Gulfstream Greg

Hoonah you are now a moderator

Sorry all. Not ignoring you. Been busy with work. Have also banning the spammers. If your interested in being a moderator I am all for it. Post yes and I will make it happen. I currently have all new registrations set to be admin approved. Looks like the spammers are in India and Pakistan. I am also getting ready to upgrade the site to invision community 5. Just need to research it a bit more. Here is a link for Invision 5. https://invisioncommunity.com/tags/v5/

Hi all I am working on the spammer problem. Actually getting ready to upgrade the system. I have activated 2 factor authentication. Unfortunately this will require a phone number in which you will get a code in order to login. Not 100% sure about the settings for that but hopefully it will help.

Those solenoids are common failure devices. Also back in the day they classified them as a isolator but it is only a isolator when the engine is shut off. When the engine is running and the circuit is charging it is no longer a isolator. The coach or starting batteries can become over charged or under charged. I suggest replacing it with a modern smart isolator.

First off, my sympathy goes out to Linda's family and all of you. I just learned of her passing. I must also apologize for my absence on the site. Linda was a absolutely amazing volunteer moderator for our site. I actually offered to hand over the site to her but she said no because she was going through some cancer treatments. My admin email for some reason is not cooperating. I will get that fixed ASAP. Linda and I communicated via phone conversations when there were problems. I have to say she was a amazizing moderator and dedicated much of her daily routine to keeping this site void of spammers. Not to mention her amazing knowledge of Toyota Based Motorhomes. So Linda, if you can see this post, thank you, thank you, thank you for your dedicated service for all of us. Greg

Just upgraded to the latest version Invision Community v4.7.17. No idea what you find changed or new.

If you are facing the front of your refer, left to right is the most critical. That said here are 3 different bullseye levels side by side setting on a counter top. You pick which one is correct if you have only one! You should find level first on your freezer tray then match it to somewhere on a countertop. But as you can see not all bullseye levels tell the truth!

If you have the good axle I would stick with the duallies. Or carry 2 spares!

The Turbo Sunrader used this chassis

Having owned a 1986 4x4 Sunrader with the turbo 4cyl and V6 auto tranny. Here is my 2 cents worth. The 86 has independent front suspension. It actually rode fairly smooth on dirt roads. I ended up installing some helper springs on the rear (It has the 1ton axle) which helped greatly with stability on and off the road. Actually it was super stable with hardly any boat feeling. I might note that I own a 1971 early Bronco so maybe a little comparison here. The Bronco is a point and go machine. A real 4x4 where as the Sunrader due to it's weight and size limits it's off road abilities. If I remember it was around 5300 pounds loaded. That included a 26 gal fuel tank. That said yes it could do some moderate 4x4 stuff. Stuff where 4x4 could be an advantage to keep from getting stuck. Boulder hopping though I do not advise. It weighs way too much and besides twisting everything the drive train really is not engineered for that. I suppose you could do some drivetrain upgrades but it is still a big heavy machine with a little 4cyl. Mine had a turbo charged 4. While great on the highway it had problems at high altitudes. One time I backed down into a camp site on a lake. I always used some of the local rocks to drive up on to level off. Anyhow I put a couple big rocks behind the rear wheels. In reverse at high altitude I found out that with an automatic I could not get the turbo to spin up enough to get the horse power needed to get up on the rocks in reverse. I moved the rocks to the front side of the wheels and was then able to pull up on them. Of course forward gearing was lower than reverse so there you go. Another gotcha was that there were no jack points for a hi-lift jack if needed. Not sure that the rear frame could even accommodate jacking with a hi-lift. Ya having a 4x4 Sunrader sounds cool and is very attractive but in reality they have some serious limits for a 4x4. I think some of the newer chassis and engine combos with campers or coaches are a better choice if you are a serious off roader. They even have their limits There are some other limitations with the 18 footers, I modded the table and made it a half table so that I put my shoes and socks on. I also modded the shower drain so that it ran out into a bucket instead of the 8 gal black water tank. I also removed the A/C unit and installed a max fan. I also installed 2.5 inch exhaust from the turbo back but never got to take it off road before we sold it. Another problem with the Sunraders is the floor design. They tend to delaminate and get soft spots. I had to lay down some 1/2 inch plywood to fix that. And another huge problem I feel is that you need 2 spare tires because the rear 1 ton axle wheels are different than the front non 1 ton. I miss the Sunrader but then I don't miss it. What people are asking $$ wise these days for them is nuts. I think I saw mine selling for $30K sometime ago.

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You can also hijack the AC 120v wiring and move it to a 12v dc fused circuit. A bit of electrical knowledge though is very helpful.

Well if my calculations are correct we presently have 10,300 members +-.

OK here is the scenario. I have attempted several times to move us to the Hostinger servers. I have failed. Presently we are back on GoDaddy's servers. We may have lost a couple of posts and I sincerely apologize for that. We are going to stay online with GoDaddy for a couple days. The system is currently upgraded to the new software. Hostinger says they can migrate us over. At some point I will have to take us off line again during that migration. Again if you have any issues please post them here. - Greg