Recent content by wahoossi

Thank you. I may not have eloquently worded it but this is exactly what I wa looking for when I mad the original post. I agree there must be a draw but if there isn’t it sure would be easier to simply replace the battery. Unfortunately I bought the battery online and Optma requires that you send...

I am not a mechanic, nor do I play one on TV. In fact I am a physician in real life and I have a 2003 4 Runner V8 which I keep thinking I am going to get rid of but always make excuses to keep. I replaced the Sears DieHard I had in it for several years with the biggest Optima Yellow top I...

I love my 4th generation and have had it for six years but the wife and daughter wanted something new and we bought a 5th gen last week. I was going to try to sell the 4th gen because I would never recoup any of the thousands of $ I put in for mods and stereo equipment on a trade . I noticed it...

Now we know whom we are dealing with as he has shaded the rest of you guys. As you can see from my low post total I rarely just asked questions on the 4th gen forum. One of the reasons I posted here was to introduce myself as a new members and then throw the question out there. By the way I...

Thanks for all the replies. I did do an advanced search and used “transmission cooler” in the 5th gen forum and it brought up hundreds of irrelevant posts from all generations and even the ones in the 5th were not pertinent. How does asking a question make me entitled? Thanks for the info. Would...

So rather than tell me whether my new truck has a transmission cooler or not, which I am sure you know, you have the audacity to tell me to do a search , knowingl I have been a member of the 4th generation forum for 6 years. Geez! I did a search and it would take me an hour to wade through all...

I just bit the bullet and brought hoMe a 2018 SR5 Premium. I have been driving my 2003 V8 for the last 6 years and using it to tow my boat but thought it was time for something new. My 2003 has a transmission cooler which could easily be seen in front of the radiator and came as part of the...

Here is a picture of mine. Unfortunately I do not have a picture with the rear wheels but I don’t recall any squat . Obviously I don’t see it when I am driving but it doesn’t feel like it. The trailer has a real low center of gravity and the boat is very light weight/low draft shallow water...

I do have the transmission cooler. I am a bit of a towing newbie. What are air bags and how do I get them? Are they an easy install? Where do they go?

Thank you so much Skip, I just noticed you were in my neck of the woods! Do you happen to know anyone in the Savannah/Brunswick or Jacksonville area that sells and installs hitches, WDH’s and brake controllers that does a good job for a reasonable price. I have done a lot of the work on my truck...

Thanks for the replies and the information My boat is a Contender Bay 25 and my trailer is an aluminum dual axel Ameratrail. The website (Contender) states the dry weight of the boat is 2300 lbs., 3500 lbs. fully loaded. I am not sure what an aluminum trailer weighs but I assume it is at...

I assume this is the lower rated 5000lb. Rated hitch. My 2003 is one of the plastic clad versions and must be one of the earlier versions. I want to tow my bay boat and with trailer etc. that would be pushing the limit. Can anyone recommend an aftermarket upgrade? Would you get one from Uhaul or...

From my searched I believe it is going to be the dimmer switch. I believe the part # is : 84119-35030. Not cheap! I have to drive my 4RUNNER 1,000 miles on Saturday so I went ahead and ordered it on Amazon ($128!). Please tell me if you think I should cancel it. I would have bought it used on...

I was trying to fix a lose wire in my center console and I ended up shorting one of the wires to one of the little bulbs in there I believe. Now here is the problem. My backlighting for the instrument panel (controlled by dimmer switch) is out, so are my driving lights ( but not my turn...

Okay, yes I have done a search and I can’t find a solution. My odyssey started after I brought my 2003 V8 SR5 (157,586 mi) in to Tire Kingdom and they replaced the front suspension towers (that is how they described it) and replaced the windshield washers fluid pump. The VSC/Trac Trac off and...