Palouse Rider

Thanks Greg, The 210 was the transmission temp gauge. The engine temp never reached the middle of the scale, so the engine it appears never got too hot. Someone told me that most toy motorhomes came with a cooler at the factory, mine did not. I am concerned because at one point, driving on a level surface at about 60mph, the transmission shifted itself down to 2nd gear by itself. The only way I could get it to shift up to 3rd was to engage the overdrive. When I turned the OD off the trans would stay in 3rd. Wierd. It may need adjustment. I put the rig in my friends barn for the winter, so I'll deal with this in the spring. I'm getting quite a list of projects to do in the spring. ~Dave

Greg, Where did you get those neoprene bushings, looks like a good idea. FWIW my axel looks similar to yours. I'll have to inspect my anti-sway bar. ~Dave

This may not be a problem, I don't know. Twice when i have started my toy, both the Charge(Gen) and Brake idiot lights remain lit once the engine is started. If I turn it off and restart it, the lights go out. The battery is getting charged. It's an '85 with the 22RE. Any thoughts? I HATE intermittant problems! ~Dave

It depends on what engine you have. FWIW, my '96 Tacoma 3.4l V6 just had it's timing belt pully replaced because of a defective bolt that fastenes it to the driveshaft. The bolt loosened and the wooodruff key wore. So the timing was changing. This was at 130K. The timing belt had been changed at 100K, and looked fine at the time. I think in the 22R engine the belt lasts much longer. Cheers!

What if any brand of automatic transmission cooler do you guys recommend? I'd like to add one for peace of mind. At 60-65 my temp gauge reads about 210 degrees F. Thanks!

Thanks! I'm in Spokane, WA. My wife and I plan to take a trip to visit relatives in Nashville and then on to Virginia and back next May. I hope to have our rig ready by then. I don't think there is much to do really. The issue with the silicon is cosmetic only, and bugs me beause I'm anal that way. I'll take it to a reputable service tech I know and have the mechanics gone through. It comes with 6 new (2k miles) tires. It seems to run and shift fine. ~Cheers sorry, I love the smiles....

Thanks nolan, that's pretty much what I figured. I don't much like the thought of breathing that much toluene ,but we'll see. I was thinking of trying a hot air blower like housepainters use to soften the mess and then paint it off. I shouldn't complain about it, as there is no sign of water damage inside and the fellow does live in Portland, OR after all. The stick on graphic strips are peeling in places, I will probably take them all off and then have some new ones painted on. Thanks for the input! ~PR

Well I found a nice '85 Odyssey with 78k miles and what seems to be a nice condition motorhome. It has a 1ton axel and nice floorplan with full bath in the rear. It come with 6 new tires, new exhaust, EFI, cab air, and an Automatic w/overdrive. It needs a new propane tank and windshield. There are no leaks or signs of previous leaks, but the former owner overdid it with the extra amount of silicon, whick has left an unsightly mess in some areas. I there a way to clean the over abundance of silicon up? It is a fiberglass paneled unit as opposed to tin which is nice. Any advice from other Odyessy owners woulf be welcome, looks like I have plenty of winter projects in the near future. Cheers!

Is it like this one? http://www.craigslist.org/sby/car/47732758.html

Unfortunatly, when I called this AM the Holiday had already been sold. Thanks for the Sunrader link

Thanks nolan and Greg for the responses. I am goiing to take a look at a '78 Holiday 17' tomorrow. It is listed in a local paper here for $795. It's probably junk, but you never know. To tell the truth I am leaning toward the Sunrader for the reasons you mentioned. They are probably lighter. But then my 1979 San Juan 23' is pretty heavey for a fiberglass boat! I can take pics of that Holiday if you want to add them to the site. You don't have that on listed.

I just got a cal from a gentleman in Las Vegas who has a '84 Escape for sale for 4,300. Any thouhgts on the Escape anyone?

Howdy, I'm looking at two different RV's. A '79 Dolphin and an '83 15' Sunrader. Can someone discuss the +/- 's of the two rigs? I've read about the problems with the rear axles and bearings. Anything else to look out for?