Recent content by edelm

It's the other guy's insurance, and he admitted fault. I didn't realize that they couldn't brand my title--thats good news for sure! I appreciate the offer but... after talking to insurance today and also a lawyer, they will only base their price off of vehicles within 150 miles. I'm going to...

Yeah, I'm planning on keeping it. New bumpers, rear hatch, and some body work on the rear quarter panel--it'll be back on the road before too long. I'm taking advantage of the opportunity to put some aftermarket bumpers on too!

Here's one in Colorado for $10,000. It's a bit cleaner than mine and it has lower miles @ 127,000. 2000 Toyota 4Runner

Nice price! I bought mine for $2300 in July, but it had a blown head gasket. The seller didn't even advertise the locker. I'm at least 4k in with all of the parts and labor. Yeah, that's a good idea. I'm going to check with the dealer.

Hi Guys, I have a 1998 Manual 4runner with e-locker. I was unfortunately rear-ended last week. The damage is definitely repairable, and I am going to fix it, but insurance has declared the car totaled. I am therefore in a battle to try and convince them that my car is worth more than they...

I've answered my own question. Here's a good description of the theory behind the head bolts. Bolt Engineering - Torque to yield and Torque/Angle Tighten (TTY & TAT) - Mickey's RV8 Site The head bolts are torque-to-yield. They stretch out some when you torque them down. Because of that, they...

So I just purchased a '98 4runner with a bad head gasket. This is my first one, and I'm super excited. I have the heads off now, and I have MLS gaskets to put in. I've done head gaskets on SOHC engines. Re-torquing is easy, you just pull the valve cover. On this DOHC engine, I'd have to take the...

Disconnected the driver's side exhaust manifold from the head. On the way to a head gasket replacement!

The passenger side connection to the header isn't too hard. The driver's side is a little tighter. The bottom stud can be accessed from the bottom of the vehicle. I haven't removed the studs from the crossover back. I'm actually stuck right now myself on the bottom stud. I've tried getting it...

I left the timing belt on. I held the crank shaft still with a breaker bar and was able to break the cam bolts free without the belt slipping.