Recent content by tokyohiker

I didn't like the sagging rear end of my truck, so I decided to even things out the cheapest and newbiest way I could think of: cranking the front torsion bars and actually lowering the front end until it was even with the rear.:D Now, the truck looks great, but I've noticed that it feels like...

Save My Truck: *Update* Toyota confirmed that the HG recall was done in '99. I found a mechanic, and I'm having him tear the heads down to inspect the block, replace the gaskets, and repair the valves. Should I use Toyota gaskets for this? What else should I be concerned with? Valve seals?

Any members out there in the Tucson area?

Timing Belt, etc. You should definitely follow the Toyota-prescribed scheduled maintanence. You never know how long a timing belt will last past 60,000. It may go another 60,000, or it may only go another 10,000. On some engines, if a timing belt snaps while you're on the highway, it's more...

Re: Save My Truck! Hello Mike and Cliff, The girl who owned the truck before told me she had the head gasket recall done at 60,000, along with the timing belt. The only other clue I have about the history is that she said she'd had it *towed* to Toyota before and that the problem that time...

These are the words you never want to imagine on a diagnostic report: *Recommend new engine* Details: 1994 3VZ-E 4Runner; purchased Nov, 2004 for $3,900. 150,000 miles; "idled rough" when I bought it. Changed drive belts, cap, rotor, wires, plugs immediately. Compression check results: 140...

I own a 1994 4Runner with the 3VZ-E, and I'm looking for fellow group members in the area of Tucson.