Skydancer2992

I bought a set of four from a Uhaul place. $50 each, including a new (slightly old Goodyear tire). There are probably other Uhual dealers with old Toyota rims.

My preference is inverted pyramid form - leading with who, what, where, why followed by how and background information. The lead sentence makes the most impact and tells the reader what they want to know or maybe they are looking in the wrong place. Saying a lot with few words is a secondary goal.

I was in the TV business once. We used to have continuous contentions with the broadcasters and cable on how to design TV tuners. Basically, selectivity versus sensitivity. The cable environment is low noise with many channels packed next to each other, sometimes intruding. The broadcast one is high noise with channels more spread out. A more sensitive tuner allows more distant reception but fails to filter out adjacent channel noise. The broadcasters would often threaten to use their influence with the FCC in Congress to push for "TV Performance" standards. At that time, 90% of households received their programming by cable/satellite. Selectivity was usually the more important feature.

I drove three hours to buy my 91 Winnie Warrior. She had water damage around the over cab area. Epoxy resin does a good job of sealing damaged wood. Add some fiberglass cloth to compensate for lost strength. The Winnie seems to have a lot of steel at the points where strength is required. On the left and right sides of the over cab area, there are angle irons, connected laterally by a T beam. On the Toyota side, I like the power of the V6 as well as the more durable transmission and of course, the dually axle.

There are a lot of opinions. Get a truckers tire gauge of good quality. I keep mine within 5 psi of max tire pressure. The ride may be a little more harsh but gas mileage will be better. Also, the less the sidewall flexes on rotation, the less heat it will generate. Heat will kill a tire. I've had two tread separations but now blowouts. Tread began coming off the outer driver side dually and took out my tailpipe. Tread began tearing around a bubble on the inner passenger dually. The first tire was about 8 years old. The second about 6 years old.

We could always discuss ethanol in gas.

You can replace the filter but like WME says, it is really just a mesh inside a metal box. NAPA will sell you the replacement filter. I consider dropping the oil pan a lot of work, mostly because getting all the old gasket off of both surfaces can be a pain. If you leave the tiniest bit on, you get an oil leak and you have to start all over again. Changing oil is easy with the plug. Drain a couple of times and replace. I like to take a trip between the drain/refill cycle. On purchase, my transmission oil was dark and cloudy. Clear and red after three changes.

Change the fluid. There should be a drain plug on the bottom of the transmission pan. You will probably need a special funnel to fill through the dipstick access. This has worked for me on a couple of different Toyota trucks. I have about 500,000 miles on Toyota trucks over the last 28 years.

I've used spray on adhesive to keep headliner in place. Try the glue website: http://www.thistothat.com/ for advice. I think they reccomend 3M77 Spray on.

Looks like you are missing the aluminum extrusion, butyl tape and vinyl center cover. RV repair centers will sell you new extrusion but I have yet to find any that is as wide or sturdy as the original Winnebago style.

The previous owner of my 91 Warrior replaced the gas refrigerator with a Sears mini fridge of about the same size. I keep some of those "blue bricks" in the freezer section to extend the cooling effect. The furnace was taken out and a wall heater is in its space. It has a separate extension cord in the generator box. There is also a heating coil in the AC vent was installed. A microwave is in the place of where the oven would be. I have a gas cooktop and gas water heater but I've never used them. I did add the electric conversion to the water heater but have never used it. The woman of the RV is very particular about having electricity and internet.

A Homer Simpson utterance ensued? At least you have that spare set you always wanted to get. Plus you know developed some points of contact at your Toyota service department.

At the Mid-West Rally, some of the Warrior owners have moved their couch 4" closer to the wall. On mine, there is a 4" gap, when the couch is in both positions. Their Warriors seemed more roomy with that change. I'm thinking about doing the same to mine.

With the VIN number, and proof of ID, a Toyota dealer will be able to make new keys for you. I know because I had a wife once who lost all five keys of our Toyota Camry.

Uhaul changed timing belts out at 90,000 miles along with the water pump. I've put 140,000 miles on a timing belt. Twice, on my Toyota 4Runner. There are guys on the Yotatech site going beyond 150,000 miles. The engines are non-interference. Belt breaks. Put on a new belt.

Autozone does sell fuel line and they sell it by the foot. My gas mileage had been dropping on a long trip. I pulled over and noticed fuel dripping out from over my fuel tank. Steered the camper into an Autozone parking lot and crawled underneath the motorhome. Found a four inch section of hose (believe it was between two connectors T going to generator and return to the tank) had a chunk missing, like something had been chewing on it. At the counter, I showed the clerk what I needed. I bought a couple of feet (some extra for the road). In about 10 minutes, I was ready to hit the road again.

With 10, 12, 14, 16mm wrenches and sockets you can just about disassemble and reassemble the entire truck.

Try the Yahoo Toyota Campers group. There is a copy of the manual in their Files.

My first hose went missing after one of the end caps popped off my bumper and the RV rounded a sharp turn on a previous trip. Of course, I only discovered the loss after arriving at home. I wonder if someone jumped at the "free" hose sitting by the side of the road. The current hose is a Walmart. I recently saw a photo of a bumper end with a bolt holding the end cap. Looks like a hole was drilled through the top of the bumper and through the top edge of the end cap. I plan to do the same.

I've become rather cynical about what mechanics say unless they give specifics. Before you spend a lot of money, get a second opinion. Most likely, the issue is something simple and not catastrophic. Also, download the factory manual and check its troubleshooting tables. The manual is easy to read with lots of pictures. You can teach yourself to be your own mechanic. Toyotas are easy to fix and the manuals are excellent. If the issue is a cylinder and you know which one, start with easy issues first: check plug, wire, rotor. If not those items, fuel injector, etc. A fuel injector is not much harder than a spark plug. If you know it is a valve, a whole refurbished head would be about $500.

There's a vent line located next to the filler hose. Bugs tend to make nests in that line. The back pressure from filling the tank no longer goes out the vent and tends to activate in the sensor on the gas station's pump. Try using a pipe cleaner (like a fuzzy wire for cleaning smoking pipes but now seems to be prevalent in arts & crafts circles) to clean the vent line.

Check the Walker Exhaust Catalog. They have two systems for the 20R, one with cat and one without (1979 year 20R Toyota Pickup). You need to check the rules for your location. There may be an exemption based on the age of your vehicle or its use. The cat may be quite pricy. I have a 91 Warrior and have ordered a number of exhaust parts, based on the Walker catalog. I installed the Walker muffler and tailpipe on the camper (courtesy of Advance Auto and their 20% online special). Once you have the Walker part numbers, you can order them through auto stores, Ebay, Amazon, or google the part number for more sellers. Also, the exhaust parts are not hard to put on yourself. They either bolt or clamp together. The hard part is getting your old parts off and/or matching the new parts to the old. Your current exhaust may be smaller than factory original or not depending on past replacements. Measure your pipe size. Check it against the Walker part size. Examine your current system to see what is salvageable. I have found that the Walker tailpipe does not quite extend past the width of the vehicle, ending behind my rear tires. Has worked OK for me although I'd consider putting an extender.

Looks like it sold pretty cheap: $3527.