Recent content by mr maraki

Hey Patrick what's up! It's running good. It's got a random miss at idle that I'm hoping is the leak at the manifold. Actually just started with the manifold today. I was confused about the 20yr emissions exemption, it's 25...:mad: Spent about 4 hours on it today and only managed to get...

I also agree that you'd want to upgrade the cooling system if you went a front mount and I don't think it's the best solution. I think with the 4runner's car type seating a hood mount would really bum you out visibility-wise, and you'd have to reinforce it regardless. Have a look at the...

I don't know, 230k miles, tuned according to Chiltons but nothing tricky. I got it only a few months ago. I did notice a difference when I went through it a few times with seafoam and marvel mystery oil and flushed and filled diffs & T/C fluids and lubed everything.

Yes I do, and yes it will fit. Everything you need, including stand alone. :cool: http://austin.craigslist.org/pts/503112134.html

Or just disconnect / remove it. I had trouble finding one to fit my very early production '85. Realized it ran fine with the TPS disconnected. Ran even better with the TPS removed (I could adjust the idle down). I believe it's mainly a fuel conservation feature, and I still get 20/25 with...

I just finished painting my top. Bought marine urethane (deck top brightside) for ~$25 / L I think. More than enough, and I put it on thick with the brush but you can spray it as well. No need to prime the glass. I had a few bits of glass showing through on the top but sanded back to the...

For some reason, there's not alot of junkyards in my area that I've found. And the old Toyotas are pretty well picked over..:p I've completely removed the TPS with no problems. I've also begun eliminating most vacuum hoses and emissions stuff (in Texas >20yrs = emissions exempt), again...

Another redneck way to check, and what made me think to look in the first place; give it a little gas going around a left hand corner and a right hand corner and if the inside wheel chirps on both, chances are you have an LSD (or a spooled diff, you'd probably know it by now if you had a locker).

Get both rear wheels off the ground, turn one wheel by hand. Both wheels go in same direction = LSD.

My '85 SR5 has a rear LSD, anyone know how to determine whether it came from the factory? Is there a webpage with factory option codes?

The 'Runner seems to run just fine with the TPS unplugged, idling just a tad high. Any reasons why I shouldn't run it that way, is it possible I'd do damage to the FI system or the motor itself?

I've found out that the '85 TPS is dependent on the production time of the particular vehicle. Mine was made in August of '84. If you go to any auto part store in my city the TPS that comes up will be for vehicles made during the second batch, which starts something like September of '85. The...

So I convinced myself I needed a 1st gen 4runner (had one when I was younger)... It was kind of rough but I got excited and bought it on a whim. It's an '85 with sunroof, the SR5 package etc which convinced me to put up with the rough bits. 217k miles, Texas truck. The first thing I do is...