Lillian1961

Dear Maineah, Thanks - I didn't know you could check it that way. I do have a friend who is mechanically and electrically inclined who probably already owns such a test light. I will contact him and ask if this can be done. If not I will go to a parts store and buy a test light. Have a blessed day!

Dear 5 Toyota, Thanks for your input. Sounds like good advice. However, I didn't purchase the Sears battery at Sears or at an auto parts store but at KMart. I don't think they could do this. Is there a way we can check this out as a shade tree type mechanic? If not, I will take the battery to a garage and have them test it and pay them the money. Thanks again! Have a blessed day!

Dear 90Toyota, Greetings in the Name of Jesus, Who loved you so much He died for you! Thank you so much for responding. Your response reminded me that way back in 2006, I believe, I had a problem running down batteries because the radio didn't always turn off when I turned off the ignition. I have a friend who is electrically and mechanically inclined who should be able to help me with this problem. I will be sure to follow up. Would you like me to inform you what happens once this is checked out? Have a blessed day!

Dear Linda, Greetings in the Name of Jesus, Who loved you so much He died for you! You ask if the fridge makes a gurgling sound - no, it makes no sound at all. You ask if we smell ammonia - no we don't. Never have.

My husband and I have a 1980 Toyota Heritage motor home. The refrigerator says it is a "Trav'ler by Elixir" gas/electric. In 2010 the refrigerator worked fine on propane but did not work, as I recall, on straight electrical at all. We weren't too concerned because we generally use propane going down the road anyway and didn't even bother to check the electrical the few times we plugged in. The missionary trip to the northwest through Washington, Idaho and parts of Montana lasted more than a month. After coming home in November of 2010, the RV sat parked at home for 2011 and most of this year. We recently decided to take the RV on a missionary evangelistic revival trip to Peoria Illinois so we began to make sure that everything worked. First we tried the electrical portion of the refrigerator and it only cooled to 65 degrees inside the fridge so we assumed it did not work at all. We tried the propane and noticed that only one flame was going up and recalled seeing two flames previously. A friend of ours helped us clean the propane flame area until we now see three flames going up BUT the fridge does not get cold. Granted, it is an old refrigerator, but things seem to work in the back: the heat exchange coils get hot. The plugin receptacles test working when we are plugged in to house current. We really thought the propane should work. We have asked around by people who have RVs or have worked on RVs. One thinks the ammonia went bad - whatever that means. Another told us we weren't parked level and had to be level for it to work. That was contrary to our experience in the 2010 trip. Another said the fridge is just getting old, but that doesn't help - the best appliances usually are the old ones that were made in the days of quality in the USA. So, can anyone offer us any hope or suggestions as to what might be the problem or what we should do? Yes, we would pay $25 for a good used refrigertaor - we would consider paying less also! The refrigerator says it is a "Trav'ler by Elixir" gas/electric.

Hello everyone! My husband and I have a 1980 Toyota Heritage motorhome. In 2010 we took a long missions trip through the Pacific Northwest, and everything worked fine as we travelled through Washington, Idaho and parts of Montana. But it sat parked in our backyard in 2011 and most of this year. We noticed that the battery for the living space had exploded, so we bought two new batteries (one marine and one Diehard) and installed them. Everything was fine, or so we thought. We had the RV plugged into the house for several days so I could do some cleaning. After about 4 days we had trouble starting the RV and my husband decided not to start it becasuse the new battery seemed low. Now, two days later, the new Diehard battery for the engine is dead. The marine battery that runs the lights and a few other things in the RV seemed to be working and charged as the lights went on. My husband looked at the equalizer and it appears that the proper electrical lines are out to the proper posts. But he and I are both novices. Yet how could a brand new Diehard battery be totally run down? What gives? What do we need to do? -M. Lillian