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--- In toyota-campers@..., theeagle@k... wrote:

Well I took the camper out for a little drive this morning. I

figured I haven't took it for a drive in a couple of weeks. It is
supposed to start snowing again today here in Ohio. How often do you
guys start your rigs or drive them in the winter?

nate

I start mine and drive weekly for two reasons 1 = the fuel dr4ains
out of the carburator and runs the battery down trying and 2 = I need
to keep the tires round.
Piper

I am an new owner of a 1984 Toyota / Dolphin 21ft With 87,000 miles .
It runs like a charm and everthing works { no Leaks Either } . My
Wife and I anticipate many miles and Hours of enjoyment. We are
retirement age [but havent done it yet].

I am an new owner of a 1984 Toyota / Dolphin 21ft With 87,000 miles .
It runs like a charm and everthing works { no Leaks Either } . My
Wife and I anticipate many miles and Hours of enjoyment. We are
retirement age [but havent done it yet].

Welcome to the group. I sorry, I can't help you with the owners
manual for your 84f dolphin. Hopefully another one of our members
might be able to help you.
Nate

If anyone knows where I can obtain an owners manual for a 1984
Toyota/ Dolphin 21 ft I would appreciate knowing.
I am willing to pay for copying and mailing.
Thanks for the help.!!!!!!!!!!

I have a 5 speed transmisson in my 1986 Toyota camper and I was
wondering if anyone else had one. My uncle has an 1984 Nissan camper
with a 5 speed. I know that they were all 4 speed manuals up until
about 84 or 85. It was a big reason I purchased my camper, better
mileage and longer life than automatics. Just curious!
Nate

Sorry forgot the . after www on both addresses,

Hi Benton,
I have seen a couple different types of dual conversions, one use
the stock wheels with long studs and a hub in between, the other uses
a special wheel with another wheel bolted to that one, I can't remark
on either as I have never had any experience with either one. My 78
Odessey had the type you found on the tow truck, when I bought it the
owners said they had never had any problems in all the years they
owned it, had around 74,000 miles, I was still uneasy about the
chances of any problems so thats why I changed to the bigger axle,
safety and piece of mind. I know several people that have the old
duals on Chinooks that have logged a bizillion miles without a
problem, and then others that have had several problems. True the
Chinooks are considerably lighter than there bigger cousins, and in
fact I took the old duals off my Odessey and put them on the 75
Chinook project rig I got, but haven't really put any miles on it
yet, so only time will tell. I guess what I.m trying to say is
whatever you feel comfortable with. I posted it before but will say
it again, when running the old duals a couple of helpful tips is to
check the lugnut tightness often and to run more air pressure in the
inside tire. The tightness keeps the wheels from flexing as much and
air pressure on the inside tire helps hold the load more over the
center of the bearing and less on the outside tire where the leverage
comes from.
I found a couple of sites surfing around if anyones interested in
sway bars or wants to Email them for more info,

--- In toyota-campers@..., "Benton " <wildlife@i...> wrote:

last one:

I have found a wheel adaptor kit for the toyota rims that would
allow you to create dulies. Would these be less stree than those old
aftermarket dulie rims. They are quite expensive.

Benton

Benton.

I would not put after market duals on EITHER machine.

It's not the wheels that are the problem. It's extending
the arm of the axle and putting more load on an already
under designed bearing set up. In other words, if the
wheels stick out further on each side, regardless of the
type of rims you choose, you have increased the bearing
load.

As Nolan said in his post, lots of them are on the road
with those aftermarket wheels. But remember they were re-
called because of a high rate of failure. They will dump
you on some "dark and stormy night". Thats why Nolan went
to all the trouble to switch to a 1 ton axle.

The wreckers wheels, are for sure, a safety improvment over
those two plys, but I would keep looking for a true one ton
axle, and in the mean time go with a sway bar and single
6 plys.

Jack A2

last one:

I have found a wheel adaptor kit for the toyota rims that would
allow you to create dulies. Would these be less stree than those old
aftermarket dulie rims. They are quite expensive.

Benton

I am also wondering: If this is veto'ed for the Sunrader. perhaps I
should get the dulies for the Chinook. It weighs less than the
Sunrader, but it does tend to drift on the road with the 6 ply
singles on it.

Benton

Well, as I have said before: my Sunrader does not have dulies and at
this point has very wide 2 ply tires (very unsafe) I have finally
located a 4 ply to fit this rim, but today I located the original
type dulie rims for my camper. They are strange looking, almost like
one rim and deeply inset. I can get them for 100.00 , for both.

Now also to take into consideration is the fact that my Sunrader is
very small. You can see a picture on the motorhome sight refered to
in the links on this sight. It does not weigh as much as most.

The rims are currently on a little toyota tow truck that is being
parted out, so I am thinking "heck if they withstood the stress of
picking up cars, certainly my littel shlempmobile would be a cakewalk.

Suggestions?

Benton

Bob,
Welcome to the group! The only place I can suggest to find info on the toyota campers floor plans and designs is rv trader website. Most of the posts have some description of the interior design of the campers. A few of the listings have photos of the interior of the campers. I come from a family of toyota camper owners and we could not be happier with the platform.

If you are looking for a combination of versatility, drivability, reliability, and effeciency the toyota is for you. The camper offers the best of both worlds. It is as easy to drive as a van and gives you most of the comforts of home. They are also easy to work on, and parts are easy to find.

