What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today?

[Lefty JD]

What did you do to your 3rd gen today?

Found my fan clutch was permanently locked up, ie engaged and spinning 100% of the time. That would explain the crappy mileage and louder engine whine lately.

Swapped ‘er out and I’ll update with mileage change after a tank or two.

Replacement was $69 at Napa. Didn’t wanna wait to order aisin, busy next couple weeks and won’t have time to do it by the time it would get to me.

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[habanero]

Icy April fool's in MO:

Also working on stuffing winch into bumper. Just not today, brrrrr.

 

[Tatonka]

Busy week. Enhanced the Rhino pioneer rack with shovel & High Lift mounts. Added the Gobi ladder. Got the lift height dialed in. Grafted a molle rack I had left over from an old jeep into the back. Finally feels like winter is over here so I spent this afternoon on a deep cleaning and wax.

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[2ndhandyotaman]

Can you guys see the pics in my last post? I don't see them when I look on my phone but I see them when using the desk top.

Also- I installed the Hopkins trailer wire harness today. Now I have to figure out a clever way to store the wires up and out of the way for the 99% of the time that they won't be used, lol

 

[NWFL4Runner]

How did that happen?

Being in Florida are you going to order one of those 3 core aluminum Champions?

Doing my timing belt and when I was lifting it out I just butter fingered it. What stings is I have the champion and it just blew into the aluminum on its fall down. Thought it was just some bent fins until I got the radiator out :Cry:

That’s my punishment for being a lazy S.O.B and not pulling the radiator out to begin with. I’m replacing that overweight crank pulley piece of crap with the one from URD. The weight difference is extreme, just like the color. As for HP gains, I have no idea!

 

[10RCF052zy]

I finally got off-road with my 4runner

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[LittleCaesar]

Doing my timing belt and when I was lifting it out I just butter fingered it. What stings is I have the champion and it just blew into the aluminum on its fall down. Thought it was just some bent fins until I got the radiator out :Cry:

That’s my punishment for being a lazy S.O.B and not pulling the radiator out to begin with. I’m replacing that overweight crank pulley piece of crap with the one from URD. The weight difference is extreme, just like the color. As for HP gains, I have no idea!

I remember sometime back that many guys with the 5vz in their Tacoma were using the URD, saying it helped get their truck going off the line.

Sorry to hear about the Champion. Not good. Hope you are getting another one....

 

[NWFL4Runner]

I remember sometime back that many guys with the 5vz in their Tacoma were using the URD, saying it helped get their truck going off the line.

Sorry to hear about the Champion. Not good. Hope you are getting another one....

Absolutely, I freaking love the Champion. Replacement is on the way as we speak - JEGS price match from a $202 eBay deal.

 

[briand]

Installed a trailer hitch on my '01.

 

[octanejunkie]

Picked up a set of LC 8 wraps from another forum member this weekend

 

[amalik]

Found my fan clutch was permanently locked up, ie engaged and spinning 100% of the time. That would explain the crappy mileage and louder engine whine lately.

Swapped ‘er out and I’ll update with mileage change after a tank or two.

Replacement was $69 at Napa. Didn’t wanna wait to order aisin, busy next couple weeks and won’t have time to do it by the time it would get to me.

Sent from my iPhone, so probably some stupid typos and autocorrects

What was your diagnosis, the newspaper test thingy?

 

[Tim P]

Hit up some Forest Service roads on a whim in NE Pennsylvania (the area around Salt Springs State Park). First time the tires have seen mud this year.

 

[rickmum]

Sway bar delete........ until I get the right bushings :ybrick:
Bought the 27mm set from Energy Suspension by accident last week.

 

[rallypoint_1]

Picked up a set of LC 8 wraps from another forum member this weekend

Sweet! Be sure to post a pic when installed. I have a set of LC 8.75 wraps in the garage and I am curious about the difference in the two re height.

 

[theesotericone]

Picked up a set of LC 8 wraps from another forum member this weekend]

Nice man. That's gonna put that ass end way up up there. Rear bumper plans?

 

[Elesage]

New chocks and coils from tundra Sr5 change the top plate for my old one and gave me 1 inchs ,

 

[Kekoat808]

Sweet! Be sure to post a pic when installed. I have a set of LC 8.75 wraps in the garage and I am curious about the difference in the two re height.

yuppp would like to see pics too. And are you saying you might have a set of LC 8.75 wraps in the garage that may be for sale in the near future?? lol jk

 

[96 ToyRunner]

Changed front break pads and rotors at 322,302 miles , rotated tires , cleaned the intake ,degreased oil build up

 

[Hopeless Diamond]

No good job goes unpunished...

Not all done in a day, but finally getting things done.

Replaced radiator and added AT cooler, scraped off about 10lbs of crap from the skid plate. Everything ran great.

Got some used 265/75-16 Toyo MTs on Tacoma snowflake rims. Rims are rough so will clean up and PlastiDip.

Did the valve cover gaskets, cleaned up and painted the valve covers. No leaks now, and no more 10lbs of crap on the skid plate.

Now I'm chasing a vacuum leak or ?? Rough idle, Lean fuel Bank 1, multiple misfires. Idles a little rough, and seems to drive OK though. Did a cursory check of the vacuum hoses with some brake cleaner to see if there was a change to the idle but didn't find anything. Hoses are all pretty shot so have a Shop Kit coming from SiliconeIntakes. Will probably pull the intake plenums off again and go over all the electrical and vacuum connections, it'll be something simple, just a pain to find it.

In the process of checking this out, I shut the motor off and came around to all the magic smoke leaking out of the alternator. Not sure what happened there, but looks like now it'll get a new alternator too.

 

[Lefty JD]

What was your diagnosis, the newspaper test thingy?

Mine was always locked up so it was easy.

Engine off, dead cold: locked up/can't turn by hand
Engine off, after 20 minute drive: locked up/can't turn by hand

Plus terrible gas mileage and the buzzy fan sound 100% of the time driving.