Recent content by KingJerd

I miss wheelin my 4runner in Hawaii. So much fun. Between Kaena point and waikane that place was the ****!

Experience is telling me the coolant temp sensor would be the culprit.

Damn 300,000 mile abused motor! I wish mine were back together and runngin for this, I would have loved to have been the only 1st gen. I want to go on many many many of these!

Im down for hosting a meet at my house on Aero Drive just south of MCAS Miramar this weekend.....Already pulled the head off my motor and Im looking to remove, disassemble, clean up the block this weekend. Along with/followed by beer and some good old hangin out around the firepit once the sun...

Gasket/seal set, head bolts, thrust washers, freeze plugs, all bearings, timing sprockets and chain, pistons, rings, oil pump, water pump, timing cover

Definitely check for a vaccume leak. Usually its easy to listen for one. But even the silent and minor vaccume eaks will cause phantom idle issues along with gas milage woes.

Awesome, confirmed the details today. My rebuild kit is on the UPS truck. All stock minus the .020 over pistons and rings. Time to go to Harbor Freight for an engine stand. Thanks for the compliments guys. Ill have plenty of pics of the build. 278,000 miles on the motor should yeild some pretty...

But for those Toyotas to be out front they had to traded in for a Mitsubishi....Or bought at auction. But auction vehicles arent usually nice enough to make front row. They were probably traded in for a new Mitsubishi. Meaning someone preferred a new Mitsubishi over the FJ and 4th Gen.

My interior is indeed grey, and complete, pretty harshly stained though.....guy must have been a mechanic that took his work home frequently.... And you have 1 extra badge in the front grill....

Thanks guys! I loved it before I even drove it. Kinda wondered why the guy insisted on meeting me somewhere....figured hed want to drive the truck there to make the engine warm before I drove it. More or less saw it coming but for the price I couldnt walk away. Low and behold, the next morning...

With all the snow and ice, how must rust do cvehicles up there accumulate? I can imagine if you stay mostly in the wet and steer clear of salted roadeds it wouldnt be so bad. Just curious. My first 'runner was a rustbucket due to hawaii's severe humidity and salt in the air from the ocean. Thank...

Checking in from Northen Sd/ Miramar area. Looking to find a group to meet up with.

Im in Northern San Diego and would LOVE a weekly or monthly meet and greet. very new to the area and i have no idea where the wheeling is though im always on the lookout. Already been shoo'd away from a few spots just for scoping out places....not even really wheeling. I am not one to step on...

Im just north of down town SD, in Murphey Canyon, also wanting to take the 4Runner out.

Well....new to me. Picked it up a few weeks ago. It has its little qwerks buts what vehicle doent at 23 years old and 277,000 miles? Way nicer than my old 89 I had back in Hawaii. This one is dirty, inside and out, but well preserved and unmolested or butchered. $1,900 landed it for me, with...