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Here’s the original ad from when I bought it if that helps at all. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So one concern I have with replacing the transmission fluid is I’m not sure when it would’ve been replaced last. I’ve owned the vehicle for about 30,000 miles and have never done it myself. The transmission fluid was topped off once, didn’t take much and hope that wasn’t a bad idea. I have heard...

Thanks! I’ll start with that and see if that helps at all. The 4Runner is a 1997. Not sure when the transmission fluid would have been flushed last. I’ve had it about 3ish years and haven’t done anything with it yet. Vehicle has about 230,000 miles currently. Picked it up with about 190,000 miles.

UPDATE It’s running again! I realized I was a dummy and was looking at just the coolant overflow reservoir and not in the radiator. Radiator had plenty of coolant. I bought the time sert kit for spark plugs. It was super easy and worth every penny. After retaping the spark plug holes and...

So the reason I’m thinking about replacing the head gasket is because of the missing coolant. I assume the head gasket has never been replaced and the vehicle has around 240,000 miles. I figured if I replace the head gasket now, that would be one less place the missing coolant could be going...

So I’ve decided to start with repairing the spark plug hole. Hoping I can repair it myself with a time sert Kit, depending on how badly damaged the threads. This vehicle is no longer my daily driver, so I can take my time working on it. Thinking I am going to focus on the spark plug thread...

That’s not a bad price to get that work done.

Thanks for the input! So I believe NGK were the original spark plugs and I put new NGK spark plugs in. I’m going to try a compression test in a few days. If coolant is getting into the cylinder, will it have low compression? Are there any other tests I should do for coolant before trying to...

I’ve searched a few different posts and still have a few concerns about my spark plug blowing out while driving. Vehicle is currently at 240,000 miles. She’s sat for awhile and I’m hoping to turn her into a full trail rig. So the other day I was accelerating up to highway speeds and heard a...

Looks like a fun build!

Going to be sweet when it’s done! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Very clean 3rd gen!

Nice clean rig from a distance haha love a simple build that gets the job done.

Looks great with some dirt on the tires!

Love that deep blue color! Excited to see the build progress Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk