (Laminated Fiberglass/Luan/Foam/Paneling) weighed 5600Lb. The Cast Fiberglass Sunraders are I believe about the same weight as the Laminated Coaches. Lew&Jan Marco&Scape Katz
  3. This is just a point of information, as it makes no real difference RE 5Bolt dual overloading. The Truck under our '82 Dolphin is what Toyota (according to the Owner's Manual) calls 3/4Ton, not 1/2Ton. The 3/4Ton rear axle is rated to carry 2905Lb whereas the 1/2Ton axle is rated to carry 2540Lb. Again according to the Owner's Manual, the Cab&Chassis requires 1.9Qt of rear-end oil, whereas the 1/2Ton truck requires 1.8Qt in it's differential. A good Parts Man will ferret out the fact that Toyota assigns different part numbers to the 3/4Ton Axle Shaft and the 1/2Ton part. BTW, the Wheel Bearing is the same part for both axles. Lew
  4. Anyone else having trouble with the link?? It works OK for me. The PIC is in the "Files" section of the Yahoo!Group for Toy MHs. Many of the Dolphin Brochures can be found there. Hmm, I wonder if you need to be a member to access the Files. This Linkshould get you to the Home Page and you can join the group. Lew
  5. Your Dolphin is a 21Fter. Yes, it has an aluminum roof. Under that is just those little 1X2 "rafters" (1/4" Ply under the skin for the last 4Ft of roof only). '84 Brochure Lew
  6. I was told the direct opposite by National RV. The balls in the [overloaded] bearing spall which makes them run rough which causes vibration which is transferred to the axle shaft. This vibration causes Fatigue Failure of the axle. That is why the original "fix" (before availability of the full floating axle) was replacement of the wheel bearings at 30,000Mi intervals. To test the condition of your wheel bearings : 1) remove each axle shaft 2)suspend the axle in a horizontal orientation (NOT supporting the spline end) by the bearing/retainer/brake-backing-plate 3)rotate the axle shaft and feel for roughness. 4)rotate the backing plate assy' a few degrees and repeat 5)do this until you have gone the whole way 'round 6)If you detected roughness at any orientation replace the bearing (HINT-the outer race develops a worn spot at about 1-2 O'clock representing the vector addition of weight and forward thrust) Lew SKP #100106 Hotel Dolphin-400 nights and 50,000Mi in 4Yrs http://traveldolphin.blogspot.com/ '86 21Ft RB Dolphin, 22RE, A43D, One Ton Rear Axle 5960LB rolling on P195/70R14 Load Range "B" tires Kyocera 125W Solar, Solar Boost 2000E MPPT Controller Lifeline Grp27 AGM Atwood 7916II, Dometic 2410, Insinkerator 2.5Gal 1500W WtrHtr Rear mount 8KBtu 10.8EER Frigidaire A/C Permanent Macerator Sewage Pump (no Stinky Slinky for us!) Rostra Servo-Motor Actuated Cruise Control Sprint Sierra Aircard 595 in an IBM ThinkPad R52 Cyfre Dual-Band Cellphone/Aircard Amplifier
  7. You really need to weigh your Sunrader before making any decision. Your 5Bolt rear axle should be rated by Toyota at 2900Lbs (its what Toyota called a "3/4 ton truck" axle). Look at the weight tag to confirm this. If you are more than a bit over that I would consider a one ton axle. If you are at or below 2900Lbs I would consider singling the rear axle (it accepts the standard Toyota Pickup wheel) using Load Range "D" tires. Lew SKP #100106 Hotel Dolphin-400 nights and 50,000Mi in 4Yrs http://traveldolphin.blogspot.com/ '86 21Ft RB Dolphin, 22RE, A43D, One Ton Rear Axle 5960LB rolling on P195/70R14 Load Range "B" tires Kyocera 125W Solar, Solar Boost 2000E MPPT Controller Lifeline Grp27 AGM Atwood 7916II, Dometic 2410, Insinkerator 2.5Gal 1500W WtrHtr Rear mount 8KBtu 10.8EER Frigidaire A/C Permanent Macerator Sewage Pump (no Stinky Slinky for us!) Rostra Servo-Motor Actuated Cruise Control Sprint Sierra Aircard 595 in an IBM ThinkPad R52 Cyfre Dual-Band Cellphone/Aircard Amplifier
  8. We too have 6Bolt rear and 5Bolt front wheels on Ms Dolphin....I solved the spare tire problem by putting the Spare out for the Garbage Men. We carry no spare and haven't in 14Yrs and 170,000Mi of Toy MH use. I do carry a spare In-Tank Fuel Pump though. Go figure. Each to his own, Eh? Lew SKP #100106 Hotel Dolphin-400 nights and 50,000Mi in 4Yrs http://traveldolphin.blogspot.com/ '86 21Ft RB Dolphin, 22RE, A43D, One Ton Rear Axle 5960LB rolling on P195/70R14 Load Range "B" tires Kyocera 125W Solar, Solar Boost 2000E MPPT Controller Lifeline Grp27 AGM Atwood 7916II, Dometic 2410, Insinkerator 2.5Gal 1500W WtrHtr Rear mount 8KBtu 10.8EER Frigidaire A/C Permanent Macerator Sewage Pump (no Stinky Slinky for us!) Rostra Servo-Motor Actuated Cruise Control Sprint Sierra Aircard 595 in an IBM ThinkPad R52 Cyfre Dual-Band Cellphone/Aircard Amplifier
