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Well, I have a picture of the switch in a post above and whichever one it is that is in the photo, when jumpered, allows the AC to engage. I'm just trying to determine if I could expect continuity on the switch in the photo, or if continuity is somehow dependent upon the pressure in the system...

Ok thanks, that's good to know about the switch not having a check valve. Do you have any idea on whether I could expect continuity in the switch when the system is low? That confused me, since I've seen youtube videos of people testing them off the vehicle (but not sure if that's for...

Well I guess the switch is a good starting point at least. Found my DMM and am not seeing any continuity between the two contacts of the switch. So I'll go ahead and order one of those. Still curious if there's a check valve so I won't lose all of my refrigerant when I yank the old one Eh...

Hi all - I let my 4runner sit for months and months and now find the AC doesn't work. I have manual controls in my 1999 SR5 and the light for the button comes on, but there's obviously no cold air and the engine pitch doesn't change in response to pressing the button, like it always has. I...

Thanks dudes. All good things to think about that go beyond simply setting the seal in an even 5.5mm. As of my last post this morning, it had dripped its second or third softball sized spot on my driveway, but I took it for a spin to get breakfast (5 miles each way) and it started nutting all...

Yeah, just the passenger side. Really don't want to yank the drivers side out and jeopardize that seal too - it's been good for 7 years and two axles now without a drop. Last thing I want is both sides leaking. It's possible I didn't even do the drivers side seal 7 years ago and if that's the...

I finally got around to replacing my 7 year old CVJ axles recently, whose boots failed last winter and were probably gunked up pretty bad from water and dirt and stuff. I originally tried to use Duralast axles for this job, knowing well that they sucked (4runner is for taking dogs around town...

Yea, I got a 33 gal Husky air compressor on sale at Home Depot and then got a Harbor Freight purple gun. Used summit racing's desert tan - which would probably look a lot better IMO if mixed with white. I have a gallon of white and am waiting to respray it, but I don't know if I'm motivated...

Found a thread a bit ago of someone trying to determine if his starter was failing on here, same symptoms as mine. Lots of people jumping to saying replace the contacts (hell, I may have read that thread 3 months ago when this first happened and didn't scroll down far enough) but I guess since...

Symptoms each time: -Can be hot or cold -Starter clicks when key turned as normal -Starter begins the very start of cranking the engine before dead/silence -All power to the car is killed when this happens, radio resets, must remove key to try again This can happen once, I curse for a few...

Member that time when savage bumpers were the absolute cheapest in the industry and then more than doubled in price? Yeah, I member.

Relocated aux battery under platform and installed a new charge controller, with bluetooth. It's nuts. Can hang out at camp and satisfy my nerdiness watching the compressor kick on after someone rummages too long in the fridge, and the panels start generating more than enough voltage to cover...

Oh man that sucks. At least you know you won't have any additional weight from the gasoline when you go to replace it. My two regrets when I dropped the tank to swap fuel pumps: leaving 1/4 tank in it, and doing it in my sloped driveway. Basically let the damn thing come down on top of my...

Mine comes out dark and smelling like used oil, ~3k intervals / min 3x a year, ~260k miles. Mine isn't my primary car and it sounds like yours may not be either if you change every 3k / ~6 months. If your oil isn't getting fully warmed up / you're doing short trips, off roading, doing things...

Explored Rampart Range road a bunch this afternoon. Twas a bad day for 4runners, there was a 3rd 4runner in the middle of Havana St in Aurora CO with the front wheel laying in the middle of the road, guessing LBJ failure.. and then another 3rd gen on a flat bed getting hauled out of Rampart...