dixiebear64

Hey fella's, thanks tremendously for all your input. I went ahead and ordered one off e-bay....I am inclined to agree it should fit too. The one I bought requires a "W" be in the tranny code. Will update the thread when I finish the job. Thanks again. Kenny

hey ya Pager~ I wholly appreciate your reply, I read your thread a few days ago before attempting to fix this manifold. You and "lostinbama" inspired me to go ahead and do it. I even re-read your thread tonight before making my post hoping it was a cinch to buy one. Oddly enough the e-bay link you referred is the very one I called that the Indian guy told me would not fit......hence my confusion b/c the ad says '86 truck. The price has gone up too, it's $49 + $15 sh. Still, it's a bargain considering the dealer wants $240. I have another one on e-bay I e-mailed a question to the seller to see if it will fit. This is the link if you can check it out and give me your advice, it does not specifically list the '86 truck with fuel injection. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Parts-Acces...d=p4506.c0.m245

Had a exhuast manifold leak, removed the manifold to find the gasket had been changed before. The gasket is leaking due to some scoring and warping. I read here about changing the manifold and how affordable they are off e-bay but: > some do not specify the 86 22re engine with fuel injection > some are vague as to they cover all Toyota's I actually called one of the suppliers which had some overseas 24 hour helpline and despite I cannot speak Pakistan or Indian languages, I guessed the service tech was trying to translate to me in his best Middle Eastern English it would not fit and didn't know what the diff was. Some of the other suppliers do not give refunds. I am want to take advantage of one of these deals and fix my leak, but wonder if anyone knows the diff in these manifolds and should one these fit as long as it is for an '86 22re engine and has the O2 sensor hole.

Good for you Cathy & Mike! Sounds like a well deserved vacation, just don't wait too long for the next one. Any trouble finding gas? I hope not. BTW, great looking Toy, I had not seen your pix before now. Kenny

Same to you Karen! I have been busy with the Toy since bringing it home last week.....I removed all the cabinet doors, light fixtures and carpet. The previous owner had removed the table and chairs and replaced it with this huge ugly wooden box....it was thick plywood with padlocks....I think he hid bodies in it. I have sanded the walls and cabinets and in the process of Kilz-ing the interior and will paint it all in semi-gloss white. I bought new 12v lights to change out the old dated and non working one. I found some awesome roman bamboo shades at Lowes yesterday to hang over the large side windows. A buddy of mine mananges a flooring store and getting me some good linoleum. I removed the sofa/bed and truck-cab seats, they are at the upholstry shop getting new fabric to match some captains chairs I bought out of a wrecked conversion van to replace the missing diner chairs. I had the exhaust changed (found out I have a small exhaust manifold leak that I'll have to live for now), oil changed and lubed the front end, tranny and rear-end fluids checked and ordered a tune-up parts with the coveted NGK plugs and Borg-Warner wires, cap & rotor, fuel and air filter. My neighbor is a mechanic and will clean the fuel injectors and throttle body. I'v been reading about the trouble changing the exhaust manifolds.....I found one on e-bay for $60 and the muffler shop will change it out for about $150. But I am approaching the $5k mark which is my total budget so this will have to wait. The main thing is I wanted it road worthy and the interior clean and comfortable. Next spring I will likely tackle the exhaust and tear into the right rear cornor to replace some bad wood and reseal all the windows. Everything is in-line for my maden voyage trip to Florida for Halloween weekend. I am so stoked~ Kenny

Hey Princes, having lost everything to hurricane Katrina I tried salvaging a cherished quilt by using all kinds of methods to remove the smell. Someone even recomended vanilla extract! Give in and tear it out. Be prepared, I just pulled up the 'shag' carpet in my Toy and it has a about 7 trillion staples in it. I used a flat prybar to get up under the carpet and a razor knife to cut it in reasonable strips and squares. Be sure to wear some leather gloves, those rusty staples/nails make for nasty cuts and perhaps the need for an updated *tetnus shot. After, pull the small carpet fibers still stuck under the remaining staples with some needle nose plyers then hammer the staples all the way in...they are a pain to try to pull out. Then cut some vinyl shelf liner the size of your cabinet. I bought a can of spray adhesive to make mine stick. *Update your tetnus every 8-10 years. Kenny

looks like a sweet deal http://neworleans.craigslist.org/rvs/860439966.html

Good luck on your trip Cathy & Mike, I ask God to bestow travel mercies upon y'all. Gas is finally below hurricane Ike prices for us and abundantly available. I forgot about the shortage in your area. We had back-to-back storms here in South Louisiana and I stored gas in anything that wouldn't leak. After surviving 3 weeks of no electric after Katrina I learned to harbor fuel and purchased a small generator. This is another plus to buying the Toy, makes for a comfortable evacuation vehicle. Dianne, my room-mate bought me one of those ugly egg-shaped bicycle helmuts to wear when I exit my Toy, as soon as the lumps go down I'll try it on! I am afraid small children will point and thier parents will laugh as I don this driving down the hwy. I wish my Toy was ready and I had the time off to meet yall in IL.....sounds like a good time to be had.

