Recent content by nacho

THANK YOU ALL for the loving words and sound advice."Nacho" always said what a GREAT group you were. He spent alot of time tinkering and tweeking 'Jade' (as we called her). This was his favorite thing to do to forget about his pain. It was probably the only time he felt 'normal'. And "Big Fish"...

thanks 'kid'! God, I miss Oregon. This place is crazy. I figured about 8,700, but will hold out per your advice. You guys are wonderful !!!

Thank you ,John. I knew you guys were the RIGHT people to turn to. What about Carmax? Are they a rip off or should I sell on Craig's list or something ?

thank you 4 ripcord for your kind words and advice. Will be using the general concensus of the forum to eventually make my decision. Someone told my sister that these are hard to find and in demand, but I don't know this person. I KNOW that Gary trusted all of you.

Forum members, My name is Karen. My husband, who you knew as 'Nacho' (real name Gary) passed away on Oct.17. He had been ill for a long time. He was a wonderful man and don't know how I'll carry on without him. I'm in L.A. with my family trying to heal, but need to sell Gary's 4rnr, and even...

Can anyone here say they lost or broke their SC belt and kept on driving for awhile w/o it? I know the battery will no longer charge, but how did the engine run w/o the SC belt? Was it comparable to a stock engine w/o a SC'r? I'm taking a long drive down the Baja this winter and mechanics...

I checked the PS fluid several times in the past few weeks, and I never crank the steering wheel very hard anyway. Maybe it's just the way the 2000 SR5 power steering system works and I'm worried about nothing.

I know better than to turn the steering wheel all the way until it hits the stops when making a tight turn. If I do hit the stops, I back off. The thing is that my power steering makes a light buzzing sound when I turn sharply to the L or R and almost hit the stops. Is that a normal thing for...

Something seems wrong if you're still getting around 200 degrees and you are using 2 tranny coolers. That just seems way too hot for normal driving conditions. It's more what I would expect with just the stock set-up only. Are both of your coolers dedicated to only your tranny, or do they also...

That explains why my tranny gauge always stays below 120 every since I bypassed the factory AT cooler and installed the B&M 70268 cooler. I also live on the coast of Or. where it hasn't gotten over 70 degrees since I did the install. It's good to know my tranny is running only warm and never...

Thanks fellow 4Runner friends with superchargers on their 3.4L engines. This is exactly the info I was looking for and what makes this forum so great. I carry ALL the spare belts that could be needed, including the stock alternator belt too, just in case this exact thing happens out on the...

I always carry an extra SC belt and a stock alt. belt, stock P.S. belt and a stock fan belt too...just in case I'm out in the middle of nowhere and have a belt break. My question is this: If my SC goes bad or the nose drive bearings in it burn up all of a sudden, would it be possible to just...

I've been all over the net and can't find where to buy the top part of the interior door handles....the ones that just snap on and off on the 2000 4R. Anybody know where I can get these either new or in really good condition?

Did you plasti - cote the plastic plate that goes around the license plate? If so, how do you get it off? Thanks.

Is there anyone that can tell me how you remove the main 4 groove fan belt that runs the cooling fan, power steering, AC...ect? Do I just remove the bolt holding on the flywheel, or is there more to it than that? Thanks for any help anyone can give me on this.