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Thank god the wires are color coded. Seems to be going back together ok. Just slow and tedious. I ended up going with stainless barrel connectors and marine heat shrink. Kept the bundle small and should provide some protection. My neighbor is a bit of a wildlife expert, says the babies were...

Hey All, Well woke up to no start. Decided to put it off for a few hours and finally popped the hood. To my surprise there was a rather large nest up by the vacuum canister. Also found some vacuum lines chewed up on the driveway. After extracting the baby squirrels and fending off a mad...

Thank you guys for all the comments! This 4runner has been in the family since about 15,000 miles, but I couldn't gather any info as to service of the transmission, hence the question. I think ill take the risk of a drain and refill and see what happens, and then continue to do that at an...

Hey all, Ive seen a lot of info out there, but figured Id ask specifically for my situation. Ive been slowly bringing my 2wd,97, 2.7 auto back into drivable shape after a 4/5yr hiatus from driving. Ive gone through most of the mechanicals and have been driving it daily. About a week ago, the...

Its always the intermittent problems that are the fun ones. I replaced the fuel pump a year or so ago. Dropped the tank and poked an inspection camera around. It surprisingly looked pretty good in there. Ive pretty much worked through the entire fuel system up to the filter from the tank...

Hey all, just wanted to check back. I finally got around to changing the fuel filter. That was really fun! Anyhow, it seemed to solve my random no start and had no problems, until today. Pulled into a parking spot, came out 20mins later. Cranked with no start. I returned a few hours later...

Im thinking ill just replace the fuel filter. I knew it was going to be a pita, but thanks for the thread link! That really will save some time. Unfortunately it rained all weekend so I didnt get a chance to get into it. I'll report back with the outcome. Might as well do a compression...

Copy that. My original problem after it sat was a bad fuel pump, along with 3yrd old fuel in the tank. I either removed or burned up all the bad fuel and put stabilizer in the tank after the fp replacement. May be a fuel issue. Sure is nice drivin her again, i hope to push it up into the 4...

Thanks for the info, these are all things I will look into today. As with most, theres a long story on this vehicle, but in short, it sat for about 5yrs. Its been in the fam its entire life, and maint had been done up until recently. Anyhow, in short, I had an oil leak at the filter housing...

I originally thought fuel filter, but arent those things meant to last forever on these engines? Im thinking some sensor problem, but without a cel, its hard to pinpoint. I noticed this issue shortly after i replaced the pcv valve and a cracked vacuum hose, although I think it is purely...

Hey all, been awhile, but always appreciate the input and wisdom here. 97, 2.7L, 2wd. 263,000. Been experiencing some issues with starting lately and cant quite figure it out. Seems to stall out or not fire completely. It only happens after the vehicle has sat for a bit. Doesnt matter if...

Yeah, no schrader valve on this one. Im pretty new to 4runners myself, and must say that some of the engineering is complex. The fsm says to attach some special fitting to the banjo bolt at the rail to check for pressure. Well as said, thats under the intake. (I believe) I also found the...

Okay, I went back out for a bit to diagnose, and I mean a bit because its 95+ degrees down here. I bench tested the old pump and got nothing. Applied 12v to the new installed pump and it started right up. Which is a relief to say the least. Hopefully that means I dont have to drop the tank...

Im going to get into it further today. Thanks everyone for giving me a few options to further diagnose. Its nice to have a community to bounce problems off of. I know its the in the fuel system, I just have to find it. How many other things can it be?

Its been parked for about two years. Ran fine before parked. Yeah, I guess I need to start from the top of the diagnosis tree and see what happens. On a plus side, my learning curve with dropping the tank should be improved. I hate throwing parts at problems, but thought for sure it was the...