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  1. Well I believe i have found the root cause of the problem. I started looking though all the paperwork i have on the MH. Last two owners kept all receipts. Transmission was replaced twice in the last 5000 miles. Upon the first replacement, they installed the cooler. I went to look it over and noticed they bypassed the radiator all together. This is a small cooler and should be a supplement to the radiator, not a replacement! I think i am going to install a larger cooling unit either a Hayden Transaver plus 1678 or a Long Tru-cool 4589 and route it back through the radiator. That should solve the problem.
  2. There are good and bad things about living in a small Midwest town: 1. We are in Ford Country, meaning there was only one shop that worked on them there foreign cars. (He would not even touch my motor home when the HG went) 2. Called every Transmission place in the phone book, closest place that will work on a MH is 50 miles away. 3> New mechanic in town did finally agree to fix the HG, and although he did not want to, reluctantly agreed to replace the tranny if i get one. (pitfalls of having a new business I suppose) I will look into the larger cooler Thanks everyone!
  3. It does have a cooling unit. I assume anyway the thing that looks like a radiator, that sit in front of the actual radiator is what your speaking of. I was wondering if oil was actually pumping through it because when the trans was still hot, and the motor running, the unit was not hot to the touch. Is it possible the trans oil pump stopped working (Does it even have one?). Ok, quotes are coming back in the 1250 -1500 dollar ranges for a rebuilt. I did get a quote from Midwest recyclers for 500. but I am sure that is just used, not rebuilt. I think it does have a warranty thou. Guy stated that the unit has 78K on it. Got me to thinking that My rig has 107K and if i could get 25-30K out of it I could start looking for a rig with a manual Transmission. Yeah i know, i am being cheap but the check for the head gasket and timing chain still has wet ink. LOL
  4. I never really saw the source of the smoke, Just the effects. The rebuild was done in Florida, i live in small town Missouri. I am going to have a rebuilt trans put in as no one here will even look at it (no way to lift it) Ok so next question: Is there a stronger transmission i can just bolt on in place of the A43D? I know I will be adding a trans temp gauge before she rolls again. Anything else i should consider before I make the purchase? Thanks Dan
  5. I was kinda afraid that was the case, I found paperwork showing it was rebuilt maybe 8 months before I got it. I started calling the local Trans shops here in town, and have ran into the same problem that kept her off the road with the HG. Nobody wants to mess with a motor home. Looks like I have to yank it out myself and take it in :-(
  6. We have an 86 Sunrader. I have owned her for almost 3 years and the last 2 weekends are the only trips the Wife and I have made in her. Loaned it to my son right after I got her and he blew the HG, so she has sat for awhile. I have many other questions that i will post in the proper threads later. Ok so trip one. We drove about 65 miles through part of the Mark Twain NF across winding roads with ever changing grades. She had some troubles on the ups (Maybe 500 - 600 feet accents) doing maybe 20MPH with passing gear kicked in. I noticed the temp gauge never reached half way (I think it may need attention) but we started smelling something. When we finally saw a service station we pulled in. checked under the hood and radiator fluid was fine, oil was 1/2 QT low (added) and tranmission fluid was fine but dark and smelled burnt. Also it appears the fuel gauge need attention as it showed 1/2 full, i put in less than 5 gallons and it was full. Fuel gauge still read 1/2. We were only 5 miles from our destination of Meremac Caverns so we went on down and parked her. On the way home we decided to take a more level route. On acceleration from a stop, she would "Chatter" really bad until she was rolling and then ran fine. Got her back to the drive way and she did not make it all the way up before smoke strated pouring out. Changed the tans fluid and filer, replaced with synthetic. Second Trip. We decided to go nat as far but again we have to go through the mountains. (Yes I know the Ozark Mountains and not that big) This time she was tooling along up the grades without much difficulty. We even hit the highest point in MO at 1700 ft. On the way to the campground, she started the "Chattering" again from a stop. I checked the fluid and it looked fine this time. She rested a couple days and we started our trip home. Well when i put her in reversed to leave the site, she hesitated, no the engine, the trans. Gave her some gas and she started rolling. Same thing from every stop. Going back up the grades we started smelling the trans fluid again, so this time i stopped for a while to let her cool. 2 stops later i put her in gear and she was slipping really bad. i could only muster 35 MPH before the engine would rev and no more power tranfer. I looked back to see a line of cars way back because of smoke pouring out. Pulled into a station that was closed but they had a hose. I hosed down the trasmission radiator for a while and then felt it. It was cool to the touch. Got underneath and hosed off the transmission, she cooled down. Got back in and started for home, 15 miles or so. Still slipping. Oh and now no Speedo. Got her home and parked her. While this is a long drawn out story, my question is: Could the ports to the radiator be clogged and no fluid getting in? If so how can I check to see if there is fluid passing trough? If it is working, what else can i do to try to remedy this? Thanks Dan
  7. This is taken from the Toyota-Campers group on Yahoo: Keep in mind it was posted in 2005, gas prices have driven the pricing up somewhat. You can find the "Bluebook" at www.nadaguides.com, recreational vehicles, national-dolphin Rule of Thumb for fair pricing of Toyota motorhomes: Take the last digit of the year and multiply by $1000. (Prices are based on model year, not chassis year which could be one year previous.) For a 4 cyl. ('83 - '89) calculate as above. For example 1987 = $7000. [For '77 to '82 motorhomes (not poptops) the prices rarely are below $2000. Poptop Chinooks usually are a bit less.] Then to the base price apply the following factors. For a V-6 engine, add $1000. Prices start at about $10,000 (1989) up to about $15,000+ for the last year made (1994). For low miles (<50K) or low miles on a new engine, add about $600 or more. For high miles (over 110K) subtract about as much. Add about $700 if it has a built-in generator. (They cost $2000+ to install). Add about the same for a substantial solar system. If it is from a private seller and is extremely clean and well cared for, add about $800. If it is from a dealer who has tested & repaired all the multiple systems and gives a warranty = nice peace of mind, add about $1000. If it is a Sunrader, add up to $1200 depending on model. These guidelines are based on an informal study of Toyota motorhomes currently being listed and sold, and vary somewhat from the so-called "official" bluebook or Nada Guides pricing. Nada Guides lists only average or below average condition and unfortunately does not have a category for pricing coaches that are well cared for. Ebay prices are different from in person sales from private sellers or dealers. They tend to be as much as 10 to 20% lower when there is the unknown factor of buying a vehicle sight unseen.
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