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Hi, I am glad to join this message board regarding Toyota campers. I
have a '86 Sunrader, 4 cyl, automatic. It is 21 feet long and has
the rear dining area. I just love it. We have taken 7 trips in it
so far (since July 2000) and find it very comfortable. I have done
several improvements to the unit... added a cd player, added cruise
control, added a tachometer, added a dash clock (out of a salvage
pick-up, and added an indoor\outdoor thermometer. My unit already
had supplemental air bags on the rear springs, but I added an onboard
compressor to keep them pumped up.

My biggest concern with my unit is that it uses oil. It only has
81,000 miles but uses a quart every 500 miles. I switched to 20-50W
but did not notice any difference. It does not smoke or leak oil, so
until it becomes an obvious problem I will just keep adding oil as I
go along.

I sure would like to get my hands on a copy of the original Sunrader
owners manual (not the Toyota owners manual). There must be a wiring
diagram in that documentation to help me. If anyone has a set I
would be happy to pay the expense to have copies made and sent to me.

Another issue with my Sunrader is that if I get into hilly country
that requires a lot of shifting, I find that my overdrive will stop
working. I think it is a thermal condition caused when the
transmission fluid heats up. The overdrive will eventually start
working again after we level out again. Has anyone else experienced
this problem?

Well, better close for now.

Jack

--- In toyota-campers@..., jack_redman@h... wrote:

Hi, I am glad to join this message board regarding Toyota campers.

I

have a '86 Sunrader, 4 cyl, automatic. It is 21 feet long and has
the rear dining area. I just love it. We have taken 7 trips in it
so far (since July 2000) and find it very comfortable. I have done
several improvements to the unit... added a cd player, added cruise
control, added a tachometer, added a dash clock (out of a salvage
pick-up, and added an indoor\outdoor thermometer. My unit already
had supplemental air bags on the rear springs, but I added an

onboard

compressor to keep them pumped up.

My biggest concern with my unit is that it uses oil. It only has
81,000 miles but uses a quart every 500 miles. I switched to 20-50W
but did not notice any difference. It does not smoke or leak oil,

so

until it becomes an obvious problem I will just keep adding oil as I
go along.

I sure would like to get my hands on a copy of the original Sunrader
owners manual (not the Toyota owners manual). There must be a

wiring

diagram in that documentation to help me. If anyone has a set I
would be happy to pay the expense to have copies made and sent to

me.

Another issue with my Sunrader is that if I get into hilly country
that requires a lot of shifting, I find that my overdrive will stop
working. I think it is a thermal condition caused when the
transmission fluid heats up. The overdrive will eventually start
working again after we level out again. Has anyone else experienced
this problem?

Well, better close for now.

Jack

Hi Jack,

I guess we have two Jacks now. Might get a bit confusing.
I live in Ann Arbor, Mi, thus the A2.

On your Trans not shifing to OD. I read a post somwhere
that said the OD was operated by an internal cable. Could
it streach when hot? I would change trans fluid and filter
and add a trans cooler and temp gage.

I have the original Sunrader manual. It's useless. It is
generic and is, like all modern owners manuals, written by
the attorneys. It has no wiring or plumbing diagrams. It
doesn't even give the capacity of the water tank. Its says
"congratulations on your purchase of your new Sunrader".

Jack A2

Jack
I just did 3000 mi in my 85 18ft SR with 90,000 on the ticker.
Found I was going through a quart every 800-900 miles. I've never
had a toy burn that much oil regardless of mileage and I have had
several. My neighbor is a retired mechanic, he thinks it's guides
or seals. We're going to do a leakdown on it so we should know
soon. I'll post the results.

Also,. my tranny wouldn't shift into overdrive until it had reached
a certain operating temp. The book says this is normal when you are
first starting out. It didn't say anything about not shifting when
hot. Hope it's not your tranny, those puppies are a little on the
pricey side to fix.

Good luck
Brad