Might have to take you up with that offer.. I'd love to bring the 4Runner out there for a week and do some wheeling!

Very cool looking truck.

Damn...nice. Did you ever check out the one I sent you over in FB located in Santa Rosa?

Nope, never a took a look at it. This one I bought I saw listed for sale in December 2017. I should have bought it then but I reckon better late than never.

Tim, I'm pretty sure I saw you driving this thing to work earlier today on 101 (I was driving ye olde service truck). If that was you, I gotta say it's a sweet rig but it sure looks better in-person.

Yep, that was me on my way to Salinas. I've purposely been putting miles on it to figure out how bad the engine burns oil. With 5w-30, I'm burning a quart of oil every 600 miles. I switched a few days ago to 20w-50 and I'm curious if it's going to make a difference with the oil consumption. At the end of the day, the engine runs well so I doubt I'll bother any time soon to tear apart the engine or replace it.

Glad you like my Bro Dozer. Sean and I will be shooting a Bro Dozer introduction video this week to share my purchase with our viewers.

Nice find! I really like 1st gens, and that's a beaut. They actually originated up here in Wisconsin. A modification popularised by Milwaukee dealer Safro Toyota.

How many miles on the engine? I re-read and could not find that.

Valve stem seals are not that bad, although the head will have to come off. No big deal, it may be due for a fresh gasket. Total cost would be negligible.

Compression test results?

Here's a decent thread. 22re valve stem seal change...

The rig has 178k but the engine came out of a wrecked vehicle that was low mileage and sitting in storage. Since the engine was sitting for a long time, dried out valve stem seals could definitely be the cause of the oil consumption. I haven't performed a compression test yet but the engine runs well and the previous owner did say the compression numbers were good when he brought it to a shop to get some work done.

At this point I think I'm just going to drive it and see how things go. If I get tired of adding oil, I'll pull the head and do the valve stem seals and head gasket.

Thanks for the thread link.

Timmy, just like the 3rd gens there are lots of great interior mods for the 1st gen to increase functionality and creature comforts. Here's one of my personal favorites.

That's the Ol' Block of Wood Arm Rest Mod. Very Cool!

what a mean looking rig. I'd love to own something similar one day

Thanks. It's my Way Past Mid-Life Crisis purchase. I always wanted a built 1st Gen, and since I'm not getting any younger, I figured what the hell, I may as well get one since I had the money to spend. If I find I'm not that into rock crawling, I'll sell it to the next dude.

WOAH! Sweet first gen Tim! Good luck with her.

Tim I hope the rig is still treating you well. For a low cost shot in the dark to treat oil consumption, change the PCV and then add some Marvel Mystery Oil in the crankcase. Drive it for a month and see if the consumption slows at all. It could be a stuck ring if it sat for a long time with oil in it.

I checked the PCV valve and blew threw it and it seems just fine. I have actually tried some Marvel Mystery Oil too. I switched to 20w-50 motor oil to see if the heavier weight would make a difference. I really think the oil consumption is the result of the valve stem seals drying out after the engine sat for a long time.

It's been sitting for a few weeks. I'm going to service the front axle and do an upgrade of the trunion bearings. Marlin Crawler has a 25mm bearing upgrade. I'm still waiting for everything I need to do it. I want to make sure the knuckles are aligned so I bought an SST from a guy on IH8MUD. He manufactures them through a machine shop near him and charges less than half the price it would cost to own the actual Toyota SST. Marlin Crawler sells the alignment tool for over $500. This guy sells it for $180. His alignment kit only works for rigs with the stock 17mm trunion bearings so I put in an order to a company to make me some custom size bushings so I can adapt the tool to work with the 25mm bearings. It's going to be a bit of a learning curve but hope the job goes fairly smooth.