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Looks like I can get the resistor pretty cheap. It's worth a shot, but not sure that's the problem. What is the failure mode of the blend door actuator? If I switch from hot to cold, would the actuator move the arm? I've got dual climate control. when I move hot to cold to hot, I can see both...

I posted this earlier, but labels it as the wrong year. 2004 V8 Limited My son has the car and is coming back over Thanksgiving. I'd like to get inputs before the car gets here since he won't be home long. There's no heat in the cockpit despite the setting. He's in the mountains, so defrost is...

Oh no!! I just realized the car is a 2004 and a different Gen...so sorry all! That being said, does the 2004 have the valve on the firewall? Moving to the next gen...

Okay, my son's got the car and he's 2 hrs away, he's coming home next week so I've got a chance to work this. He's closer to the mountains (frost) than I am, so I'm concerned about it with winter approaching Here's what I know: - input and output of the heat exchanger are hot suggesting it's...

Okay, my son's got the car and he's 2 hrs away, so difficult to trouble shoot. He's closer to the mountains (frost) than I am, so I'm concerned about it. Here's what I know: - input and output of the heat exchanger are hot. I don't think it's heater core blockage - the solenoid on the left and...

Howdy, I thought I had a worn tensioner and bought a replacement. I pulled the belt and the tensioner pulley was smooth. The PS pump (top left facing the engine, right?) pulley is very slightly wobbly - I can feel it move in and out just a bit. Should it be a snug fit?

I'm close to handing the keys in given the value of the car. I used it for local drives so bouncing wasn't much of a problem, but I drove it on the interestate and holy moley, you can almost hit the roof. It really doesn't feel safe... Prior owner installed springs in the rear because the RAS...

I found this statement at the end of the Metal Tech Item. . I wonder if I can just try to find the shorter profile bump stops that it's referring to? Does anybody know what they look like? NOTE: The included springs in this Stage 3 kit are built to be replacements for "base" model GX460 rear...

Thanks for the reply. I think in my case I've decided to just replace the air shocks. I'm trying to decide between these two - unless there are others. Does anybody have any experience? There's quite a difference in price: $200 1AAuto $500 Metal Tech

I've been running my 4runner as is for years now. I should have addressed this some time ago, but there I am now... I'm not 100% sure what I'm looking at, but it appears the previous owner replaced the air shock system with a conversion of some sort. As it sits, the springs are compressed...

Good news, call off the dogs. I adjusted the hose to eliminate leaks and tapped off the radiator. Let it run and I’m good to go! Thanks for all the help.

Okay, I’m a bit confused now. I bought better fitting hose (black) and clamped them on. I bought a fish tank pump and got great flow going both ways. Since I was already there I used a flush chemical from Advance Auto. I used hot water for the recirculating flush. I touched both heater core...

Okay, good news. I confirmed it the heater core now. Had flow when I flushed it, but maybe there is air in there. I touched the aluminum tubes coming off the core by the accelerator pedal. One is hot the other absolutely is not. It was easy for me to check there because I checked the driver's...

Okay, good news. I confirmed it the heater core now. Had flow when I flushed it, but maybe there is air in there. I touched the aluminum tubes coming off the core by the accelerator pedal. One is hot the other absolutely is not. It was easy for me to check there because I checked the driver's...

I found this discussion about a broken heater door. My car is dual zone. Maybe I've been checking incorrectly. I'll have to check to see if one zone works and not the other. I assume the driver actuator is on the driver side. I only checked the passenger side. 2005 Toyota 4Runner, Heater Box...