Recent content by wangissimo

fixed my cylinder misfires Instead of paying $2k for the local shop to swap out spark plug wires & spark plugs (plus some other things), I did it myself. I'm not good at this kinda stuff at all, so it took me a whole day (I know, go ahead and laugh). Afterwards, I realized I applied dielectric...

Following up on this, the problem eventually became more obvious. Even though I didn't seen any evidence of leaking even after I was missing coolant, at some point the radiator started to leak. So, good news is that it wasn't the head gasket, and instead is a just a moderately priced radiator...

Would love to hear from Mellemel about what the problem & solution was. I'm apparently having the same symptoms as well. All of a sudden, my coolant levels were abysmally low - I'd had to put probably 3/4 to 1/2 gallon to refill the radiator and the reservoir. Then I'd drive, keeping my eyes on...

I've a 2000 all stock 4runner w/ factory shocks/springs that are running a bit over 170K miles now. I'm thinking I probably should refresh the shocks, so nearby some guy took off his 2021 Tacoma TRD rear shocks, and is selling them for cheap. Wondering if they'll fit on my stock 4R? The...