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The 100% exact thing happened to me today. Good to know that it's a form factor that works in today's world that's not 1986.

Hi there - thank you both. Jim, your theory makes so much sense and I did find a valve there under the kitchen sink - although either way I turn it, water seems to eventually come out of those drains below. But - if nothing is draining there are no leaks. Which I guess is a good sign? This all could 100% be user error as I try to understand and contextualize the systems in this thing. (It was just yesterday I learned the difference between "city water connection" and "potable water" - and. Duh. One is just to connect, the other is to store. I'm clearly not deeply experienced here.) I did some watch some "RV basics" youtube videos before hooking the hose up to try and set my expectations on how this is all supposed to work, and it was there I learned about the need for a pressure regulator - thank you Linda. For that reason I very intentionally put my backyard hose on low to make sure I didn't throw too much pressure at it. And, as near as I can figure it, the grey tank is not full - and plopping off the drain cap it's very clear that no water had ran through this thing for a long time. As far as the poopy tank - it's a great question. Would it be a very dumb idea to just put the hose in the opening of the toilet and open up the drain to see? Also, perhaps today I'll experiment with actually filling up the fresh water tank and see if the pump still works. I feel like a bumbling archeologist on a grand adventure. Very much appreciate these forums thus far.

Hey there - I just hooked up my new-to-me 1986 Toyota Granville to water via a hose for the first time - and the results...are feeling like they weren't too great. As I've readily admitted elsewhere on these forums, I'm completely new to pretty much anything related to the land of "RV." So, I figure instead of trying to explain what I ran into - I'd just show with a video. https://www.dropbox.com/s/2n78bmn83qtgb8n/leak-consult.mp4?dl=0 One. I'm wondering what the heck those odd 'drains' are. Because they seem like they're on purpose. And second, is this going to be a big deal to make right? Any feedback/top of mind reaction welcome.

This. Makes tons of sense. Thank you so much.

This in and of itself is amazing and super helpful. And, sure, low quality, but I very much enjoy seeing this brochure. It's super fun to see it in 'new mode'. Thank you for that. And thank you so much for those manuals. Helps me so much to get oriented. Aaaaand also. Thank you for this tip. I'll admit. I had to google to understand what it meant (I'm clearly not a mechanic, and may be an idiot, but I'm learning :).

Hi all. I'm brand new to this forum - and frankly - brand new to this whole motor home thing. I realize this is an older thread but I didn't feel right coming in as a newbie and starting a brand new one. Yesterday we just purchased a 1986 Granville with 84k miles on it. I believe I'm the third owner and it's recently been sitting for a couple years. But, with a new battery, it started right up and handled the 50+ mile voyage home from where we purchased it without issue. Me, my wife and young son (and crazy small dog) are looking forward to having many adventures in this thing. Candidly, this whole thing happened pretty fast. Between stumbling upon this in a 'fresh' Craigslist post and buying the flippin' thing I did my best to do some exhaustive research on it - but am realizing just how much I don't know. Which is hilariously a lot. I've dug around a little bit to try and find a manual for this (or something similar) online and, so far, have come up empty. But I'm realizing here there might be quite a few people here who at least know the general guts of the actual "RV" part in these forums. I don't suppose anyone might be willing to orient me on what is what? What to look out for with the onboard systems? Which things should totally be fixed right away and which things are lower priority? Haha, I'm basically looking for not only "RV 101" but "Toyota RV 101". So. I'm either your worst nightmare, or an exciting opportunity for you to mold and enlighten. I like to think I'm a fast learner. But. Pretty much everyone thinks that, right? This weekend we're going to clean it out ( the former owner wasn't concerned about the random stuff left in side, and the cupboards are full of...random stuff. Although I did discover a flat screen TV there's a mount for in one of the kitchen seats yesterday. Score!), and I was going to do my initial fiddle with the water system and such (the electric works and the rooftop AC pumps cold air). But I figure before I do that I should have at least some idea of what I'm doing and what I should be looking for. Anyone have any guiding principles for this era?