WME

Best answer yet is a new one. Till then on a trip fill it with cold stuff from home and then add your jug ice and see how it works then

Do it 2x in a row, your using a lot of cold cooling a warm icebox

You aren't the first person here to post this tale of woe. Several of the grus post often that if the sellers name isn't on the title yyou should walk away. In spite of things sounds like you will be able to travel the Yellow Brick Road in YOUR toy soon.

The America's cup boats are really impressive in person. But you have to laugh when they turn into the wind to stop or let the wing sheet out to adjust something. Coming off the foils they look like Shamu doing a belly flop.

Granger and McMaster-Carr must have cut a special deals with Fed-x and UPS. Even here in the Middle of WY we were getting 1 and 2 day service for regular rates. The word was normal orders were piggy backed on the overnite mine orders, I guess the mines order stuff by the truckload often.

When I sold Carver electronics we gave this to all the RX buyers http://socalradiowaves.com/columns/am_antenna.html

What I was talking about is the displacement . A lot of people think that the 22r/re is 2.2L, its 2.4L

Winnies are wood framed. The walk away point is based on your skills/pocket book. With basic wood skills you can do a lot. Paying some one else is a way to go bust fast. The reality is if you can stop the leaks, you can live with some damage just fine, as long as it isn't mold.

Will this do?? Check the cover art http://www.amazon.com/Keep-Your-Toyota-Pickup-Alive/dp/0912528893

Use the timing marks on the front there will be marks at TDC. With the spark plugs out you should be able to turn the engine with a wrench on the alternator pulley nut. Your making this into a big deal, it isn't... just do it

Watched some practice runs this summer when we were in S.F. First time I ever seen a sail boat out run its stinkpot support boats

4 of the valves are closed with #1 at TDC. It will be a mix of intakes and exhaust. Turn the crank 360 deg and the other 4 will be closed. Its just the normal way for 4 cylinder inline engines.

Buy block ice and keep it in the freezer section. It will last as long as anything else and is easy to find. Ice needs to be up top and dry ice on the bottom, unless you want a big freezer. Also keep the door closed as much as possible, a small cooler for drinks is a good idea.

P.S. A 84 pickup with a 2.4L engine IS the 22r.. The 22 is the engine model number NOT the displacement.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Safety-Window-Film-4Mil-36-L-/181182844877?pt=US_Window_Film&var=&hash=item2a2f56cfcd Up to 12mil thickness

Ah yes, your body is in the 10mph sleep mode and your mind is idling at about 100mph..... any thought sends it to 500 mph instantly

Many many years ago I lived across from an outdoor walkin theater. Sit on the porch eat popcorn and every nite a free movie. Way cool if it was a good movie, not so cool if it was a B grade monster flick.

The valve confuses a lot of people. First its mechincal not electronic. On a standard empty PU the bias is lots of front brakes because there is no traction on the rear. Loaded, the rear sets lower and the valve sends more brake to the rear, because there is more traction. A toy MH has 4 tires so more traction, BUT the first thing that happens is airbags. Now your toy has more traction because of the extra 1 ton of weight and with 4 tires but it is setting level because of the heavy springs and airbags. Level to the bias valve means empty truck so it sends the brake force to the fronts. What you need to do is raise the bar for the valve so that it thinks loaded PU and sends more brake to the rear. Trial and error will get you to the point where the fronts lockup just before the rears, On my toy that setting was the bar wired up to the frame

The transmission pan holds about 2 qts. You to drain and drive several times to get most of the fluid changed. The filter on a toy is just a bug screen thing if its plugged you have major problems. ALSO check the transmission shift cable for correct adjustment.

I'm with J. You are going to spend money foe sure. But a valve adjustment is way cheaper than a valve job. As I wrote before have the shop check the valves before removing the heads. Replace the water pump and timing belt an any case.

A little experminting is needed. Measure the heigth inside of the tank. Lay your sender on a piece of card board and do some ploting till you get the float travel right. You might need spmething like a z bend to adjust the full and then change the length to get the empty right I went all this to get my gauge right.

Living in WY we use BLM land a lot for weekends and fishing trips. Its just those pesky 1 month vacation trips that force us into the campground. This summer it was ID, OR, CA, NV and UT for 3 weeks. Any of the places that are high desert you can be comfortable at night with out AC. Its that's low desert stuff that is a PIA.

Some where there is a long set of posts about adjusting the rear bias brake valve. Most of our toys still have the factory setting and its good for an empty pickup, not a loaded RV . The factory setting gives the front brakes about 80% of the braking force. That is why the fronts lock so easy on ice. WME

With planning its possible, but even then there limits on what can be done. Some things Ive learned. 1. Reflectix is good, there is no such thing as too much. I had window shields, I also covered the wall under the seats and in the cabinets. 2. Full winterziation. Carry bottle water for drinking, flush with a mix of rv antifreeze, forget about showers. 3. Have 2 coach batteries. Use AGM batts so you can keep them inside and warm. A battery at 0 degrees loses %50 of its capacity. 4. A solar panel is needed to keep up the batteries. OR plan on at least an hour of driving each day. I've camped for 3 days in 0 degree weather before my batteries were exhausted. I had 210 Ah worth of AGM batteries and a 100w solar panel. But with clouds the solar panel could not keep up. The heater runs about 30% of the time 5. Unless there is chain law in effect a Toy with duals has an amazing amount of traction, braking not so much just be careful. I once spent 1 night at -30 with 110v . The electric space heater ran 100% and my propane heater still ran at %50. Funny thing I found was at COLD temps propane doesn't evaporate very good. I couldn't run my stove to cook on and the heater at the same time. WME.

The Wal-mart I use is 8mi from home. Its not a travel trip but a checkout camp. Going cross country we stay a Wal-Marts when we can. 3 nites at Wal-Mart then a night at a camp ground for water, dump and wash clothes. Down south we spend a lot more time in campgrounds, because its just to hot and muggy to dry camp.