OMG Dianne~ You coulda warned be like 3 days ago! Now that I have all these lumps about my head and neck and my room-mate woke me up next to the camper after I knocked fool self out. Momma says I have a hard head, but that overhang is tuffer! Yes guys, I picked it up Friday morning. It is a little more ruff than the e-bay pictures showed but I am in love with the little camper. The original owner kept a log up until about 10,000 miles ago when he sold it to the couple I bought it from....regular oil changes and maintenance was done religously. The owners I bought it from sota let it run down and made some repairs without putting in much effort or pride into it. He had been driving it without brakes and used an entire tube of silicone to replace a broken side window. I found some mouse residue and a roach infestation. Otherwise the structure is SOLID.....the roof is solid, the floor is solid, all the appliances seem to work, only the right rear cornor has to be repaired due to wood rot. The engine is tight, leak free and ran great coming home on the 3 hour trip. I bled the brakes and now have a full pedal. No signs of wheel cylinder or master cylinder trouble, just air in the lines...... I pulled up the nasty carpet, stripped off the cabinet doors and wall plates already to re-paint the interior....it was painted kinda hastily and not a color of my choice. I will disenffect, put down some good flooring, kilz the entrire interior and give it a fresh coat of semi-gloss white. I am so stoked and already reserved a trip to my favorite campground for Halloween. I will take some pix and post them. BTW, it does have the 1 ton axle, new tires all the way around and a new Duo-therm roof air. Thanks you guys. Kenny

Thanks you guys, I feel like a member of a great family. And Tony, thanks for blowing up the pic, I tried to do it last night and it just got more grainy....but I think you're right and feel more confident with your encouragement, thanks so much for your efforts! I tried to contact the owner today to pick up the Toy and ask how many lugs are on the back rims, but no return call as of now. As for the "degree" I will receive after reading the articles.....I work in an Emergency Room, we were slow last night, I spent about 8 of my 12 hour shift on your web site and still could have spent more time....I think I earned atleast a honorary diploma at this point! I am so much more stoked that there is a club for the Toy! I am all the more excited I bought one. As for cure for the 'virus'....my memories of that trip to West Virginia are very fond and the sight of that Toy huffing up that horrible incline after touring that dumb castle reminds me of the "little train that could". I wholly intend to make some new and fond memories of my own with this one. Will give y'all an update after I pick it up. Thanks again for welcoming me.

I forgot to add the e-bay link so you can view my purchase. I have been studying the photo and it looks like it might have the upgraded axle. The photo of the drivers side shows a hub protruding through the center of the wheel like the recall notice pictures show. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...bayphotohosting

Great site! Just wished I had discovered it about 36 hours ago. I just won an '86 Dophin off e-bay, I haven't even picked it up yet. I have not physically seen it. I guess this is one of the downfalls of e-bay. I did pay the deposit and because I am not interested in the boat, the seller took off $1000. Essentially I got it for $3250. My worry is I do not know if it has the recalled 5 lug axle or the improved 6 lug. I didn't know to look for this issue till stumbling onto your wonderful site. I was told it doesn not have roof leaks so I am not concerned about that chronic problem. The owner assured me the roof is solid as well as the floor. I was thinking I could fabricate the missing doors but read here I might be able to find some replacements, awesome! If anyone knows of some, please let me know. I fell in love with the little motorhome because I took a about a 5,000 mile trip in one (I think it was the Sunraider version) with some friends 3 years ago. 4 adults and 3 dogs.....the mini got a little snug but we had an awesome time. It was August, we went from Springfiled IL, to some hilly place in West Virginia. The little Toy chugged along just fine, seemed the automatic got fussy with the 22r in the hills so we left the OD and a/c off. Once, we were kinda stuck at some tourist trap (a castle some crazy man built himself over the past 50 years) that was down a very steep grade and around a sharp curve, on the way out three adults had to walk up the mountain b/c the Toy couldn't make the grade from a dead start. This was the only setback, but kinda funny. I digress....but it was this trip planted the Toy virus in me. I am planning on picking up the Toy this weekend, it's about 135 miles from my house but now I am nervous the wheels are gonna fall off thanks to reading your threads. The owners I bought it from only owned for about a year and added the big "no-no" trailor hitch and painted the interior. They hauled 4-wheelers and a generator on thier trips without any problems. I do not intend to do that. They have traveled about 10k miles with it over the year. They bought it from and elderly couple that toured the country attending flea markets. They supposedly had it for years and kept it up. The roof a/c is new and the tires were replaced. The previous couple added somekind of velcro stuff to the exterior window to attach heat visors or something and some kind of "L" piece of metal over the passenger door on the coach b/c the trim was loose. Given what I know and the pictures in the link, have I made a bad purchase? Thanks, Kenny