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    Tire pressure?

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    23 hours ago, Stormtyler1984dolphin said:

    Alright I’m not sure that the inside of our door says anything about tire pressure! We’ve been running ours at 😬😬😬 29 in the front and 32 in the back. So I guess we’ll try increasing the pressure lol 

    I guess not everybody has this sticker on the driver side door and I was wrong I don't keep them at 55 I keep all six tires at 50 psi.

     

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    Tire pressure?

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    8 hours ago, linda s said:

    I can't imagine how running tires at max pressure could cause a blow out.

    Linda S

    I don't know , I guess it's just me. My local truck tire shop had no explanation either and kept telling me they're good tires. Had the same problem with Nexen and Hankook. After 20K to 25K miles and still decent tread a bubble would appear and the tire would separate. One time it caused some real damage on the rear and almost broke the propane line.

    It happened eight times (haha, embarrassing) until I lowered the pressure to what's recommended on the door (55PSI)and then never happened again.

    Tire pressure?

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    I was always taught to run your tire pressure as high as the tire allows to get better mileage so that's what I did. After having many blowouts on my 1991 Itasca  I lowered the tire pressure to what it recommends on the driver's door (55 PSI) instead of 65 PSI and never had another blowout.

    84 Sprint ( General RV Industries, pre-Nova Star) complete gut!

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        I say go for it and don't look back. I would love to take on a project like yours and there are others here too that have done it. It just takes patience and I see you already enjoy woodworking.

       I know it will be beautiful when you complete it and I guarantee when finished that every time you drive it or just look at it in the driveway you are going to feel sooooo good and say to yourself "wow this is so cool what I have accomplished". 

     

        Please keep us posted with pictures of your progress.

    Fuel tank micro cracks

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    Fiberglass resin is made to be used with fiberglass cloth without using the cloth it's only good for some applications and would be same as painting with a thick sticky paint and probably would crack and peel off in the future. I have used it coating wood in boating applications without the cloth but I wouldn't recommend it on metal.

    Fuel tank micro cracks

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    21 hours ago, GothicSunrader said:

    So fiberglass cloth with fiberglass epoxy will bond and seal against the sanded metal (iron)  of the industrial-looking gas tank?   Just want to makes sure I'm on the same page (sometimes I'm reading a completely different book)

    Yes and tank would not need to be empty just gas level below where you're going to repair. If it's only a small area J-B weld would work too.

    spring bushings

    in Engines - Transmissions - Drive Train - Suspension - Chassis - Steering - Exhaust - Tires - Etc.

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    I bought this kit:

    https://www.amazon.com/PROTHANE-18-2004-Red-Total-Kit/dp/B002P8RDA0/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?ie=UTF8&psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_tab_ap_asin_title

    There were 2 problems with it

    1) The sway bar bushings were for a regular 4runner, 23mm bar and my 91 Itasca has 25mm bars but I used them anyway and were very tight.

    2) the kit included 4 spring bushings that fit correctly and 4 spring bushings that were too large. I read other people had the same problem and they contacted Prothane and they sent them the correct ones free of charge shipping included and that's what I did too.

     

       For the rear sway bar I ordered this:

    https://www.4wheelparts.com//p/prothane-sway-bar-bushing-red-18-1109/_/R-BHLP-18-1109

     

    Rear Sway Bar Prothane Bushing Kit

    in Engines - Transmissions - Drive Train - Suspension - Chassis - Steering - Exhaust - Tires - Etc.

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       Does anyone know a part number for a Rear Sway Bar Prothane Bushing Kit (Red Preferred) for a 1991 Itasca?

    I have searched and searched and cannot find it. The sway bar appears to be 25MM same as the front sway bar but the link bushings look different.

     

    I have replaced all of my suspension bushings now except for the rear sway bar ones.

    Thanks

    '87 Sunrader Heater Replacement

    in General Discussion

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    That's true and I'm sure when it was brand new it worked just like it was supposed to but after 30 years mechanic stuff can get stiff and will never work like they did new. Working on heating and air conditioning and a lot of other stuff most of my life I feel comfortable with it.

    Instrument Cluster Swap

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    I have removed several cable driven, automatic, 2WD  from Toyota T100 3.4 pickups and installed them in 3.0 RVs and they worked just fine. I'm not sure if they even made an automatic 4WD drive that would have the PN DLR cluster that you need.

    Defrag has swapped the electronic cluster and did have a couple issues, try contacting him or look up his posts.

     

    Advice on 1981 Sunrader

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    If you meant "roof" it is a common problem on these Toys usually caused from the weight of the rooftop AC bouncing up and down for 30 years.

    Here is how I fixed mine.

    I think the easiest fix would be to just put up some poles from the inside which is explained on some other posts but I could not figure out a way to do that on mine.

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