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timhewitt85

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  • My Toyota Motorhome
    1990 Dolphin 900
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    Central Coast, CA

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  1. Thanks for all the quick replies. Yes there is no smoke. I will see what effect jumping has on it. All I have used so far is a multi-meter, so it sounds like I need to control my troubleshooting better with a load-tester. It last ran for a fall trip. Had some intermediate issues with starting then, and when it got home it hasn't started since. I thought it was a battery issue because my readings during the trip when I was having issues were showing a big drop in voltage during starting to under 9 volts (which is what my research lead me to believe is bad and looks like that is common knowledge here too). So when I couldn't get it to start at home, that was the first thing I changed. I have some homework to do with the information you guys have given me and check back in. I might just have to pay somebody for this issue. I can do mechanics, but electricity has always escaped me.
  2. I don't know why or where to look next. Heres what I do know. The Battery fully charged, the output is good, and only 6 month old. The Starter is 18 month old. The Alternate functioned well last time the vehicle was running. When I take my ignition to "ON" all electrical components and dash lights are on. When I take my ignition to "Start", the ignition clicks once,the Radio and clock go out, and the dash lights slightly dim. No noise is heard other that a very quite hum. No turnover, no clicking. The truck essentially does nothing. Also the readings from the battery never change, so it isn't even trying to draw from the battery.
  3. Anyone have any recommendations or opinions on what RV cover would be best for my 1989 Dolphin?
  4. I would like to replace my fuel filter as the one I purchased is 25 years old and sat for a good stint of that time. Where is the fuel pump fuse located so that I can depressuize the lines? 1989 toyota pickup 3.0 3vze/1990 dolphin 900 motorhome.
  5. I have had my motor home for a few months and it has started and run excellent, except for one time. It is a 1990 Dolphin 900, built on a 1989 Toyota 3.0 V6 3VZE. It normally starts well hot or cold, and has done well on short and long trips. Yesterday we took it for a hour drive. Stopped and had lunch for about a hour and a half, and then it would not start. I could hear clicking from the starter, but the engine would not crank/turnover. Then out of the blue after trying to start it 50 times, and a half hour later it just magically started up perfectly like a champ. I have not been able to recreate the issue as it again refuses to do anything but start up. I am wondering if anyone has any history of something similar.
  6. Thank you, I can get the answer with that information. I just wasn't sure of the truck to motorhome manufacture process.
  7. I recently purchased a 1990 Dolphin motorhome, but I am curious if it is built on at 1989 Toyota pickup or a 1990 Toyota pickup? Maybe that is a silly question, but I really don't know.
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