Recent content by Bronze Johnson

Thanks guys Yea I'm not set on either stock or aftermarket, I was originally thinking stock just because all the decent looking aftermarket ones seem to be like a thousand dollars, but if there was a decent looking one that was not a fortune I'd probably jump on it. Thanks for the offer...

Ha yea mine was 5 spd too. But yea totally agree. It's been a major adjustment, but I too now drive like I'm 75. I barely go the speed limit, but I swear every bank of snow is calling my name now. It's saying just put it in 4Lo... I'm still barely getting 15 MPG now if that, and I switched...

I was getting horrendous gas mileage recently as I just bought mine. It replaced a 95 Civic EX, so you can imagine my dismay at getting about a quarter of the mileage. 8-10 vs 30 MPG. MY best advice would be to make sure your transmission is getting into the highest gear, as mine would not. The...

Not to *****, but that link does not seem to sell 4Runner parts. There are a few Toyota products, but I'm just trying to get a bumper I can bolt on and move on. Thanks for the advice though, I'll keep searching.

Yea well what would be the fun in not driving it? Since I posted this I realized the main reason for the absolutely horrid gas mileage ( < 10 MPG like I said) is the fact that it was not regularly shifting into the final gear. Most of the roads in the area where I live are 45 MPH roads and that...

Not sure how much this helps but... I just had my '95 3.0L in the shop and the mechanic said my engine oil cooler was slightly leaking as well. It was his opinion that only the gasket needed to be replaced, but that's where it was leaking from. So if it's leaking from the gasket you might be...

Can anyone recommend a good place to get a complete replacement bumper? My local pick a part doesn't have em and ebay only seems to have stripped down versions that don't look complete. Same thing with any of the online sites I've checked. Any guess on price range I could expect? It's a 95.

I just bought mine last week with 205K, told it was rebuilt at 175K

Hello, I just bought a 1995 4Runner 4WD last week with the seemingly doomed 3.0L engine and was totally pumped about it until I started researching a little more thoroughly and learned of the head gasket problem by searching/lurking around this and other forums. So here's my situation... I...