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After sleeping on it, I took another review of the motorhome and realized that on my curcuit breaker there was a small 4 x 4 inch panel that was bolted down, and in small print there was a label that stated DC replacable fuses. Sure enough, I took the panel cover off and there was 4 fuses with one of them blown. I replaced the fuse and all was well. So, my motorhome has two fuse boxes under the hood, two fuse boxes in the cab, two inline fuses under the sink, a curcuit breaker (5 curcuits), and a 4 fuse panel on the curcuit breaker. Dennis...

I have a 1990 Toyota Odyssey and it has a Winegard DC plug outlet to power a TV. I openned up the Winegard outlet box to see if I could wire in a fan and in the process of putting the metal cover back on the box, I pushed it down too far (missed the lock points) and the cover ended up touching the positive wire, causing it to ground out. As a result, I no longer has any power (should be 12 volts). I figured that I blew a fuse. I checked the two fuses under the sink area and they were fine. I checked the trucks three fuse boxes (the 10 or so on the drivers side, the two on the passenger side, and the 6 or so under the hood). All were okay, I used a meter to check them. I was able to test the ground and positive wires going into the Winegard box and the ground is fine, but the positive is dead. T It sounds like there is another fuse, but I cannot locate it. Does anyone have a suggestion or a wiring diagram? Thank you, Dennis...

Hello All, I have a 1990 Toyota Odyssey and it was missing the roof TV Antenna. The Antenna roof mount and inside crank are present, but it looks like the past owner took the Antenna off. I have no idea what it looks like or the brand / model. Any suggestions on where to by one? Also, the 3 inch plastic clamp that holds my coach door open broke. Does anyone have a suggestion where to purchase a replacement one? Thanks, Dennis...

I forgot to add that I will only have one canoe on the rack, it weights about 75 pounds. The canoe will actually go right over the AC unit and my roof vents, but will keep the canoe about 4 inches above the AC unit.

I have a 1990 Toyota Odyssey, which has an all metal roof. The roof is Steel Reinforced and advertised as being "2 Ton Torture Test". From the looks of it, I have steel beams running along the sides, and about every 15 inches a beam going across. The self threading screws/bolts were going to go directly into the steel beams, four of them per 4 foot section. The rack itself will be made out of 1/2 water pipe and it will be bolted to the metal plates.

Hello Bill, last month I pulled my alxes. You have to get the cone washers out, the alxe will not come out with them in. You just have to keep on tapping on the back side of the axle with a hammer and the vibration will get them out. The bolts are metric, I think they were 8mm, standard thread. They should screw in easy for you. Be sure to check for rear diff. fuild leaks into the wheel bearing. The Toyota rear bearing are grease packed and the rear diff. fuild stop just outside of the brake area. If you need parts, Advance Auto carries the brake pads and all of the axle seals.

I just did the rear brakes on my 1990. Autozone did not carry the brake parts nor could they order it, but Advanced Auto had everything that I needed.

Hello All, I am about to put a Canoe Rack on the top of my 90 Odyssey. Has anyone done this before? My current plan is to lay down some 3 inch wide by 1/4 thick by 4 feet piece of steel to run along the roof edges, held down by some self threading sheet metal screws. For my front and rear rack, I am going to use galvanized 1/2 inch water pipe, which will mount directly into the steel plates.

On my 1990 the couch had three seat belts, but the two chairs at the table did not. After looking under the cushions of the seats, I could a metal loop to attach seat belts to. Most auto parts stores (Auto Zone for one) has seatbelts for about $15 a set.

I picked my 1990 up last year for $5,200 with 87,000 miles and it just had the timing belt replaced, three brand new tires, new rear air shocks, and new roof A/C. I added three new matching tires at $100 each and did about $600 of fixups (tune-up, raditor flush, transmission flush, new muffler, new batteries and fuel filter.

If you are at 88,000 miles, it is over due for a timing chain replacement, Toyota recommends ever 80,000 miles. $12K to $14K sounds a bit high so the motorhome really needs to be in excellent shape. Be sure the tires are a couple years old or newer, a new set will cost you $600 to $1000.

Hello All, Be sure to surf ebay for Toyota Truck Factory Manuals. I was able to purchase a hardcopy version for about $20, but also a complete PDF version for under $10 (check out ebay seller superior_deals), or just do a search on 'Toyota Truck Factory Manual'. For my 1990 Toyota motorhome, there is over 1,000 pages of information that covers the engine and the complete drive train and does have detailed information on the 1-ton duelly rear axle, such as how to change the rear brakes, which requires one to slide out the rear axles. Something good to have in the Motorhome in case one ends up at a Mom/Pop garage for repairs, plus a must have for do it yourself repair folks. Dennis...

