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We're posting a daily vlog fir the month of October. Here's a video from the other day in montana

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Our black tank is dripping where the tank meets the pipe that releases the liquid. I've sanded the area and applied epoxy, but it's still dripping. So, I sanded all of the glue or whatever previous owners used to seal it up and underneath I see silicon. My question: Should I use epoxy to glue on some fiberglass cloth or should I apply some new silicon?

Thanks everyone! There's always something new to learn about these rigs. I was in second gear the whole way down. I should have pumped the brakes instead of riding them the whole way down. Took it to a friend of a friend who is a mechanic in Missoula. He changed the brake fluid and now we're all good. Now I need to fix a leaking black tank...ew. here's the latest video of our adventure in The Snail

I was driving down a one lane, gravel mountain road with switchbacks for about 4 miles having to keep my foot on the brake in order to descend slowly. I began to smell a burning similar to the smell of a burning clutch. At the bottom of the mountain, I pushed the brake pedal and it went straight to the floor. There was no longer any resistance. I had to drive the rest of the way on the gravel road using my emergency brake to slow down. Then my brake pedal began to work again. What's wrong with my brakes?

After starting it up, I think it smells like fresh propane. When its been running for a while, I think it smells more like combustion or byproduct

We're in Lake Louise, Canada right now. It's been pretty cold at night, so we've been using the furnace. Outside of the rv, I smell propane coming from the furnace vent. It smells the entire time the furnace is on, not just when I start it. Is this normal?

Hi everyone! We're traveling around the West for a few months in our 1984 Toyota Hunstman. Experience the journey with us here: http://lifeinthesnaillane.com

Update: Replaced electric pump with mechanical pump and have been fine ever since. Now we're having braking issues

Driving through the mountains in Wyoming at high rpms. We pulled over and noticed we had oil all over the left side of the engine compartment (left if standing in front of the truck). It appears to be coming from the pcv valve hose but we can't be certain. Looks like it sprayed! We have a 1984 toyota huntsman with a 2.4L 4 cylinder (22r). Any help would be greatly appreciated!

If I buy the mechanical pump (which seems easier to me), I'm going to buy enough hose as well. If I buy the proper electric pump, I'm going to buy enough wire to run from the tank up to the battery and some new hose. But I'll have the added task of drilling a hole in the rail frame. I'm leaning towards the mechanical pump. However, the mechanical pump may not be suitable as the PSI is 3.5 to 4.75. Do I need a lower pressure than that? I'll order one if I have to, but was hoping to get back on the road today.

I really appreciate the advice. I really want to get back on the road asap. I can go pick this mechanical pump up from Advanced Auto today http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/carquest-or-airtex-mechanical-fuel-pump-1330/5773415-P#fragment-3 As for the electric Holley, I bought the wrong one. This is the one I was supposed to buy http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/holley-mighty-might-electric-fuel-pump-12-426/10717170-P?searchTerm=12-426 So my options are to mount an electric pump close to the tank on the frame rail or to install a mechanical pump. Why would I want and electric over a mechanical and vice versa?

The previous owner added a Weber carburetor which requires a low pressure pump.

Here is the pump our truck has: http://www.amazon.com/Airtex-E8016S-Electric-Fuel-Pump/dp/B000C1LW0E/ref=sr_1_2?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1439857341&sr=1-2&keywords=Airtex+E8251 I bought this one today in case I need to replace it. http://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/holley-mighty-might-electric-fuel-pump-12-427/10717109-P

Update: I think it could be vapor lock. Although the truck has an electric fuel pump, it was added by the previous owner. The location of the fuel pump is under the hood, close to the engine, where it can become very hot. Vapor lock seems the most likely diagnosis as the problem happens after driving for several hours and in hot outside temperatures. Someone suggested that I wrap the incoming lines with cork tape. Going to try that.

Thanks for the replies. The truck does have an electric fuel pump. So, I guess it's not vapor lock. The air temperature in the middle of the day was about 90 degrees. When we started driving again in the evening, the temp had dropped quite a bit. Probably in the low 70's.

Thank you! you have given us the vocabulary we needed to describe what's happening. It is more of a pulsation that corresponds with intermittent loss of power. It is definitely only happening when we are in gear pushing the accelerator. In neutral, it stops happening and coasts smoothly.

Thanks everyone for your help. I will try to explain the "shudder". It's a lurching movement. It feels like the truck will die if I don't take my foot off the gas. Like the engine is trying really hard and on the verge of quitting. This is coming from the front of the truck, under the hood. We stopped for about an hour, close to the border of Colorado in Kansas. As the sun went down and the temperature cooled, we took off again, driving three more hours to arrive in Denver without experiencing the problem again. Still unsure of the next step to take in diagnosing the problem. We want to head to the Tetons in Wyoming, but would like to get this fixed before we do.

We're traveling across the country in a 1984 Toyota huntsman 4 cylinder carbureted with manual transmission. Yesterday after driving for about 3 hours, the truck started to shutter. I have an air to fuel meter which read 17 and above, corresponding with the shutter. We were able to stop the shutter by putting the truck in neutral. Although it would stop momentarily, the shutter would come back. Eventually it became so frequent, we had to pull over. Thinking that it might be a fuel delivery issue, we took the fuel hose off of the carburetor and turned on the fuel pump to see if there was blockage. However that was not the problem because we had a steady flow of fuel. Next, we opened up the carburetor to verify there were no problems there. No problem filling the bowl with fuel and no problem with the float moving up and down. I woke up this morning and started to drive again. No problems until about three hours in. Once again, the the shutter started. We have stopped several times for 30 min or more to let the engine cool. When we resume driving we can drive another 25 miles or so and the shutter starts again. Now we're thinking there may be a problem with the ignition coil or the pickup coil. We would love some help!