Recent content by WheelinGypsy

I haven’t been able to find the leak... it’s just been sitting there.

There is no coolant in motor oil or trans fluid, and the radiator is a new NAPA one that’s less than a year old, with no signs of seeping. The motor and transmission overheated once when I was flat towing up a steep hill, but That’s pretty much the ugly neglect the motor has seen

Hello, 1998 3.4L Auto About a month ago I started to notice a pungent "sweet" burning smell when I would park after driving and get out. I could also see paint steam coming from the hood when it was left to sit. It has progressively gotten worse to the point that it empties the coolant...

Thanks for your help! One last question is how bad would it be if I kept driving on it for a few days? I can feel the wheel clunking around on gravel roads.

Well I got the whole rear end and elocker for free so I just threw it on.

Yeah I did a rough look when it was pulled, the wheel rotates smooth on it and there isn’t any tow or camber. I’m not familiar with the grease test or the different metal ring position.

About 5 months ago I put a whole factory elocker rear axle from a rolled 4runner onto my 4runner. At first, when driving it was clear the axle shaft was bent due to the tire wobbling, this caused the seal to blow and the bearing to go out. I replaced it with an entirely different axle shaft...

I used the brown as a ground and also the chassis for the ground and read .5V both ways

Thank you for your reply. I tested the constant power wires for the radio (the blue/yellow) and instead of the proper 12V im only reading .5V off that wire... Which is why I tried to power the radio off the of Cigarette lighter.

So I went to install a new radio in my Girlfriends 1997 V6 4Runner, and I discovered that the previous owner had cut apart the factory radio wiring to wire in a new stereo instead of buying the plug to plug into the factory wiring. After spending a few hours trying to decipher what wire from...

Cool rims!

Neato!

Nice!!!

Very cool!

Looks great!