Recent content by Jack Wruff

I've tried fairly hard to find the following info: 1. How do you access this panel ? 2. What is the value of the potentiometer, Ohms and Wattage? I have replaced the mixer valve and when I checked its function, it looked scratchy. Now, when I want to raise/lower the temperature, it is random...

I'm wondering if tired shocks can upset the traction control system. Recently, I have had the ABS system activate when in a tight turn and it is rather alarming !! Car has 150k miles under its wheels.

Thanks for all the observations on my dilemma. Today, from NAPA, I got two new hoses, (they didn't have proper clips) a new thermostat and a radiator cap and went to work. Naturally, there were hazards on the way. I relieved the belt tension to discover the tensioning bolt and its associated...

Car's running beautifully until on returning from trip to the store and back, 12 miles, get home via our hill, pull up and vmmmph, cloud of steam courtesy of a popped top hose detached from header tank. Not a big noise just vmmmph. Any clues as to why this happened ?

So, how does one calibrate a 4 wire TPS then ? Is there a target impedance to measure on original sensor that one tweeks the new unit to ?

Thanks folks, all good clues to follow up. Silly me didn't take a code reader so will look into these in the morning. The last 350 miles home today was almost uneventful after dumping the codes by lifting the neg. Codes didn't show again. I didn't drop out of OD as that seemed to trigger the...

My trans is weirding me out. Going up hills, it will hunt rapidly from OD to high and the same from high to 2nd. Has been doing this for 2000 miles and we're just on the last 350 mile leg of our holiday to get home and the CEL came on with the other two usual ABS lights. Any help out there ...

More is betterer !! One more line of defense and resistance is minimal. Mine's on the return line. Some one will prolly say that's the wrong spot but IDC......

Purging in this case,is total replacement of all transmission oil. I followed the majority method of draining trans pan 3 1/2 quarts and replacing that, then with the send pipe to the trans radiator disconnected and a big clear bottle under it with a 1 quart marker on it, then started motor and...

I just installed a BM 70268 radiator bypassing the stock unit, added a Balkamp 1-8513 filter from NAPA, purged oil with Valvoline Maxlife as there wasn't enough Mobil 1 ATF in our location, 15 quarts to complete. Have run for 60 miles now, no leaks or explosions and have trans oil to the right...

I have an 02, is that different from an SR5 ? Reason for lowering is first, I'm not a mud larking chap. Second, I want to reduce the moment that height induces, just don't want to wobble about so much. I like 4runners well enough for the off roading I do do, living out in the country. Am about...

Who makes springs to lower by 1 1/2" A progressive spring would be brilliant. Softer than stock for the first 3" of travel then stiffening to slightly harder than stock would be my ideal.

Can some one point me to the Andy Mod. I'm believing it's a switch to turn off the VSC......

So happy and glad to have done this upgrade. Now the system is 100% with a good bleed done, I can tell you this is how 4Runner brakes should have been from the start. When I really dive on the brakes, it is a linear activity. Not like it was where after the first 3 seconds and the brakes show...

Any knowledge re: are there drain holes at bottom of front doors ? These hollows had 2lb of dirt packed in here. Wondered 18 months ago if this car had been in a flood as there was much silt in the cross tubes at rear end. Silt in door holes had same texture. Also managed to fix rattly rar view...