Recent content by GryphonRunner

This winter when I was looking, it was close between 2nd and 3rd. I like the looks of both, but I kinda like the nostalgia of the 2nd gen which mechanically is very similar to my first car. I married an older woman, so I guess maybe I just have a thing for beautiful, older (but not old) girls...

Forget 4Runners, eveyone should keep jumper cables, blanket(s), a multiway screwdriver, a pair of pliers or vice-grips, and an inexpensive socket set in their trunk or in the gear storage area of their 'runner. The above doesn't take up much room, but I've helped out at least a dozen people...

I don't even want to know what that is, but too true. I've got scars on most of my knuckles to prove it.

1. Stop messing around and buy a 1/2" drive 12-point metric set, already! 2. Bag and label EVERYTHING 3. It's easier to buy the right tool the first time than to try to "make it work" for half a day, scrape you knuckles, and buy the right tool in the end. 4. Impact wrenches are powered by the...

Sounds like a low ATF pressure problem to me, but I'm no expert. I agree with the others - check the fluid level first. If that doesn't fix it, then I'd get the FSM and start troubleshooting. New and rebuilt transmissions are apparently made of gold and lubricated with unicorn tears, so it's...

I'm jealous. That is way, way cleaner than my red '95. Of course, I paid $800 for it, so what are you gonna do. And yeah, parts are surprisingly hard to find. In a metro area of 2.5M people, there's roughly 10 in all the junkyards with usable parts. Keep us posted - I'm still looking for...

More degreasing... Continuing to clean heads and other engine parts for my 3.4 swap. Got a call from the machine shop - should get the block back tomorrow. :becky: