teetah111

Holy cow... you tow a boat?! I was told I wasn't supposed to tow anything. Would have helped my load ratio if I'd had a small trailer sometimes... Oh well, maybe I'll get a tow pack on the next one I buy. And in reply to he original poster... just make sure you have good brakes. Being able to climb hills ok doesn't mean you can stop when coming down them, and there's a lot of weight pushing you down the hills.

Hey ladies! I'm a single gal, never been married, so have always relied on my own abilities to do whatever. If you love going camping solo, or with a couple of friends, one of these little MH's are the perfect thing. Easy to drive, easy to park. I also did the small trailer and pop-up trailer before settling down with a '86 New Horizon. I'm actually right now in the mode of finding a slightly newer version of the same thing, that's how much I love mine! Check out Craigslist.com for listings for these in your area. You'll be amazed what there is out there. I'm talking to some folks in Oregon right now about one. (So hands off! Just kidding!) Wish me luck! My current one has the side bath, the new has the back bath. More open floor plan which appeals to me. I loved the big back window in my little house, but a couch and some open space also sounds good.

Ah, thanks, all. I hope that the shop did all that when they put it back together. Last repair was out of town due to the whole thing coming apart on the road. Heading out for the weekend on the same road that "killed" it last time, so wish me luck!

It is the 22 RE engine. What do you mean by a matter of a punch mark or chisel? Is there something the shop should be doing to keep this key from backing out so easily? Kind of hard to catch it until it's already doing damage. Has cost me $500+ per repair, and the towing fee for the last time when the pulley came completely unscrewed when the key fell out (the good news was it couldn't keep poking a hole in the seal... bad news was it already had). In summer... in 104 degree temps and the middle of nowhere. Gotta admit, I'm nervous about travelling anywhere after that. And for you later posters... there was maybe 8K on the engine between the two incidents. My sis had this rig before me and never had it happen in 5 years and driving it across country from WA to VA. Lots more miles there. Maybe she broke it... Mostly I just want someone to reassure me that the 6 cyl engine is not the same and this issue was fixed... I otherwise really have loved this little motorhome and want to upgrade to the 6 cylinder and a newer model.

I had to fix a seal that's behind the "harmonic balancer" as the shop called it... twice now. The first time the shop said it must have been put together wrong as the pin for the shaft and pulley had backed out into the shaft seal, and oil started spraying out once the seal got torn enough. Last year, about 4 years after the first time, it did it again. Is anyone else experiencing this issue? I have a 1986 New Horizon (85 Toyota). I'm really interested in buying one of the newer rigs like this, but am hoping this issue is just a fluke for my vehicle. If this has to be fixed regularly I don't want to go that way.