Originally Posted by the great him

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Please make sure you read the BOLDED portion below. If you break the rules and post a bunch of nonsense posts in a short time just to get your post count up you run the risk of infractions or bans. Thank you.
1engineer

ok so there is a 15 post min for new members, and this is a subforum for the new members to post up, but that's kinda hard to do when you cant start your own thread to introduce yourself... So say hi tell us a little about yourself, what your looking for here etc. that way you can get started on the way to completing your minimum requirement of posts to proceed to making your own threads and asking your own questions. i will be glad to help where i can and direct you or link you to the proper places or put you in touch with people who can help or know more than me. But please for the love of God don't go into other members threads and start posting crap and nonsense just to get your 15 post min. That min post was created so that spammers, trolls and bots don't come here and litter or clutter up threads and post ads or links etc. so here, i have opened the door for you to post away, but please keep it civil and respectful -that's all we ask.


-i don't even care if you ask repetitive questions or common questions that can be answered by reading the FAQs or a simple search.

Below are some useful hints as to upping your post counts and making friends here and or getting help looking for the answers you seek;
1. complement people on their builds and pics, each section has a picture thread, and tons of great pictures posted up daily, go there and look through them click the like button on the ones you like, people will see your not a bot and everyone likes getting likes -its a win win!
2. if you see a rig you like or think is cool look at the persons signature at the bottom of their post, often times there is a link there to their build or at least a list of mods. click the link and look at their build for ideas, ask relevant questions about their rig. -even if you just skim the thread and didn't read it. and if the OP(original poster) or someone else gives you flack just say "i missed that part sorry" (works everytime, trust me). or you can even post up asking a specific question.
3. every section has a FAQ, so try their first for you questions, you can almost always post up in those links and threads if you dont see your specific question.
4. use the search function at the upper right hand side of the page, just to the left of your screen name and notifications. and hey if you resurrect a 4 year old thread we will all know you used the search feature and are trying.
5. you can also PM members directly to ask questions if you are feeling shy or don't want to publicly ask a question, but this probably wont help you make your min 15 post, but it will help you get your answers.

-there are also several other ways of upping your post count, but i'm not gonna give you all the secrets...

-Please note i am not a moderator or sight administrator, and i can not look into your account for you, or help you activate your account. also it may take a while for your account to "unlock" after your 15 posts have been made, its not an instantaneous "opening of the heavens" and open posting may take a few mins or a couple of hours (your post might have to be up for review to confirm you are not "troll posting". so please don't ask me to unlock your account or something of the like, i simply am a contributing member like yourself trying to make this place a better source/resource of 4runner knowledge.


as always have nice day

Originally Posted by tweetyboy9

Just bought a 3rd gen from New Jersey and drove it all the way back to North Carolina. It took about 9 hours with -about 2 stops. At about hour 7 of the trip, I noticed the battery light was on. Maybe an hour later the ABS light turned on. 20 minutes later I noticed the digital clock dimming. About 40 minutes later it died as I pulled into an autozone parking spot (got lucky it didn’t die earlier). AutoZone charged the battery and at first it said the battery was bad. However they brought the battery up to the counter and tested it with a different machine and it said it was a good battery. Put it back in my T4R and it started up. The machine said that the battery, spark plugs, and alternator were good. Went home 20 min later and grabbed a multimeter. With the engine off, it read :12.86V. Then started the T4R and it slowly crept up to 14.28V. Then had someone rev the engine at 1500-2000 rpm and it did not get past 14.28V, meaning that the voltage regulator should be fine. Then shut the truck off and turned on the headlights and it read somewhere around 12.55V. So according to the readings, everything looks like it’s working properly. However I can’t seem to figure out why the battery died in the first place.



So right now, everything seems fine. However I’m about to do another road trip and don’t want my truck to die while I’m driving it again.



I’m going to check tomorrow morning to see if it drained any.



Anybody have any idea why the battery died while I was driving it in the first place?

Originally Posted by codyHTX

at 400 miles on the new 4runner, we took a trip to my college buddies family's property in Boerne for a hog hunt. fun, but what i was really looking forward to was testing out the 4wd, crawl, terrain functions using the trails and power-line ROWs that traverse their property. what a blast! i'm kicking myself for not taking a few vids of some of the steep/loose hill climbs and decents. (that jarring, grinding sound when engages Low speed crawl on flat ground scared the hell out'a me!)

a few lame pics will have to suffice....