After starting our 1987 Toyota Sunrader today a number of times, on our last stop at the grocery store, it wouldn’t start.? Fortunately, it was within walking distance of home, to get our car and our groceries home and have supper. ?
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All startup sounds are the same, and all the instrument lights show bright.? But, nothing from the starter.? What is heard is a single click from this attached electrical device.? Turn the key to start - one click.? The same each retry.? Any ideas?
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We bought this Sunrader 13 years ago on 11/1/11.? And when I bought it, I never had the idea of not using it.? I thought we would always enjoy traveling with it.? But our last trip with it was in June 2023, and that was just for three days.? I start it every three months, drive it around to exercise the tires, but time hasn’t allowed for doing more with it.
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On 2/23/23, our Grand Girl was born and started living with us.? And that is where our time is being well spent.? My birthday is June 23rd, so each month on the 23rd, we celebrate our birth days.? She was just 20 months of age and on the same day, I was 952 months of age.? In other words, 79+.
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And it is age though, that has me now thinking of letting somebody else use the Sunrader, for we aren’t getting around to it.? Yet when it started right off today, I couldn't help by think, well if it still has get up and go, maybe I can keep up with it.? The 22RE has an age of only 59,000 miles.? I realize I don’t have such longevity.
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Such thoughts were with me as I drove it around today, pleased again that it started right up.? Though we were just driving errands around town, moving along with it - I was moved, like the pleasing experience of being on the road again.? Got it filled with gas, Sta-Bil in it and the cover ready to shelter it from the winter rains.? I just got to get it home.? Tom
