Recent content by Swamp Ape

Man that's a lot of snow :) I think we are still in for at least one metric dick ton of snow here in northern MN.

FWIW, I picked my B&M 70268 from Orielly for $79.99 and then they gave me the 10% military discount. Just needed about 4 more feet of hose. For me it was just cheap insurance against the pink milkshake, not really a temp thing.

Finally got around to installing the B&M 70268 external transmission cooler. I bypassed the stock cooler like some had done here. The hardest part was cutting off the old lines. Connections are in a tough spot. After that it was pretty straight forward. Good piece of mind to thwart the dreaded...

Just turne 190K on my 1996 SR5 4X4.

The picture in that thread didn't load on my phone. I just looked at it on my computer and it is exactly what I needed. Thanks.

Thanks, that is on my list of things to do. How many other lights am I missing? Here are the ones I know of: Front and rear dome lights 2 map lights Glove box Key ring (I think) Ash tray (maybe) Are there any lights in the footwells? If it ever gets above freezing, I will go poke around some...

My owners manual is probably missing a bunch of pages because it is pretty much shredded, and the one on Toyotas site is hard to navigate. Can anyone direct me to a comprehensive list of all of the bulbs in the interior of my 96 SR5? Seems like I keep reading about new bulbs, like the key ring...

This could be a long shot, but is there a chance a gas station attendant or maybe significant other poured oil in the resevior? Only reason I ask is because my dad once asked the guy at a full service station to top off the oil and the dude poured oil in the coolant resevior. We did the drain...

Man, what a thread. I started reading to see what you did with the custom LT, then I got sidetracked with the stories of taking misc. ladies wheeling with you, then you came back to the LT project, which I have to commend you for. Now you are in the midst of fixing another near catastrophic...

If I was going to do just my driveway and the cabin, I would do it with a T4R that was also my DD. Living in Northern MN though I would have a backup plan in the event we got snowmaggedon or huge packed drifts. I'd rather not trash something I need as transportation. I do see them on CL here...

Nice find. That probably qualifies him for the tool of the week :)

I agree on the air mattress. They suck for insulation. For cold weather camping I prefer a Therm a Rest pad and a decent bottle with warm water in a good sleeping bag by my feet. I have also seen the suggestion for handwarmers. That is a good idea too. I have used the adhesive pads they make for...

With over 800 pages of pics of 3G 4Runners I have a long list of things I want. Hopefully my wife is patient and my pocketbook is full. There are a lot of good looking trucks in this thread.

Not sure if you got an answer on this somewhere else, or solved your problem. If there is air in the system, the sensor may not read correctly and may leave the thermostat open. Whenever I flush my radiator I change the thermostat. It is just good piece of mind. Hopefully you burped all the...

Just picked up a 96' with 190k on the clock last week. Changed the oil, put in a new battery and took the steering column covers off so I can fix the tilt steering mechanism. It hasn't been above zero degrees here, so I can only work in my unheated garage in small bursts . Erik