Recent content by nathannookie

Just wondering if I should be replacing my 2004 original radiator hoses? Only 70,000 miles, but wondering if they go bad?

This is years after your post, and I'm sure you've figured it out by now, but I hadn't until I had time on my hands to finally go after a fix and get back to the posts here. After losing many many years of a working sunroof it suddenly worked. I HADN'T done a reset.. BUT I had replaced the...

I'd love to do the TSB, but we're afraid to open it again. The couple of times we tried, we got horrible noises, and it would never fully open anyway. We were lucky to get it closed again. We're just amazed that Toyota hasn't taken responsibility for this. We're not spending $1000 or more to...

Re: Sunroof Stuck Open EXACTLY what happened to me. I'm also JUST out of warranty, and hardly use the moon-roof.....probably 50 times in 3 years. Drivers side made a clanking noise after opening, and when trying to close, it keeps reversing after a second of trying to close. The passenger...

31 MPG Yeah, this is cheating, but I've followed closely behind an 18 wheeler, reset the MPG computer and gotten 30MPG or more as long as I stay right behind the truck. Of course the mileage computer is optomistic to begin with, but I've done even better going down long grades, but then that's...

I called Corporate, and then my Dealer...Carson Toyota...months ago. I even refered them to the pertinent links on this site. They wrote up a report, but have NEVER gotten back to me about it. See the thread; http://toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2034

I really kind of dislike the silver painted parts on the dashboard, especially the rings around the speedometer. I kind of wish they were just black. Does anyone know if any of the dash kits cover the silver? OR, has anyone just painted them black?

Yeah...I know the 'Shift into N' question is about dead now....but yeah, please go into why the RPM's go down when the Brake is applied. I'm just curious. Oh, and I tried it in N, and the RPM's don't drop. Only happens in D. AND, yes Pitbull, I tried your suggestion, re; running around the...

Thanks Rando. I guess I don't need to kill the AC anymore, when I anticipate needing extra power.

Re: Guys please read up on auto trannies!! But I did basically the same thing you suggested. I applied the parking brake (instead of being on a hill), and then did the experiment. The truck never moves, so the torque converter is under the same restraint...brake on or off. I'd press the...

Re: Re: Re: Re: Pressing Brake Slows Engine? Yep, it's throttle by wire, so anything could affect it (the computer). I'm thinking it's a gas saving thing? Like why keep the engine running any faster than it has to if the truck is standing still. Also wondering if the brake system puts a load...

Re: Re: Pressing Brake Slows Engine? No. I'll tell you why I doubt that the brake lights would put that kind of a load on the alternator. I turned on the parking lights, and even tried a spot light (more wattage), I plug into the cigarette lighter, and it didn't slow the engine. The...

Does fully depressing the accelerator disengage the A.C. compressor, to give that extra bit of horse power? Some cars, like Mustangs, did this, but just wondering about the 4Runner. When I know I'm going to race someone, or just need that extra power, I hit the A.C. button, turning it...

Pressing Brake Slows Engine? The handbrake (footbrake) doesn't do it...BUT, I 'did' apply the footbrake, to hold the 4Runner in place, and tried it again. Again, when I hold the regular brake pedal down, the engine slows just a bit. When I release it, it goes up a few RPM, and so on. I...

I don't do that, but I 'do' flick the shifter out of OD when I'm going up long hills or I'm racing around. All the trany comments are interesting. Re; the Torque Converter, I kind of figured it's always spinning, (locked up or not) even if in N, but the gears/bands connected to it's output are...