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One of my personal rules is any new RV (to me) the first overnighter is at Wal-Mart. That way you can get the fix-it stuff right now, instead of forgetting and it bitting you in the behind on the next trip.
WME
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Wow a whole $65.
A few years ago I was asked to drive a family over the mountain passes so they could watch grandson play BB Their coach was a 36 ft Blue Bird. Try buying 125 gal of $4.50 a gallon diesel. Try pumping that amount through a standard fuel nozzle when its 10 degrees. There are people here who have bought a Toyota MH for less than that fillup, and it wasnt even empty.It was nice to see how the other side of the world lives.
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Sounds like they sweep up the screws that fell on the floor each day and didn't bother sorting them out for the next day. There reports of Radiers having having long screws through the 110v AC wiring
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A V-6 with a 5 speed is the rarest of the rare. Folks have looked for years before settling on a V-6 automatic.
Good luck maybe you will stumble across one in the next town.
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Go to a wrecking yard and get what you need from a like model pickup. For a jack, look for a bottle jack that will fit under the rear axle and the front suspension
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When your home, crawl under you rig and check the vent line. Over time they develop a bit of a sag. When this happens and you top off the tank fuel gets in the vent line and stays there. If you route the vent line so that it is uphill all the way with no low spots it will self drain and stay open for fill ups.
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The laser just shows where its measuring. The IR tool measures in a cone, so the futher away your the wider the spot. So close is better.
Your temps look good, the two stage theromostat is Toyota's answer to what your seeing on the temp gauge. The big techie name is temp overshoot. Think of something like mechanical hysteris in the thermostat
Looking in the top of the radiator when its warming up is a good way to see the flow from the water pump,
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Measure at the thermostat housing
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am I looking for cold spots in the radiator with the temp device can I measure enging block temp as well
Cooler-cold. The radiator will be hotter at the top and cooler at the bottom as the water cools from the air flow. Side to side should be constant. a cold area means no coolant flow in that area.
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This is the Caddy of the cooling fans...http://www.snydersrvrefrigeration.com/
My refer showed a big decrease in temp.
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Ugh...this is getting DEEP. Painful. But good suggestions. With 109k on it I should probably do the timing chain as well I suppose.
No timing chain, the V6 has a timing belt with a 60,000 mi life span. In honesty yours is probably orginal and at 109K would be a short fused timebomb
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Looks like that's that. However before they remove the head have them check the valve clearances on #6, like just in case you know.
Also do BOTH heads. Getting to the heads involves a lot of labor first, so don't be penny wise dollar foolish. Also also belts and a water pump are a really good idea at this time.
Well, called them...and like everyone else they're saying expect $2,000 for a valve job. So I guess that's what I need to prepare for.
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Here ya go. http://www.harborfreight.com/infrared-thermometer-93984.html
What this cost you would spent going to a Radiator shop and let them check your radiator.
It also makes for an easy check of your tires when your traveling., just point at each tire and look for a hot one. Brakes too
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NO... That tire has a load capacity of 1300lb (86) the correct tire has a load capacity of 1680lb (102).
If your old school this is a 2ply vs 8ply.
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Thermostats are cheap so start there. Use OEM or good quality aftermarket.
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Check the recall, SOME people have had the engine under warannty. Did your mech say cylinder vs valve?
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I see that Murphy is the toy house business too. I thought I was keeping him busy rebuilding the suspension/brakes on my 64 Chevelle
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Never been in a Sunrader, but it looks you would hang it inside the coach on the wall. The kit comes with Velcro strips. It looks like the screen is way wider than your door so you may have to get creative to make it look neat.
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I don't have rounded corners on my door. Careful means that you set it up so that the magnets hang streight down, never mind the edges. If you have it with a twist or crooked the magnets won't be close enough to click.
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What happens a lot is the vent line will develop a sag. If it does the low spot fills with gas and won't let the tank vent.
Check you vent line and make sure it runs up hill all the way to the filler.
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Powell Wy has the same thing. A lot of the smaller towns here have a city park where you can overnight for free.
P.S. Most towns in WY are "smaller"
We were going through Lovell, Wyoming last summer and found a small city park there just off the main drag. No advertising just happened to ask where we could stay at a local grocery store. It had a rv dump, picnick tables and showers for short stays only. For free! If passing through check it out.
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8 ply is an obsolete term. But a lot of people still use it. Load range D or C tires will be what you need. That term is also obsolete too
The current load rating that you need are 97 (C rating, 6 ply) 1600lb @ 50 psi or 102 (D rating, 8 ply) 1860lb @ 65 psi.SO.... 8 ply, D range and 102 load rating all mean the same thing.
Some Toys came with C range tires from the factory. To use them you need to weigh your Toy and do some math and see if it would be safe. I always figure on 3 rear tires in the rear just in case you need to drive a bit with a flat. You ain't going any where with a flat front so it doesn't matter.
One more thing you may see a 102 (d range) tire marked something like LT185-14C. Don't worry the C is the European/Asia marking for Commercial, they use it instead of LT (light truck)
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And the problems were??????
Inquiring minds want to know.
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I got mine at Wal Mart works just fine with a carefull installtion.
A few years ago I was asked to drive a family over the mountain passes so they could watch grandson play BB Their coach was a 36 ft Blue Bird. Try buying 125 gal of $4.50 a gallon diesel. Try pumping that amount through a standard fuel nozzle when its 10 degrees. 
There are people here who have bought a Toyota MH for less than that fillup, and it wasnt even empty.
The current load rating that you need are 97 (C rating, 6 ply) 1600lb @ 50 psi or 102 (D rating, 8 ply) 1860lb @ 65 psi.
Fun weekend...
in Whoops, Mishaps and Murphy's Law
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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.