Recent content by hotzuk

Update on the truck Hello everyone, Thanks for all the advice. My mechanic got to look over the truck. He services about 8 old 4 runners on a regular basis and told me that this one is in really good shape. He only found two small things wrong: 1) Rear pinion seal was leaking and needed...

Reply to Brick Brick, Thanks for the information. It is all very useful information. I will be sure to pass this information on the my mechanic. As far as talking me out of the car, you are not. You can never have enough info. I am still on the fence about the purchase. The mechanical...

Owners asking price Believe it or not, I believe the owner wants $3200 for the truck. I am pretty sure that they don't know the full history of the truck. If the do, I am expecting the cost to got down fast. As others have indicated, I will be letting my mechanic take a good look at...

Great info Okay, I realize that I accidentally depressed the wiper and tried to open the window at the same time so that is working. Mike, thanks for that antenna fix. I will be sure to look that up. Brick, When you say cheap, how cheap is cheap. I am looking for some suggestions in...

Count me in I am currently in the process of buying one and I can honestly say that I would want one of those tops. That would be awesome! Two thumbs up!

Two little things I found on the test drive I almsot forgot. On the test drive, the rear window was working just fine. I stopped the car with the engine on the crawl underneath to check out the exhaust, got back in the car and the window would not come down. I am pretty sure that the window...

Great info Thanks for the welcome to the forum. I talked to my local mechanic. He currently services about 8-9 older Forerunners on a regular basis. I had the current owner contact the shop to set up and inspection date. As far as the rust goes, the first owner (whom we shall call A) had...

Hello everyone, This is my first post. I am currently looking at purchasing a 1988 Toyota 4Runner with 108K miles on the odometer. The car has no rust at all, interior and engine look great. The car had two previous owners and all the maintenance records were attached. The major services...