5Toyota
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I don't know about others m y 1978 and my 87 have had both will sometimes cycle maybe one clunk now and then . when the water tank gets down to about half. and the 78 had no water heater . and both have had no leaks. did that even with a brand new pump. but they have only done it when the tank was down some.
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the power cord should be in a small door on the driver side .
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as these older refers don't auto switch back and forth between gas and electric . as most of the high end new ones will do . on the very rare times I am pluged in i never run my frige on electric that way if some thing happens with there power . my fridge is not effected. I once had a problem in a storm . there is a plugin on the outside of mine in the fridge door I just un plug to make shure there are no problems.
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I use old cheap trico standerd brand. what they want for some wiper blades should be labled extorsion.
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providing the valve does not leak . you should be able to take the tank to a large propane service dealer . and get it recertived for 5 years . these older tanks are last I new of still exempt from opd rules . I have an 87 dolphin myself my tanks are even older mid 1970s picked them up used as I had none when I bought my r v . and yes those are most often very high priced .
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to anyone on here who lives in Washington st as you know the motor home plate tab fees are very high 116.75 dollars and seventy five cents basic fee. plus cites are allowed to stick on a 30 dollar local fee if they want to . as I don't live in my dolphin and I only go on a few trips in state in a year . I recently was able to replate it as a collecter vehicle . with a one time no renewal fifty seven dollars seventy five cents . you cant use it as a dailey driver . this cut my fees for this year to less than half. and is a perement plate . the r v must be at least 30 years old to qualify. Cost this year would have been 146.75 .
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when I did my 87 dolphin I put the hose on the top filler neck first. then stuffed the hoses and filler neck in . then put them on the tank. I lowered my tank down , somewhat not all the way on a floor jack. you can make splice couplers out of exauest pipe if needed .
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on my 1987 dolphin model 400 propane tank is in that exact spot. these use a removable type tank . AND WARNING YOU DO NOT USE A BBQ TANK LAYING DOWN. it is a tank made fo r horizontal use .
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for the start battery . it should have the ground to the block . from the block take a short double loop end termanel type cable and go too the body . then you have a good frame ground also. and yes a weak rv battery did the same heater problem on my dolphin. I personaly use a standerd flloded deep cycle type. under the hood ones I think are the group 24 which is the smaller size . I by my batterys at les shaub but that is me . they only serve the western u .s. most often on the front left side of the block forward of the motor mount you should find a threded hole that is a common place to put one .
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the older ones I have had 78 and 87 both use a large incandescent bulb standerd edeson base same as a house type but it is 12 volts . also used in the old 12 volt clamp on battery work light . this hood vent line in the picts is the exact same hood used in mobile homes . except smaller and made for 12 volt .does it by chance have one rotary switch if so one klik is fan 2 kliks is fan and light .
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those reservoirs are indead smaller then the brake master on my xtra cab I replaced that one a long time ago. they are about the same size as a clutch master cylinder . and smaller then my toyhome.
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in my honest personal op inyoin and personal exp. the best Toyota power plant ever made .only about 4 things that will kill it, lugging it , no oil , and overheating it . and no oil changes or cooling system changes .
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please tell me how is the master different .
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those hoses look like the ones I threw away. and the problem I had was a bad gasoline stink in the camper . not safe at all .
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thank you .I use only a real quick on and off . on hit key start . switch off. and no emissions test in my county .
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My 1988 22re xtra cab truck had become impossible to start below 40 degrees. I found for some reason no more power to the cold start injector. went to napa and bought a replacement plugin . wired it to a toggle switch , a line fuse straight to battery , injector and battery ground . turn switch on at 25 degrees and hit the key she fires right up . turn off switch. and good to go . electric hand choke .
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as far as I know those cruse controls were all after market . my 87 dolphin has one I have never tried it to see if it works. you r. battery is backwards the ground terminal should be by the fender. but looks like that battery is the kind that has the posts reversed.
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if you have a helper .one person on each side can lower it down as a unit.
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the hardest thing on in tank pumps is running them super low or even worse out of gas . made to be cooled by the gas .
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I don't know about now but many years ago I am 66 30 or so . the felpro after market headgaskets would only last 2 or 3 years an old Toyota mecinac warned me of that when I removed my at that time 20r head shure enough blown out on 1 and 4 put a new Toyota head gasket never another misstep, drove her 15 years many long trips.
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thank you and yes had that happen one time was out of propane . but had a nother tank .nice to know if I ever need another board
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had this problem a while back. found out my rv battery was too old and weak spin the blower fast enough to allow the heater to ignite. new battery and worked great .
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wme says maybe a better approach would be new everything and modern h d brake pads . I agree and use that stick shift too gear down on dangerous grades. and learn too pump your brakes . I have had 7 Toyotas 4 powered by the very good 20r. three trucks 2 campers a celica and a corona wagon . all 4 cyclinder powered .current two are 87 dolphin 22re automatic. and 88 4wd xtra cab pu. 5 speed. also 22re.
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as far as I know those would be sealed throw away bearings. you pull axles and have new bearings pressed on . and I think ,I would don't know how good they are .
Water Tank Question to Ponder
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I use four of those five gallon tanks myself and a funnel and a gallon jug to refill my water tank. also have thetford smart tote tye on back for trip home . on my harbor frt rear carrear