This manual might help you get started: http://www.cyclingtrip.com/tonty/owners-ma...-Manual-PDF.pdf

It all depends on how hard it is raining. If the rain is coming straight down you should be okay, but if it is really windy and the rain is blowing in on an angle, you could get some rain dripping in. If this happens to you, a fast possible fix is to turn the motorhome 90 degrees.

I never saw this done on a toyota motorhome, but I saw a Chevy 350 V* installed in 85 Toyota pickup truck that had the 2.4 engine in it, and was actually a nice fit. There is a CA company that sells the needed motor mounts and the transmission adaptor.

I most of the Toyota motorhomes that I have seen, you cannot mount a hitch to the rear bumper due to it being too light / too weak. Actually, in most cases on can not even put a few bikes on the back bumper, the weight of the bikes and the spare tire is too great. You will probably have to have a steel beam welded across the rear most section of the truck frame and then have a 5 to 6 foot hitch extended installed.

I have owned a few Toyotas in the past, years 1984 to 1990 and depending on the model, I have found the fuel filter on the inside of the frame directly below the passenger's seat and also near the driver's side rear wheel. Be sure to use a torque wrench with the metal fuel filters, too tight or too loose will cause leaks. I think the correct torque is 14 pounds, but it should be marked on the filter or its instructions. Also, you will need what is called a crow or claw foot socket, which is an openned ended wrench that can be attached to a socket torque wrench. Dennis...

I have a 1990 Odyssey 22 with V6 also, and I would recommending using the OD as often as possible to get better gas mileage, keep the engine running cooler, and keeping the engine and transmission running at lower RPMs. It is my experience that if one uses the cruise control on slightly hilly or worst roads, the transmission will down shift more often than one would like. The method that I use is to try to alway use the OD and when I approach a hill I take the cruise off (or just leave it off on short trips) and I just keep the gas petal at the same spot, the motorhome will start to slow down, but in most cases no more than 5 to 10 mph, but once over the hill, the speed will pick back and and the transmission never down shifted. After a few minutes of driving like this, you will notice that you can push the gas petal down a little before it will force a down shift (actually, I think on can disconnect the petal passing arm to reduce downshifts, but that is another story), so once one notices that the motorhome is slowing down on a hill, one can give it a little gas to keep the speed up without forcing a downshift. Give the above a try and I think you will find it much easier than it sounds and will see a cooler running engine/transmission. Dennis...

I feel slightly better, I spent days looking for the PCV valve and could not find it. I will take another look. Dennis...

Hello, I was able to find user manual on the coach in electronic form along with other information. What is your email address and I will send you the document. Dennis... (dennisbooth@tipton-in.com)

I would stay away from the Rilata (sp), they look nice, but near impossible to find anyone to work on them, and all part have to be mail ordered, I think there is only two part suppliers remaining, both on the West coast. I am taking about the older 4 cylinder Rilatas, however, the newer V6 are not much better, most VM dealers will not work on them, you pretty much have to find a motorhome dealer that sells them.

On ebay a V6 model in good shape tend to sell in the $12K to $15k range. I got lucky and found mine (her name is Mrs. Clark) for $5,200 and I put a $800 into her, in which she ran great on a 4,000 mile Grand Canyon trip over the summer. We are thinking about Yellow Store next summer.

Hello, I also have a 90 Odyssey that did not come with any manuals. I was able to piece together a few things that I found on various Internet sites. One was a 4 page sales paper on Odysseys that shows all of the floor plans and provides detail on all of the options. I also have some material on the how to operate. Reply back with an email address and I will send you what I have. Dennis...

I just did a 4,000 mile trip from the mid-west to the grand canyon and traveled in the 60mph to 65mph range, but did not have to use the AC. I have a 90 Toyota 22 foot V6, auto trans, and I was getting in the 13mpg to 15mpg range.

I picked up a 90 Odessey (V6, 22 footer) in June and I have a wife and three boys (10, 8, 5) and we currently seem to have enough room. We pretty much always had two people in cab and three in the rear while driving. Mine has 5 seat belts in the rear, three on the couch and two on the dinner table. I may need to create a single bed, I currently have two queen size beds (1 couch, 1 over cab). Looks like I can create a single bed in either the cab (across the front seats) or a bunk over the dinner table. This would give us plenty of sleeping room for the next 4 to 5 years.