Recent content by npschuma

Hey all So was looking around the engine bay on my 1997 4x4 today while working on replacing the brake master cylinder and noticed a vacuum line off the left (driver) side of the engine just below the evap box and the brake booster that looks like it has a metal plug stuck into it. I can't...

Timing belt Replaced the timing belt (and all the associated parts)... was a way bigger project than I thought it would be but truck starts and runs great - good thing I changed it as well - not sure when the last one was done but there was like 1/4" of rubber belt dust on the inside of the...

Hey all So working on slowly fixing up my 1997 SR5 and noticed that when I went to check the transmission fluid, the dipstick reading was way over the 'hot' mark with the vehicle cold/not driven. Putting the dipstick back in was very difficult, it hangs up on the last 1/3 of the length. I was...

So I think it is both. Finally crawled my fat self under the truck and yes, the exhaust is broken off at the muffler but with that smell on acceleration and the poor power + the O2 sensor waveforms I am thinking my cat is bad as well. I plan on just replacing the whole exhaust as its rusted out...

Sorry - the graph was captured with engine warm and running at about 2,500 RPM

Hello all So I took the new 1997 T4R out for a drive yesterday and going up hill with high throttle it seemed really under powered and then I noticed a strong smell almost like someone lit off fireworks under the car kind of a sulphur smell - pulled over and smell went away at idle Looking...

Thanks for the replies - I carefully started unplugging stuff first from the after market devices (think it was an alarm and remote door unlock setup) and realized it was running off a conversion harness so took that out and plugged the factory wire back in and it starts just fine, seems like...

Hey all I have been lurking on the forum for awhile and finally got myself a 3rd gen T4R, its a 1997 SR5 4WD with 278k miles on it. The purpose of the buy is to learn how to work on cars and slowly fix it up and start turning it into an off-roader/adventure vehicle So I got it home today and...

SMA Video Not sure if this is helpful but there is a YouTube channel South Main Auto that is pretty good he has a video on diagnosing battery draws titled 'Diagnosing Battery Draw (Battery Goes Dead Overnight)'

Awesome Awesome build thank you for sharing the progress - giving me a lot of inspiration!

Thanks! Thank you for posting this sticky - I am sure it will help a ton as I start working on my new project

I bought a T4R today Hello all I saw this stick on the 3rd gen T4R threads - just bought a 1997 T4R SR5 and have really been looking forward to pulling the trigger on this for some time - want to learn how to work on cars and slowly modify this into a better off road vehicle once I get all the...