Recent content by steven1955

If you saw how many places that the tubes had the grey paint bubbling from rust under the paint you'd understand why I'm uncomfortable using any of the old lines. All of the steel lines that run alongside the engine block need replacing. Strangely enough, the two steel lines that run from left...

Hi folks. We have a 2007 V8 Limited, and we have a transmission fluid leak. The leak is in one of the painted steel tubes that run from the passenger side of the transmission case to the front of the engine, where they both transition to rubber hose. One hose goes to the trans cooler in the...

Looking to flat tow our 2007 V8 T4R. (Yes, we know we'll need to disconnect both driveshafts.) So we are looking for used flat towing hardware to keep our budget low. So, we are looking for: 1a. A baseplate and hopefully the matching clevises, or 1b. An off road front bumper that can be...

After getting into this, meaning test driving and pricing thing like Jeeps, I have determined there are two options that merit further investigation for now: 1.) Install a front and rear driveshaft disconnect. The rear driveshaft disconnect is straightforward, which would be a standard...

Not our coach, but looks the same. (I'll have to upload some of our pics to where I can link to them.) The FMCs were all pushers, mine now being a diesel pusher, with full size frame rails going to within one foot of the rear bumper, and there is substantial steel framing all around the rear...

Our motorhome is a 1975 FMC 2900R with the original 440 Chrysler Industrial V8 and 727 3 speed auto replaced by a Cummins 5.9 24V diesel and an Allison 545 4 speed auto. A 7000 pound GVW car hauler is easy.

I am looking a various ways to pull our 07 V8 behind our motorhome, and flat towing would be the most convenient. However, Remco is out of the flat towing kit business. (Remco offered a pump that lubricated the transmission of the V8 4Runners while being flat towed, but they have discontinued...

Manual locking hubs on an 07 V8? I read this thread: AISIN Manual locking hubs Does this work on a 4rth gen V8? I am looking a various ways to pull our 07 V8 behind our motorhome, and flat towing would be the most convenient. However, Remco is out of the flat towing kit business. (Remco...

Last year I was able to find them in stock at TireRack.com when my normal sources had no stock.

This is how I ended up installing my two Schrader valves: I removed the two screws and plastic threaded inserts behind the rear driver's side wheel that fastened the rear bumper cover to the 4Runners frame. I then replaced the two screws and inserts with the two Schrader valves. No holes to...

I found that the factory wiring had too much voltage drop, so I ran two 12 gauge wires from the batteries. With the Toyota factory wiring a single Engel refrigerator was OK, but when two were running at the same time you could hear the compressors slow or strain a bit. There are two problem...

High quality cigarette lighter plugs and sockets? Is there any such thing? I'd like to find high quality cigarette lighter plugs and sockets rated for a real 10 amps. The sockets I have purchased were cheap and get warm. I need a cigarette lighter Y with one male plug and two female sockets...

Hi Warwicke36 and riceandpho, Would either or both of you guys say your Schrader valves would be easily accessible if you had a bike rack mounted with two bikes? I had thought about mounting my Schraders in the trailer plug bracket but can't see me enjoying squeezing between the bumper and...

I am getting ready to install Airlift 1000 airbags in our 2007 V8 Limited. I see a lot of folks install the Schrader fill valves in the rear bumper cover so that the valves are hidden when the rear hatch is closed. But.... We travel with a receiver hitch bike rack so it would be a real pain to...

OK. A lift, meaning taller springs, might be fun. But Airlift 1000s are far cheaper and adjustable to boot. And you folks have convinced me they can be leak free. So Airlift 1000s it is. Just in case anyone else was going to order them this Memorial Day Weekend Advance Auto has a 25%...