  9. Our '86 has no clearance issues in front of the Rad. When the weather gets a little better I will take a PIC and we can maybe figure out why some have room and some don't. Everything should be the same between two '86 cabs, Eh? Oh, one possible difference might be that our Dash A/C is Toyota Factory. Maybe some Condensers are thicker than others?? Lew
  10. The A43D automatics have a drain plug on the tranny oil pan. The first time I would drain the Pan and remove it. You should find a round Magnet stuck to the inside bottom of the Pan. Clean it (that also shows how much steel has been shed from tranny internal parts) and the Pan. I would also replace the Filter (really just a fine mesh screen) this once. Filter and Pan Gasket come packaged together (less than $15 if I remember correctly). Our Transmission Oil Cooler is about 2/3 the size of the Radiator and is secured to the A/C Condenser (in front of the Rad) by those plastic gizmos already mentioned. I'm surprised your Toy MH doesn't already have a Cooler. Lew SKP #100106 Hotel Dolphin-400 nights and 50,000Mi in 4Yrs http://traveldolphin.blogspot.com/ '86 21Ft RB Dolphin, 22RE, A43D, One Ton Rear Axle 5960LB rolling on P195/70R14 Load Range "B" tires Kyocera 125W Solar, Solar Boost 2000E MPPT Controller Lifeline Grp27 AGM Atwood 7916II, Dometic 2410, Insinkerator 2.5Gal 1500W WtrHtr Rear mount 8KBtu 10.8EER Frigidaire A/C Permanent Macerator Sewage Pump (no Stinky Slinky for us!) Rostra Servo-Motor Actuated Cruise Control Sprint Sierra Aircard 595 in an IBM ThinkPad R52 Cyfre Dual-Band Cellphone/Aircard Amplifier
  11. Dennis, it took me about 45Min to drop the Pan, clean it and the magnet which is inside the Pan, and change the Filter (it is really just a fine-mesh screen). At 60,000Mi Ms Dolphin's filter was clean and there was a thin layer of gray slime in the bottom of the Pan (one paper towel absorbed it all). Auto Parts stores carry the new filter packaged with a new Pan Gasket. Lew SKP #100106 Hotel Dolphin-400 nights and 50,000Mi in 4Yrs http://traveldolphin.blogspot.com/ '86 21Ft RB Dolphin, 22RE, A43D, One Ton Rear Axle 5960LB rolling on P195/70R14 Load Range "B" tires Kyocera 125W Solar, Solar Boost 2000E MPPT Controller Lifeline Grp27 AGM Atwood 7916II, Dometic 2410, Insinkerator 2.5Gal 1500W WtrHtr Rear mount 8KBtu 10.8EER Frigidaire A/C Permanent Macerator Sewage Pump (no Stinky Slinky for us!) Rostra Servo-Motor Actuated Cruise Control Sprint Sierra Aircard 595 in an IBM ThinkPad R52 Cyfre Dual-Band Cellphone/Aircard Amplifier
  12. What I want to know is what automatic transmission is in that thing?? Note the tranny Dipstick on the Driver side (beside the brake master cylinder) instead of being on the Passenger side as in the later models. Lew SKP #100106 Hotel Dolphin-400 nights and 50,000Mi in 4Yrs http://traveldolphin.blogspot.com/ '86 21Ft RB Dolphin, 22RE, A43D, One Ton Rear Axle 5960LB rolling on P195/70R14 Load Range "B" tires Kyocera 125W Solar, Solar Boost 2000E MPPT Controller Lifeline Grp27 AGM Atwood 7916II, Dometic 2410, Insinkerator 2.5Gal 1500W WtrHtr Rear mount 8KBtu 10.8EER Frigidaire A/C Permanent Macerator Sewage Pump (no Stinky Slinky for us!) Rostra Servo-Motor Actuated Cruise Control Sprint Sierra Aircard 595 in an IBM ThinkPad R52 Cyfre Dual-Band Cellphone/Aircard Amplifier
  13. At 150,000Mi our '82 21Ft Dolphin (4600Lb) was down to 130PSI compression pressure. BTW, the service limit is 128PSI. A "new" junkyard engine fixed that. Ms Dolphin (our '86 21Ft Dolphin, 6000Lb rolling) has 165PSI compression at 75,000Mi. Lew SKP #100106 Hotel Dolphin-400 nights and 50,000Mi in 4Yrs http://traveldolphin.blogspot.com/ '86 21Ft RB Dolphin, 22RE, A43D, One Ton Rear Axle 5960LB rolling on P195/70R14 Load Range "B" tires Kyocera 125W Solar, Solar Boost 2000E MPPT Controller Lifeline Grp27 AGM Atwood 7916II, Dometic 2410, Insinkerator 2.5Gal 1500W WtrHtr Rear mount 8KBtu 10.8EER Frigidaire A/C Permanent Macerator Sewage Pump (no Stinky Slinky for us!) Rostra Servo-Motor Actuated Cruise Control Sprint Sierra Aircard 595 in an IBM ThinkPad R52 Cyfre Dual-Band Cellphone/Aircard Amplifier
  14. Katz has traveled roughly 80,000Mi and spent some800 nights in Old Dolphin and Ms Dolphin. Lew
  15. You might want to weigh your MH before deciding to add storage capacity. Our '86 21Ft Dolphin is within 30Lb of its 6000Lb max GVW with water, bicycles, food and us aboard. While I have seen a storage pod on a Toyota MH, I wouldn't consider it. I find the roof structure to be minimal at best and again, CCC will probably be a problem as well. Does yours have the one ton rear axle upgrade? Lew
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