Recent content by Harleyguy

Thanks, Hiker. BTW - I took it in for a tune-up and it was 10 degrees off time. They reset it and it was worse! I knew the other owner had a timing chain break, so I feared they didn't line up the timing marks right. Had the mechanic check that, but it was fine. However, the distributor was...

Thanks Chuck - I'll give it a shot. Will also try to replace the gasket.

When I bought my '90 the rear window was slow going up. Last time I used it I had to push a little, then run the motor, then push some more. The window gasket looks like it is long gone and water has been running inside the tailgate forever. So what is the easiest fix? Search junkyards for a...

That sounds exactly like what it is doing - when cold it will stay in third for longer than normal, but once it warms up it is fine. Thanks for all the help.

Thanks, NoDak! It was shifting so differently from what I am used to that I thought the trans was bad and I was had. I paid $1900 for it and a rebuild would cost about the same! I hope to use it next fall to come over to your neck of the prairie and hunt Huns and prairie grouse.

I just bought a 1990 'Runner with a 4 cylinder automatic. The transmission doesn't seem right, but it has all these buttons that I don't get. Alright, I do get the overdrive button. But what is the ECT for and when do you use it? When it is in "normal" mode the thing has little power and...