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NO NO. The best and most efficient coolant is pure WATER. Antifreeze will reduce the btu carrying capacity of the coolant. Modern antifreezes job is to protect the engine from freezing when its parked in cold weather, that would be fatal to the engine.
A side benefit of anti freeze is that it raises the boiling point of the coolant that and a pressure cap will keep the engine from overheating.
What hurts an overheated engine is NOT the heat, but the fact that there are pockets of boiling water in the engine. Steam conducts much less heat than water. So the engine keeps getting hotter and more steam pockets form and soon some breaks from the heat.
Did you ever use the paper clip to down load the engine error codes from the computer. You MUST do this to see what the engine is trying to tell you. Failure to do this could leave you with a broken engine instead of a simple fix. Go here for the how to.
http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks/TroubleCodes/#Early22RE 5 blinks is an Oxygen sensor
Does your brake warning light work, if it does is it blinking with the warning light?? You could have a bad alternator.
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Ya want a real thrill. I rode a motorcycle through MS, AL, GA and FL with CA plates, about a year after Easy Rider came out. Spent a lot time having "safety inspections", didn't dare to even think about exceeding the speed limit.
WME
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This probably doesn't belong here exactly, but everybody reads this section.
Here is a new interpretation of an old Forest Service rule.....
http://cheaprvlivingblog.com/2013/06/keep-it-simple-sunday-staying-legal-as-a-boondocker/
There may be members that this will effect
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Leave it out of OD, most folks never use OD.
WME
P.S. there is also an altitude cutout than prevents using OD above 4000 ft.
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It seems to me that you have more than 2 Toy MH. Are you trying to keep up with Linda??
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If you really need to know. The factory tank should have a drain plug in the bottom. Drive it past empty and then CAREFULLY drain the tank.
Pour in a 3 gallons and see what the gauge reads. Then drive to the nearest gas station and fill up. If it takes 11 gallons you have a problem, if it takes more than 14 your golden.
WME
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Toyota recalled the V-6 for the head gasket problem.
Toyota DID NOT recall the rear axles. The RV mfg overloaded the rear axle and the faux duallys were result. The RV makers were forced to do the recall because of THEIR bad designs. Most of them went out of business instead of doing the recall.
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Its a long read, but try here for ideas about what your getting into. http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/tow-rigs-trailers/955664-how-home-build-rv-doesnt-look-like-behind.html
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The problem with liner over dynamat sd not how well the liner would stick to the dynamat, but how well the dynamat sticks to the floor.
WME
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As long as you have the correct nuts for the 6 hole or 3 hole rims they will interchange.
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Try Durham's Water Putty for covering bolts and giving stripped out screws something to bite into. http://waterputty.com/about_water-putty/
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You can aslo pull the axles, if you have the one ton axle. You will need a plug to keep the lube inside the rear end.
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Factory manual says .8mm or .031"
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I see a Hazmat suit in your future.
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On my Escaper the return line ended about 1.5"; above the bottom of the tank. Depending on how much fuel the engine (efi) was using the genset eather ran off the returned fuel or drew fuel up through the line. The Onan has an electric fuel pump, I don,t know how much pressure it would take to overpower the pump valves if it was shut down
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Think of how you want your layout to look. Get cardboard and chalk and set up your inside. Its a lot easier to redo a piece of cardboard or erase a chalk line than redo a cabnet that took 4 hours to make.
Water, Water, Water. Gas is everywhere, water isn't.
If the inside is striped then use wired LED both inside and outside, batteries are a PIA and not very "green"
Composting toilets are complacted to make work right and in there is the problem of liquid waste. These folks seem to have a "handle" on them. http://www.natureshead.net/land.html
As far as the rebuilding part go here for some ideas...http://toyotamotorhome.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=5648
A flash water heater will need a lot of propane. So get a 2 burner propane stove top and a Colman camping oven. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Suburban-RV-Camper-Black-Cooktop-LP-Propane-Stove-2-Burner-2937ABK-Propane-NEW-/400514215243?pt=Motors_RV_Trailer_Camper_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d4081ed4b&vxp=mtr
Hook your MR buddy to the main propane tank too.
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On my Escape the generator fuel is t'ed in to the engine fuel RETURN line, to me it sounds like yours is set up like Fred said.
Need to change it.
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In Oregon 2 weeks ago Diesel was $.25 CHEAPER than gas.
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Keep looking, you want a light that is wired and solder it in. This one needs a connector which is a corrosion point.
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No lead became the fuel in the early 70s. Anything built much after 72 will have hardened seats and doing anything else to harden them will be a waste of money.
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IF you engine was designed to run on unleaded fuel then it has "hardened" valves and valve seats.
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I did a 22r head gasket in a PU for a cheapskate friend in a lazy weekend. He wouldn't spring for anything else, just wanted to make it run and sell it.
When I got my Toy it had been abused so over a period of a week I did an inframe overhaul (rods bearings and rings)at the same time it got timing chain, water pump, oil pump, a head with OS valves and cam. A couple of hours each night after work. I'm thinking the parts were in the $150 range.
Everything came off Ebay. I lucked on the head and cam, somebody bought them for his PU and it got totaled before he could install them, $200 for both.
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My dad always said he"d rather be lucky than smart........Ya done good
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Instead of wide planks think about a Butcher Block look 1" wide strips.
I heard that you should alternate the wood right side up/upside down so that any possible warps will work against each other
'77 Chinook Camper on T100
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Must reading.... Its long but most questions should be answered.
http://toyotamotorhome.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=206&st=0