My camper is a 1986 21ft. Escaper, it has the 2.4 fuel injected engine and a 5 speed manual. I get 17-20 mpg, that as good as my pick-up truck. I have the rear bath with a seperate shower. My unit has 4 burner stove with oven, microwave, tv, tv ant., fridge, double sink, AC, plently of storage, couch and chair and can sleep 4 people.
I drive the camper just about anywhere, I've drove in heavy city traffic
through the Rockies and can fit in most parking spots or campsites. However, I enjoy drive through national parks the most.

Best of luck with your search. Remember the search for the perfect toyota camper is about as fun as using it!
Nate

I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year! I hope the year ahead brings us closer together as a group, sharing experiences and stories of travels in our beloved toyota campers. I wish everyone health and happiness.
Nate

Hello Bob, Were gonna have to work on you to cure this toyotaless
condition, I don't know how many were built with the full fiberglass
construction, my folks have a 91 Winnabago toyota that has a
fiberglass skin construction. Its a nice unit, decent workmanship,
and with over 60,000 miles, never a minutes problem in drivetrain or
coach. A lot of people seem to think of the toyota as a gutless,
unstable, oversized box, but from my own experience even with the old
78 I have, I can drive the speed limit with no problem, it will slow
down on the hills, slower than some, but not as slow as others, and
the average of around 15 mpg is hard to beat. Maybe if I was going to
ive in it year around I would opt for a bigger rig but until then
I'll keep my trusty old Toyota.
You might check the library for some back issues of the RV Buyers
Guide put out by Trailer Life, they had specs for the different
models and floor plans ect. Good luck

Hi Bob, welcome to the club. I saw a nifty '88 Sunrader at a RV consignment lot in Stanton CA. Let me know if you have any questions about it, or anything relating to Sunraders. I sure like mine.

Jack

From: whitedog@...
Reply-To: toyota-campers@...
To: toyota-campers@...
Subject: [toyota-campers] Intro & Question
Date: Mon, 01 Jan 2001 03:12:17 -0000

Hi Folks,

Have pity on me. I'm Toyotaless. Seriously, I'm in the market for a
small RV sometime in the next year. I've looked around at the
Winnebago H body (LeSharo/Phasar) lines but have been scared away by
the Renault drivetrains. I've looked at the American Clipper and
like the strong club for these motor homes and the fiberglass
construction but, considering today's gas prices, I'm not sure that
what I want to do requires a Dodge 440 engine to carry everything
around. These Toyota based motorhomes seem like a more reasonable
approach to me so I am beginning to look into them more seriously.

I definitely want fiberglass construction on the coach body. From
the pictures I've seen, that seems to restrict me to a Chinook or
Sunrader. Am I missing something? Also, I'm looking for a rear
kitchen/bath type floorplan. Anyone have any suggestions? Is there
anywhere I could look to find out the floorplans that were used on
these, unfortunately, out of production motor homes?

Regards,
Bob Hupp

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Hi Folks,

Have pity on me. I'm Toyotaless. Seriously, I'm in the market for a
small RV sometime in the next year. I've looked around at the
Winnebago H body (LeSharo/Phasar) lines but have been scared away by
the Renault drivetrains. I've looked at the American Clipper and
like the strong club for these motor homes and the fiberglass
construction but, considering today's gas prices, I'm not sure that
what I want to do requires a Dodge 440 engine to carry everything
around. These Toyota based motorhomes seem like a more reasonable
approach to me so I am beginning to look into them more seriously.

I definitely want fiberglass construction on the coach body. From
the pictures I've seen, that seems to restrict me to a Chinook or
Sunrader. Am I missing something? Also, I'm looking for a rear
kitchen/bath type floorplan. Anyone have any suggestions? Is there
anywhere I could look to find out the floorplans that were used on
these, unfortunately, out of production motor homes?

Regards,
Bob Hupp

Sounds like your doing a major remodel, Once you get started on these
things it kinda snowballs and you keep finding more to do or change.
I know all to well about the amount of work and money but like you
said its fun and rewarding. Can't wait to see some pictures of your
poptop. Keep up the good work.

--- In toyota-campers@..., gpagmaclark@a... wrote:

I am unable to pull up your web site, could you please send

please.D. Clark



Hi, Which web site are you trying to find? someone on here might be
able to help you.

Nolan.

My Sunrader's pop roof spans the whole top of the
machine. When in the down position the rig looks
like a converstion van, and unless you look close
the rubber seal looks like a normal van rain gutter.

On the road it drives very firm and stable. Never
a cross wind or truck vortex problem.

The bed/table setup is on the left side. Over the
cab is storage. It too had fake windows in front,
made from contact paper. I removed them. The unit
has a side door and a huge "clam shell" back door.

Like your Chinook, this truck looks long, low and
slick. This summer I plan to spiff it and post some
Pix.

I just got it on the road this Fall after it had
a five year sleep. It was a mess. The plumbing was
split in many places (Quest). The cabin electricl
system (Battery and isolator) were shot, and every
ground was bad. All the cabin keys were lost.

Up front, the fenders were shot, water poured in
under the dash to the left front floor board and
the windshild was cracked all the way across. Only
one headlight worked, no rear anything lit up.

There was no exhaust system left. Cat, muffler
pipes were not even on the truck. All the engine
belts were shot. But I changed the oil, started
it up, and drove it 15 miles home.

I have about 3k in it now (counting purchase price,
parts my cheap labor at $10 an hour). But it has been
a fun and rewarding project, and it's one of the most
enjoyable machines I have ever owned.

Jack A2
86 Sunrader Pop Up.