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As far as I know, the transfer case should have zero effect on the CEL, so it sounds like you're experiencing two separate issues; whatever is causing the CEL/misfire and then whatever made the 4LO light come on when it wasn't actually engaged. If you're getting absolutely nothing on the OBD...

Ok I finally figured it out After confirming the starter relay was good and cleaning up the battery terminals and grounds around the starter, it still wouldn't crank. So I pulled the old starter out. It still spun with direct power, but I swapped it for a used spare I had and the truck started...

This is a good idea. I should've thought of this sooner - My brake booster did the same thing a couple years back. Had a bad spot in the contacts and a couple taps with a wrench would get me home when the buzzer went off. This is a good idea as well. With the winter storm a month ago, I wonder...

Dash lights come on, radio comes on, I hear the brake booster charge up when the key turns on, everything seems to be working fine on the truck - it just won't try to crank. The immobilizer light blinks until the key is inserted, then it turns off. Truck ran fine when I parked it last week and...

From what I remember about fixing mine, I can confirm that TM1 and TM2 are for the CDL. May have just been a mistype while writing it up. HM1 and HM2 are the Hi/Lo motors. I also attached the documents I used to supplement the training guide when I worked on mine in case they help

"Beyond The Road" is my college honors thesis project. It's a journey into the heart of overlanding, where adventure meets environmental stewardship. Through personal narrative, scenic exploration, and expert insights, this documentary uncovers how the simple act of traveling off the grid can...

"Beyond The Road" is my college honors thesis project. It's a journey into the heart of overlanding, where adventure meets environmental stewardship. Through personal narrative, scenic exploration, and expert insights, this documentary uncovers how the simple act of traveling off the grid can...

That's awesome you got it running! I had no idea some timing chain tensioners, especially ones for the 1gr, relied on oil pressure for their hydraulics. That sucks about the cracked manifold, but I'm glad you got it all worked out in the end. Have fun out at Windrock! You're very welcome...

That definitely looks like a bad tensioner to me. It should be holding more pressure on the chain so it stays out and doesn't go in like that. I'd be curious to hear what the stealership says Keep me updated. I'm sorry you're having trouble, I know how much it sucks to get stuck in the middle...

I wish I could be more help, but as far as I can remember, there wasn't anything special about doing the timing chain work. Is it possible the tensioner you got is a defective unit?

Beyond The Road Trailer For my college honors thesis project, I filmed and produced a 25 minute documentary about the appeal and impacts of overlanding. "Beyond The Road" is a journey into the heart of overlanding, where adventure meets environmental stewardship. Through personal narrative...

Update: I haven't done any modifications, but I have done a lot of maintenance lately. I bought some Koyo bearings from PartSouq and used my shop press to press them onto my duralast hubs. Fairly easy job, just tedious. The inner race of the old bearing was seized on, so I used a Dremel with a...

I took Advanced Video Production as part of my communications minor. One of our assignments was to produce a short documentary, so I made one sort of about overlanding: Disconnect - Short Film Documentary

I saw a trend about asking ChatGPT to roast your truck, so I figured I'd give it a go. Honestly was pleased with the first two responses where that was all it could say after calling it a beast. But the next two were funny. The line about the tires killed me cause its actually so true :laugh...

Well, I found the problem. This guy right here: I was using the electrical diagrams and service manuals to try and figure out what was going on. Found a couple sensors that weren't in the right position, so I opened it up and took the the blue 4hi encoder wheel out. I started probing it with a...