Bob C

Is it possible that your fuel filter is restricting your gas flow? When you listen to the pump run, it would push enough gas through to the injectors but the pressure would fall off quickly when the injectors started to push fuel into the cylinders.

My SR5 cruise worked in any gear. But, if I had to downshift for a hill, I would not use the cruise until I got to the top of the hill because the cruise would sometimes just bottom out the gas pedal without any useful increase in speed. I pulled a 1500 pound boat and in the hills the 22R just did not have the power to use cruise. No wonder it didn't take long to get used to the RV's low power. After all, I put 200,000 miles on the truck 25 years before I got the RV.

I suggest that you get a service manual. With the manual you will be able to check vacuum line routing and it will have a trouble shooting guide somewhere that will give you some pretty good hints on your troubles. I carry mine in the RV at all times and use it frequently. The photos in the manual really help determine if the hoses are on properly. Also remember that your mechanic is only human and may have gotten the hoses on wrong.

I had an '82 Toy truck with a manual transmission and cruise control. The truck was an SR5 with 22R. the cruise control switches were on the center counsol and kept getting broke. The switches were the cheapest I have ever seen.

I ordered my tires from a local farm supply shop but asked them to contact their supplier about date stamps on all 6 tires. The salesperson (female and very good at her job) said that she understood my concerns about buying old tires. Within 10 minutes she got a call back from her supplier and said that if I ordered the tires right now, he would send 6 tires with the oldest one being 4 months old. 3 days later, she called me and said that the tires were there all dates less than 3 months old and she had time to get me in at 1:00 pm that day. When I got to the shop, she came out and spent half an hour looking at the RV while the tire guys hurried to get me out of the shop, they had a HUGE tractor coming in and had to mount a couple of tires and get it out before traffic picked up. The tractor was a Fendt 4 wheel drive with duals. The tires were over 7 ft tall and wide enough that when mounted they stood up by themselves. The tractor had to be out of town before weekend traffic because it needed it took up 3 lanes of traffic and needed a police escort while on the state highway. Living in a small rural area gives new meaning to traffic jam.

You will be driving with some pretty stiff headwinds in South Dakota. The wind always blows pretty good. There are also many long rolling hills that will cut into you mileage. I have driven through with my Escaper twice and hit 30 mph winds both times. I have pulled a pop-up through about 20 times and the winds didn't bother as much.

Come on EdnaDolphin, Wisconsin does not get cold. Last winterrrrrrrrr only lasted 6 months and the frost here in Baraboo (WI) only got 5 feet deep according to a grave digger that I know. At least we didn't get 100 inches of snow this time. Our low temp did not even break -40 (f) this time, only got down to -38 (f). I know jdemaris, 100 inches is nothing compared to some areas around the big lake in the UP. If any of you have traveled to the Upper Penninsula of Michigan, you know that some of the houses actually have an exit door on the second floor for when the snow gets U.P. deep.

My wife does not mind driving the ToyHouse but in her words-"I can't drive and watch the scenery at the same time." When she drives, she is 100% focused on driving. She does not "multitask" even a little bit. She does say that the RV is about the same as driving the Chevy Astro that I had years back and does not hate driving when she has to. I just let her enjoy the trip and take hundreds of "out the window" photos. Thank God for digital cameras.

I pulled my A/C and did use the existing wire for my power. I disconnected the wire at the 120 volt distribution panel and rehooked it to the 12 volt panel. Several people here have disconnected the wire from the junction box in the cabinet and hooked it up to 12 volt to the power the fan and then used the supply 120 volt wires to add an outlet in the cabinet. For them, it was a double win.

I carry a 12 volt compressor with me when I travel. It did not have an air chuck that would work on duals so I added one. I have used it on other people's tires and it does take a minute or so to add 10 psi to a tire on a SUV. I use the compressor to top off my air bags every couple of days. I still can't find the leak on them.

To light my oven I have to follow this order: 1) turn on the lp gas tank - at this point I light on of my stove top burners to bleed any air from the gas line. It may take a few seconds for the gas to get to the burner 2) turn the oven temp knob to the on position 3) light the pilot light as fast as possible because it does have a very low flow of lp 4) turn the temp knob to the desired temp, it will take a while for the burner to come on because the thermocouple has to heat up When you light any lp item, remember that lp gas is heavier than air and you have to hold the match below the burner.

I love my 12 volt compressor frig but I am like JD, I rarely park for more than one day. I love the fact that I don't have to worry about being level. I got lucky and picked my frig up from a guy that took it out of a large sailboat.

