Recent content by SeattleMike

Thanks for posting this. I know the situation sucks but, from a personal point of view, I feel much better. Leaving my wife behind with our 2007 PT Cruiser as her daily driver rather than our 2010 Trail Edition was worrying me. One look at those pics convinced both of us that the 4Runner is the...

I am both grateful and in awe of the outpouring of goodwill and emotional support. You can bet on my prayers being for all those people on the trails who suddenly find themselves hanging on to the edge by their finger nails. I've rarely seen a vehicle forum gather around a member with this kind...

Thanks FR, I appreciate the prayers. I wants to say "thanks" for all the supportive comments on this forum, but things have progressed beyond my body's ability to recover. Another incident will most likely be the last. We're looking into hospice and such. Please, do not call me as I can't...

I am very sorry for your loss. My only bit of positive information that I can share is that the doctors tell me it is probably the least painful way to go. If the heart attack hadn't happened I probably would have not been on blood thinners, but the downside is that I live with an elevated...

As most of you know, we split for an international cruise on the 24th of September. The first legs of this trip included stops at Vancouver, BC / Astoria, OR / San Diego, CA. The next leg was Hawaii, followed by French Polynesia, and then a direct shot back to San Diego. The cruise line...

Coyote all the way.

:offtopic:I'm going to be gone for a while, to places where access to the internet is cost prohibitive and they bring me breakfast. Try to keep the celebration down until I am out of the country. :drummer:

Maybe, but it's more likely that the Optitron gauges come with all the warning lights needed for both LE and TE. Since there are wiring harness differences from model to model, I wouldn't bet on the electrical connections just being there.

That folding is only for 4runners with no third row. If you have a third row, your second row is designed to fold (with the third row folded down) to make one flat cargo area.

You are both right. Diesels got a bad rap in the 70's and 80's when MB and VW started selling them because they sounded like a big truck and spewed bellows of pollution out the tail pipe. Everyone old enough to have been driving back then grew to despise them, especially at stop lights or rush...

I change it every 5-6k, depending on my schedule and/or how well the appointment can be made to coincide with the 5k mileage. I also changed it when she had 1000 miles on her at a dealer in the middle of our vacation because I want her to last forever and her break-in time was up. She's got...

I saw that light, but we already have two shaker-type lights for emergencies. While the act of charging them may look obscene, they are very effective when charged fully. If anything, I would put a cordless battery charger back there, something like: Ryobi 18V ONE+ or Makita USA - Accessory...

I didn't ask for apologies. I asked for common courtesy and respect for people trying to help you solve your problem, specifically 1Engineer. How you speak, write, and the general tone you use directly effects how you are perceived in the work place, any internet forum, and every first personal...

Yeah, we do the doomer thing, too. And after driving nothing but bumpy roads for 90 minutes straight, we didn't get a rattle, a clank, or even a thump from anything in the back. Awesome work. I'm going to add a pair of Maglite holders (and a Maglite) to the front of the top drawer for a...

It's nice that you have learned to use the internet. Maybe now you can concentrate on using complete words instead of 1337speak and quit being a jerk to people trying to help you.