Recent content by bandman659

We just bought a 1974 Serro Scotty Hilander camper to restore, and pulled it back to Atlanta from Columbia, SC sight-unseen with no problems. The weight wasn't really an issue, as the trailer only weighs right at 2,000 lbs which is what the one you had in the OP weighs, unloaded. The aero drag...

Glad your radiator seemed to drop in with no issue. I got the TYC 1998 from Amazon and of the 4 bolt holes on the brackets, only one would line up enough to thread a bolt in at any given time. I tried swapping the brackets from my old radiator, but the mounts on the radiator were spaced...

Trip Report! Made it home without any trouble at all. The trailer was actually in better shape than anticipated and I didn't even have to bother with repacking bearings. It weighs right at 1900 lbs as configured and under 45 MPH, the 4Runner had no problems at all pulling it. Driving on the...

Thanks for all the replies, guys. Oil got changed like 2k ago, so it's good to go. Monitoring the trans temps with Torque is a great idea. I've been looking for an excuse to get one of those OBD2 bluetooth things. At a minimum, I'm going to repack the wheel bearings on the trailer before we...

Been there, done that, no desire to do it again :nono: At $700 for the whole trailer, I doubt I can convince the seller to pack the bearings. I may just bring what I need to repack them myself before we drive home. From the pictures we got, there's a good bit of water damage at one corner, so...

I'm looking for some insight from those of your that tow on a regular basis with your 3rd gens. My wife found a 60s-vintage Serro Scotty Hilander travel trailer for $700 and has committed us to purchasing it and hauling it home to Atlanta from Columbia, SC (about a 3.5 hour drive, minimal...

I just rolled over 230k on mine and it pretty much runs like the day we bought it in 2006 with 78k. I did just have the starter and the radiator fail (external leak, no milkshake), but that's to be expected after a vehicle has basically driven to the Moon. Make sure the trans shifts well and...

I'd go ahead and change out your coolant while you're at it, unless you've recently changed it and just want to capture the drained coolant and put it back in when you're done. Zerex Asian is cheap enough ($16/gal at O'Reilly) that dealing with containing the drained coolant, keeping it clean...

I have an axle housing complete with axle shafts and a 3rd member with 3.73 gears, no locker/LSD, and a noisy front pinion bearing for the low, low price of "get it the hell out of my garage". Seriously though, you can have my axle housing for the cost of shipping from Atlanta to Vermont. The...

I would worry more about what's going on behind that rocker. It didn't rust from the top down, it rusted from the backside of the rocker and you're really only seeing where it has perforated. If you fill/paint it now, it will rust through again in another place on the rocker in short order...

I wouldn't go that far. Judging by the damage on the BMW, it looks like the impact was all on the passenger side of the bumper and not on your hitch. Further, it looks like the bumper and frame rails of the BMW went under your truck and the tailgate damage was from the fender/hood that kinda...

If the no-start comes back (and I'd wager it will) and it's a single *click* with no attempt to turn over while all of the accessories (lights/radio/fan) work, it's the starter contacts. Don't let a shop convince you that you need a new starter. According to the parts guy at the dealer, the...

RC Engineering is the usual response I see when people ask about injector cleaning/flow testing. $24 each, plus the cost to ship them to California. Their site says that if you overnight them, they can do a 3-day turnaround (ship them on monday, get them back on thursday).

I put 4600s on mine about 80k miles ago, and while I've been pleased, the wife hasn't. They were pretty harsh initially, but they softened up a bit after the first 10k or so. My wife has whined about how hard they are since day one, but she's not driving the 4Runner much since she got a 2009...

Man, I thought 230k on mine was a bunch, but it's just getting broken in.