I installed a TACH PRO tach in my Escaper. I did not want to have to look away from the road to see the tach so I mounted it next to the instrument cluster. Without a tach, I would never rev the engine as high as I do in the mountains. It sounds like the poor little engine is screaming. Running at 4000 + rpm's sure does let the engine get us up the steep grades without grunting as hard though. I think I paid $19 for mine at Farm & Fleet (similar to Tractor supply)

You remove the valve core, attach a hose to over the valve stem, invert the slime bottle and squeeze the bottle. After dispensing the desired amount of Slime into the tire, (or in this case air bag,) add some air to the valve before reinstalling the core to push the Slime through the valve stem. I had a core get gunked up and I would not seal properly due to the Slime. After clearing the stem, reinstall the core and add air. My air bags drop from 80 psi to 70 psi in 2 days. I still can't find the leak so I may add Slime. I have used it in many tires on lawn mowers, wheel barrows, cars, etc and it works well. I always give the tire guy a little extra for having to clean up the rim when they eventually have to put on a new tire.

I replaced the shocks on my MH this year before going on vacation. When I removed the front shocks, I found that they had a good 3 inches of play before they hit any resistance. I am glad that I did the repair because we drove 3500 miles and had strong winds almost the entire time. The MH drives much better now. The MH had a similar sway to it as you described.

When we go on vacation, we actually plan meals and package enough food in zip lock bags for every meal. We packaged rice, macaroni, noodles etc in bags with just enough for a specific meal. We didn't need 5 lbs of macaroni so why take it along. We planned 2 meals using mac so we took 2 pre-measured bags of mac. It cuts down on storage and definitely cuts waste. Some things did get taken in bulk because we use it often. We even put our cereal in zip-locks and threw the boxes away. If you handle the bags carefully there is no extra waste from crushing the cereal. We had 2 kids and 2 grandkids on the trip so we had 5 kinds of cereal, the bags stacked nicely and the boxes would have taken up an entire cabinet. I tried to take just 3 cereals and almost got shot for being cruel. We pulled the microwave out of the RV and gained an extra overhead cabinet. We didn't even know if the microwave worked because we had not used it in the 2 years we have owned the RV.

Walmart on-line has ventilated bumper plugs at 2 for $5.87 with free shipping to your local store.

They do not have a compressor that runs on electricity. The ammonia is vaporized by the heat from the propane flame or the electric heating element. It condenses in the cooling coil.

My Escaper spends the winter at the county fair grounds parked in a shed. It cost me $160 but I don't want all of the snow weight on the roof.

Liquid propane should have come out of the bleeder when it got to 80% full. Unless you totally emptied the propane tank before getting it refilled, the tank was full of propane GAS (vapor) with liquid in the bottom of the tank. When they added LIQUID PROPANE, propane GAS (vapor) should have come out of the vent. They do not add gas (vapor) they add liquid but it displaces the vapor which comes out of the bleeder vent. If they filled to tank to 100%, they would have filled it to above the level of the bleeder hole which is not possible without the liquid spraying out of the vent.

You need to check out some things BECAUSE of the low mileage. Number one would be the age of your tires. If the tires are more than 6 years old they should be replaced even if the tread looks good. I just replaced the tires on my Escaper even though they looked great. The problem was that they were 8 years old. Since I was going on an extended vacation, I did not want to worry about my tires. I decided that it was worth the $700 to have piece of mind. Number two is to check all of the belts and hoses. If you don't know how old they are, you may want to replace them. This could be another trip disaster that is easy to avoid. If you can do the work yourself, this one is cheap. I hope that everything works out well with your new to you Toyhouse. I have had mine for 3 years and have only put 10,000 miles on it. We love it so far.

Try watching the youtube video. I just typed in "HOW TO CHANGE ALTERNATOR BELT ON TOYOTA 22RE."

I just downshift, let the engine rev, and take my time. These 22Re engines love rpm's. I have topped 10,000 ft several times with steep grades and never had a problem. Coming down I just ran in first gear and used the brakes only when needed, which was not very often.

I dumped the roof a/c to cut weight, wind resistance, and gain interior head room. I installed a Maxxfan and love it. We never used the A/C and almost never camp with hook-ups. I keep about 5 gallons of water in my fresh tank and never haul water in the waste tanks. We have never even used the toilet but it is there in case of an emergency. Cutting the amount of clothing can save weight, Things that I take that weigh quite a bit: tools, jumper cables, a good hydraulic jack, camp chairs, stabilizing jacks. I have helped out many people with the tools and jack. You would be surprised at how many people take off on a trip without checking to see if they have a jack that will fit their trailer and no lug wrench for the trailer. On our trip to Yellowstone, I jump started 2 vehicles the first week.

I removed the A/C unit from my Escaper and installed a MaxxFan unit. I got it on EBay and love it. We never have shore power when we camp so we would never use the A/C anyway. My daughter slept in the RV in my driveway for a few days and turned on the a/c for a couple of hours. They turned it off because it sounded like a jet was sitting on the roof. We used our MaxxFan quite frequently while we were parked at night on vacation. I think dumping the a/c was a good idea for us.