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Both GUN'S are now in Stewert,BC, Darrel

Heading out this afternoon for the Alaska road trip. Will be at the Steamboat Rock Park get together on the 15th. All packed and probably overweight, always do that. Have to pack the food wash the Dolphin and there will probable be numerous other thigs to do. Darrel

Yes we will be at the get together in Electric city on the 15th. The Dolphin is just about to burst and the yard looks good. We will be passing through your home town after the party. Leaving this afternoon, spending the first nite with my sister-in-law. Looking forward to meeting you an Val. Good times on your first road trip. Darrel

Goodmorning Dave," Gun" is my wife's name, she is Swedish born in Sweden. If you note the G is capitolized. But we will have a shot gun with us. Just fill out a form stating the gun is for protection, no pistols though. Darrel& Gun

Goodmorning, we will try to attend the get together. As i posted on get together topic, we are starting our road trip to alaska and this stop over is on the route. Darrel & Gun

Were'r just about ready to go, probably may 15, thats our wedding anniversary. Grants pass, Or to Alaska & back. The trip route is not set in stone but this is the planned route - From here to eastern Washington north to Bc, to Prince George-bc, to Kitwanga-bc, Steward-bc, Hyder-Ak, to Watson Lake-Youkon Territory, to Whitehorse-YK, to Carmacks-YK, to Keno-YK, to Dawson City-YK, to Tok-AK, to Fairbanks-AK, another dead end road to the Artic Circle-AK, back to Fairbancks-Ak, to Anchorage-AK, to Homer-Ak, ferry to Kodiak Island-AK, ferry to Seward-Ak, got to see Whittier tunnel, ferry to Valdez-AK, back track to Haines Junction then to Haines-AK, ferry to Prince Ropert -BC, then home. 3 to 4 months, in a 1984 toyota Dolphin MOHO. Of course there will be lots of fishing-crabbing-oysters bear watching you get it OUTDOOR excitment. Darrel & Gun see you in Alaska

Looks like winter is over in deed, we have been pruning the fruit trees. A get together on the Oregon coast would be great. Just got home from a week get away , drove to Eugene-Corvalis-then coast road to Bandon to home, Grants pass. Went past you and didn't even know it. I'm all for a get-together in Brookings or ?

back again, it's a carburated 22R, have to use 92 or up octain or it pings at low elevations. The timming is rite on, dont want to adjust anything it runs so good, got ahold of 97 octain in Yellowknife so believe the mpg went up some. using higher octain only addes about 1.25 cents per mile traveled. Darrel

Well I can see that a few of you will not believe me when I say we-my wife & I get 19.7MPG average on our 84 dolphin 4cyl 4speed. Our top speed is 50-53 mph up or down hills. That mileage average is taken on 1 to 3 thousand mile trips. This past summer we did a 420 mile trip to lake Paulina-eastern Oregon, we live in Grants pass so there was many hills to climb, GOT 16.6mpg pulling a 1300# boat. Did have to drop down to 30mph up a couple of hills. Some times we drop down to 16.5 and then up to 22, depends on the terain. Dont expect good numbers on 55mph or higher. We run 55 to 60# in the tires. The moho has 105,000 miles on it, new clutch at 95,000, just put a new atwood 8012 heater in, does not have the standing piolet, dont know if I will like that, with the standing piolet you have a little heat comming out all of the time. Darrel

I forgot to mention a couple of things, MAKE SURE that your rig IS mosquito proof. We had two places that they got in and it was miserable. Spray deet around the entrance door it cuts down on the amount of those blood sucking critters entering. Darrel

We ,my wife and I, took a trip to Yellowknife, NWY, Canada last summer, 2008, 4 months on the road 8300 miles, no problems at all. Drove 1600 miles on gravel roads, again no problems. I can't immagin you having worse road conditions than we had. We are planning a trip to Home, ak in 2010 summer. We drive a 84 dolphin 4cyl 4 speed, it now has 106,000 miles on it. I would recomend having new to near new tires. Expect to pay 65 to 100 dollars for a oil change. We got 19.4mpg. Darrel

I use 10-40w with 105,450 miles does not use any oil at 3,000 mile oil chane, dino oil. Darrel

Thanks for the responce about brake parts. I ended up buying pads from toyota but could not find the brake pad shims. toyota had #'s but the part is no longer available. will put old shims back in with the silicone looking stuff-orange color. Darrel

i have the front brakes apart am going to put new front wheel bearings and seals in. toy has 105,400 mles on original brakes, question is -where do i get good quality brake pads. went to toyota and was told the pads they have probable wont last as long. my original pads still have a lot of live but would like to start anew, then wont have to tear apart and clean in a couple of years. any thoughs would be appreciated. Darrel

Hi Sparky, I put new shocks on my registered 84 toy dolphin, the truck was manufactured 6-83 and moho on 9-83 acording to a plate attached to driver side of the cab. i put on "kyb" shocks part #s ky343127 & ky344044, they worked perfectly very please with the performance. have abut 20,000 miles on them now. hope this helps Darrel

weighed our 84 dolphin the other day at a state weigh station. 1850-front, 4450-rear, total-6300. full of gas, water, propane, food and wine. Darrel

we have a 1984 dolphin with 105,400 miles. she had 78,350 miles when we bought it, that was 9-3-2007,,yes we have put on 27,000 miles in 2 years. we live in southern oregon and have been to salt lake,ut two times, southern california once, yellowknife-northwest territory- canada-once, phionez,az-grand canyon-death valley once, numerus trips to wash. state,,theres more. still have the original brakes, a new clutch at 95,000 miles, a fuel pump,and a water pump. never a problem on the road. we get 19.7 average mpg and when we tow the boat it dropes down to 16.6mpg. yes im am bragging we love our DOLPHIN. Darrel