Recent content by northstr99

Closure So figured I'd better close this loop. After all the head scratching I finally just ordered a salvaged low-miles MAF on fleabay, and it worked excellent, problem solved. Beware the scams on eBay tho, with cheap Chinese knock-off parts being sold in listings that have pictures of actual...

Thanks for the input everyone. What would the fuses have to do with the symptoms? Seriously asking. As for the debate about oiled vs. paper filters, it ran totally fine before the incident with said oiled filter, so that isn't the issue. And as for what MAF cleaner to use, that may be valid...

I've searched thru other threads but can't seem to find this particular situation, so am hoping you guys can help - I ran my '96 'Runner out of gas last week, and managed to limp back to a gas station which was luckily downhill. In the process there were a half dozen sneezes/backfires thru the...

Extremely useful info yet again here on T4R.org - LOVE this group!! This has been a mystery to me for several years, and now I finally get around to tracking it down and it's a measly $50 part. Sheesh..... Thanks T Durk and all the rest, you guys rock! :guitar2:

I had my TB and WP replaced at around 200k the first time (pretty sure it hadn't been done previously) a d then I just did it again myself this past May, at around 360k. Parts looked pretty good, all in all, and I kept them for spares. The main reason I tore into it really was to replace the...

I know this a very old thread but just wanted to chip in my 2¢ worth - my LBJ failed as I was rolling thru a parking lot going maybe 1 mph - lucky me! Just prior to that I'd been rolling down the freeway with 2 fiberglass kayaks on top and a half ton of sakcrete in the back - ! I nearly crapped...

I bought my '96 3.4L 4wd SR5 11 years 7 months ago at around 155k, for $7000. I'm just shy of 367k now, with only really typical maintenance replacement type stuff (starter, alt, rad, timing belt kit twice now, injectors, some suspension stuff, etc.) and the old girl still hauls the mail with...

Thanks T. Durk! I have lurked here often hunting for intel on how to troubleshoot/fix various ailments for a few years, but hadn't had much of significance to contrib til now. As for the loose 30mm nut, it still seems to be holding ok 16,000 miles later, but now I'm pretty sure I've got a bad u...

Hmmmmm.... I wonder if that's what's going on with my Runner. It's a '96 3.4 with 367k on it as of today, and the last couple of years I've been noticing this annoying rattling sound when I accelerate, usually between 2500-3000 rpms. I hunted and hunted for it and finally chalked it up to some...

30mm nut was loose on rear T-case output shaft I had almost exactly the same problem on my '96 SR5, with the 5-spd R150F manual trans. I had a helluva vibration between 65-75 mph, which returned as an ominous high-speed "buzzing" at speeds over 80. After reading BigFishAllDay's EXCELLENT...