Recent content by Joe Desrosiers

Passenger side bolt mearest firewall In tightening up my VC bolts I can't get to the rear most bolt (pasenger side of the VC) as it has the plastic cover for the ribbon cable (?) bolted down hard in that area. I can barely see the bolt under the (immovable) plastic cover and can't move this...

Triangle Same thing here, the fold over thing works. Slide the buckle up high and just sort of roll the edge of the fabric into itself in space in the buckle, get it started in a shallow triangle as described, and slide the buckle down a litte at a time while keeping tention and folding slow...

Sea foam in fuel tank yesterday w/ 14 gallons of gas. I think the fuel system is clean as it gets but one week from deployment it is time to chill and see if anything breaks on my 15 year old step daughter. Jan 2011 should mean fuel filter, tires, 97 alloy rims, and whatever else is broken. Fuel...

I reviewed the resealing of the injectors. Besides just needing to be done, what was your 'seat of the pants' impression? 20 HP?

Rims for the Auto Mart special I acquired some 1997 alloys for the 93 and they need stripping so I am doing just the machined (shiny) areas with aircraft stripper. This job will be waiting when I get back from deployment, and I can get some cooler tires than the 1950's 'military jeep' looking...

What is it really like driving the 2nd gen? My 93 makes me wonder about what it was like when it was new. It passes smog (in California no less) but I wonder about compression and the CAT. I request comments for comparison on a few things... -The truck has VERY slow accelleration from 30 to...

That would be the one from Auto Mart, El Cajon Blvd. I looked at about 20 Runners before picking this "Internet Special." It was a roll of the dice. I won. Actually I looked and it had zero leaks, the top end was all new, the radiatir was new and the timing belt was 30K miles old, and everything...

150 I always liked Ford trucks and wanted a boat and decent camping trailer, and got some dogs. I waited a couple years with the itch (like with my 4Runner) and watched the sunday paper ads, and from my Dad's brainwashing, knew I would never get a Dodge or whatever. Almost bought the last gen...

`93 vs 2010 Thinking about the value the dollar! I have a 93 and test drove the 2010 the other day. The 2010 was loaded, 41K sticker price. My runner was probably very close to $20G in 1993, new. The two trucks are like night and day, absolutely unreal. $20G value in 1993 is $30.5G today...and...

I had questions about my 93 V-6 auto. The fluid was terrible. This portends bad maintenance overall...but I am the paranoid sort. Seemed to shift funny, but it's my first T4R. Got the tranny flushed and filled, but found out the filter was not replaced Finally took it to the dealership for the...

Smaller diameter I got some 97 alloys, they are in the garage awaiting clearcoat stripping. I had the optional 31's on my runner (a 93 3.0 auto) when I bought it and for a few reasons the truck would barely move. I mean getting on the freeway, etc. Almost no pickup from 30-50 mph. I got stock...

Step Daughters 93 :bravo:2X4 3.0 pic still on the lot. Looks like it had been through the auction carosel and not started for a year. No recent pics but I have gotten stock size tires, CLEANED inside out and fuel system, rip-off check at Toyota of Chula Vista. I have chrome lug nuts and flat...

Trying to figure out how to post. I think this may work. Joe in Chula Vista, got a 93 Runner w/170K, sorting it out and will be going to general discussion to post the adventure of the "bad" transmission...and scams from the Toyota dealership.