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    The 3rd Gen All Questions Allowed Thread

    Aside from the crooked wheel thing. Does anyone know what could cause an oil leak on the starter motor? I fixed the big leaks and cleaned everything. Some mirror+Flashlight work shows the Valve Cover clean 1,000mi after fixing that. However, I keep seeing a very small drip form on the bottom...
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    The 3rd Gen All Questions Allowed Thread

    Mine is lifted 2in but had a perfectly straight wheel until I pulled the rack to do the lower control arm bushings and outer tie rods. With that in mind, a straight wheel seemed reasonable to me as its all I have ever known with this truck. I don't know if my rag joint is a tooth-off or not, it...
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    The 3rd Gen All Questions Allowed Thread

    Steering wheel off My steering wheel is at 11 o'clock instead of 12 on an otherwise good alignment. Can an alignment fix that or do I need to pull the rack to adjust the spline? This happened b/c I pulled my steering rack and got a Firestone Lifetime alignment after. My guess is that I missed...
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    The 3rd Gen All Questions Allowed Thread

    my valve cover gaskets (done by prev owner) went bad even faster than that :(. I agree with the other user that they prob used a cheap gasket and didn't replace the half-moons or cam caps
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    The 3rd Gen All Questions Allowed Thread

    I pulled my steering rack out and let every little bit of PS fluid/ATF drain out. How should I go about filling it back up without a mess or dry running the pump? With the batt unplugged I put about 0.7 QTs into the res and moved the wheel lock to lock for a while. The fluid level is maxed out...
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    The 3rd Gen All Questions Allowed Thread

    I think you're right. Upon re-visiting it, the thingy fits pretty snug. Overnighting some high temp JB Weld :)
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    The 3rd Gen All Questions Allowed Thread

    Do I need a new Valve Cover or JB Weld? Fixing some oil leaks on my 1998 V6. and noticed the breather elbow coming out of my driver-side valve cover is loose. It definitely had some oil residue coming out of it. It feels snug-ish if I push it back in. However, I don't know what's intended to...
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    JZiggy's "Grown Up" 4Runner Build

    Your truck is gonna make it to a million miles, isn't it?
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    Donut Media On YouTube Gave Away A 3rd Gen

    Lad seemed like he'd use it well. Owned an older one and was good at turning a wrench. Good on him
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    Cleaning valve covers

    Non-chlorinated brake cleaner or degreaser and water off the car for me

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