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WME

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  1. Do a little research Google "Clark Cortez RV". The passages seat did not rotate, but flipped over. The back of the seat became the bottom when flipped.

    My Class a has a rotating seat and it's PIA to rotate. You have to slide it back and forth on the rails as you turn it.

  2. Very BASIC check on the temp sensor...http://schematicsdiagram.blogspot.com/2012/03/toyota-coolant-temperature-sensor.html  do it on a cold engine

    Yes the exhaust heat could effect the sensor.

    An old trick is a 1/8" hole in the thermostat flange will let some water circulate and reduce the wild readings on an engine that is still warming up. Some stats have the hole from the factory

  3. Toyota Red antifreeze and "normal" green antifreeze do not play well together. Do you know what was in your Toy? If it had green in it then never mind. If it had red you will need to flush the entire system, including the heater. Install 50% mix of antifreeze of your choice.

    A simple compression check will show up a blown head gasket about 90% of the time.

  4. This is full on emergency redneck engineering. Get about 3" of bulk filler hose about the same diameter as the damaged hose. Slit it length ways and slip it over the damaged section and use a bunch of hose clamps to hold it tight and seal the leak.

    Linda's self fusing tape is also great for emergency radiator hose repair, wrap the split and hose clamp it. Remove the radiator cap and drive slowly

  5. Ok first thing is no more mountains 🤡

    Real starting point is NEW rotors and HD brake pads. Ceramic pads and new rotors run $150 and up at Rockauto. Your looking for a set for Toyota 1986 DRW pickup.

    IF you have the REAL 1 ton rear axle, if you have doolies then a normal 1/2 pickup

    Next is very important the "Engine,Transmission, Drive line section" of the forum has a LONG post titled "Load Sensing Proportional Valve"... This is a very important read.

    The factory pickup has a brake bias valve on the rear axle. It thinks your driving an empty pickup so, to stop rear wheel skids, it shifts most of the brake effort to the front.

    BUT you have a full MH so you need to fool the valve into thinking you have a fully loaded pickup so it shifts more brake to the rear wheels. With the weight of your house and dual rear wheels you can't shift to much brake effort to the rear. In fact if you read the post about the valve you will find owners who removed the valve completely.

  6. Propane is energy dense, 91,000 btu per gallon or 27 kWh per gallon. 

    Solar isn't near as dense. SO maybe a bigger water tank, Get a 5 gallon tank insulate it and circulate your solar hot water through it. The tank would act as a preheated going in to your actual water heater.

    Then you could have 2 showers a day 

  7. This may prove helpful to some members here with a small generator and a large roof AC.

    It's just what the title says. PnP soft start for an AC. 

     

    Useful if you have a small (under 2000w) generator and can't afford a bigger generator, don't have a place for a bigger generator, can't carry a bigger generator. This may allow you to use your little guy.

     

    I did see a test of a 5k btu room AC running off a 800w inverter generator

     

    https://www.active-controlsllc.com/products

  8. What are the dimensions of the radiator you need?? Get them and call these guys. Pricey, but they have been doing this for 42 years + 

    Note aluminium radiators are rated differently than copper/brass ones.

    https://www.griffinrad.com/custom_radiator.php

    Maybe Linda will have a part number for copper/brass model that will fit for a bit less.

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