Recent content by watersna

Last year, I put in a 2" lift on my 99 LTD. Turns out I should have read up on CV boot stretching back then because recently I've been hearing a rhythmic click-ish sound on deceleration. Looked under the vehicle and both inner CV boots are torn. So time for new CV Axles. I've had the car for...

Looking like this is fixed but just for the record, it was at around 1500RPM

Cleaned the MAF sensor, replaced Air filter and spark plugs/wires today and haven't been able to replicate the issue so far, so it's looking like one of those was the fix. I'll take it out for some more in-depth testing tomorrow. Thank you!

99 LTD, Auto transmission, 4WD. Lately I've noticed a kind of shudder, like repeated lurching, when accelerating under certain conditions: Driving at highway speed (~65) Slow down below ~50 Accelerate from ~50 to 65+ As I re-accelerate, I feel lurching around 55MPH then it settles down up...

It's even older than that. I did a quick search of of the county zoning ordinance history and it looks like similar language has been in the code since 1978. The law as written is bad, but it's existed for longer than I've been alive and no one follows or enforces it. The sky is not falling...

FWIW, I had a wet spot in about the same place relative to the car and it ended up being a coolant leak from the water pump. Ran around the lip on the oil pan (I think) and then ended up flowing around back then off the skid plate. If it leaves a red residue behind when it dries, that's what...

Looked under the truck today and found a slow drip from the transmission. Upon closer inspection, it seems like a bolt came loose and dropped out. Anyone know what kind of bolt goes in here (see pic)? Pic shows from rear, bolt enters from the front but I couldn't get a good pic from that side.

The extension is pretty simple: just a piece of plywood (~27x39" if memory serves, I'm not looking at it at the moment now) with a support on one side and a piece of angle stock screwed to the other: On the forward side of the storage portion, I mounted two pieces of bar stock, one wider than...

Sleeping Platform/Storage drawers Spent the early part of the shelter-in-place order working on a drawer system and sleeping platform: Here's the storage portion with the seat backs up in place: I went for the three-part design because 28 inches is about the max length for sliders before...

Some updates: First, I'm copying this over from a post I made on yotatech a while back. I had the blinking 4wd lights and could not figure out what the issue was because it wasn't one of the common fixes. Here's what ended up fixing it: This ended up being my solution to the blinking 4WD...

Something that doesn't get mentioned much is a saw. I use a folding hardware store pruning saw. Axe can work too but not ideal. You want something that can cut through a 1 foot log if necessary. Was way up in the forests in Norcal a few years back and had a tree fall across the only entrance...

Had this happen in my 4runner with the key that came when I bought it. I got by for a while just shoving the key from my dad's old highander into the keyway and wiggling. After that the worn key would work fine. Now I use a third party transponder key cut at the hardware store and it doesn't...

High-Contrast TC shifter ***MiniMod*** Took a few minutes today to do this: Is it necessary? No. Is it useful? Probably not. Does it look cool? Maybe. Did it cost less than $2.00? Hell yeah. Procedure: -Clean w/toothbrush and solvent -Dab on nail polish, make sure it gets into all cracks...

Spoiler alert: The vehicle itself isn’t my main hobby. I just got it to support my main hobby, so this isn’t going to be a sexy build for those interested in armor and big tires. Mostly a place to ask dumb questions that don’t deserve their own thread. I do like tinkering and have some little...

It'll depend on the system. I had some really weird issues that included at some points the truck shifting into H4L (center diff locked) with just the Multimode push button engaged.