Recent content by woodjunkie

Thanks again, Red. I got Madame Butterfly up and going yesterday, so a Ranger IPA in your honor! I discovered that the fuel pump was locked up tight, and there was a 30-amp, in-line fuse located right behind the battery that was blown. I don't know whether one has anything to do with the...

Hey, man! I just got done with a fuel pump swap on my '97, and yes, somebody on the assembly line must have got his Newtons mixed up with his inch-pounds, 'cause the fittings on that fuel line were cinched up tighter'n Dicks hat band. WAY over tightened to the point where the threads had been...

So, yeah. I've been looking for that thing for a couple of days. I had the answer in a book right in front of me the whole time, and once I figured that out I removed, tested and reinstalled it in less than 10 minutes. Ugh!

OK. I sure am glad that makes sense to somebody, and I'm damn near depressed that it makes no sense to me. I'm pretty sure I am such a newb that I can't upload images yet, or I would mark up that page of the catalog you posted to try and get a handle on this thing. . . OR, I could look in the...

Hey, man! I'm a newbie, but I think you should double check the info in your Service Manual. My copy says says 0.2-3.0 at 68F. Best of luck, and if anybody knows where to find the Open Circuit Relay on a '97, I'd love to have that knowledge.

Not so fast there, Boss. I am looking at the Toyota Shop Manual for the 1997 4runner. Page DI-148 is a 'Parts Location' diagram. It shows an 'EFI Main Relay' as being located in the fuse box under hood the driver's side. It ALSO shows a 'Circuit Opening Relay' as being located in a nebulous...