JZiggy
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If you get some Spiker hood struts you won’t need that prop rod dingaling anymore at all!
What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today?
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If you get some Spiker hood struts you won’t need that prop rod dingaling anymore at all!
Smog-guy707
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Got the badge for my satoshi grille. Worked on it a little bit. I have some thundercloud metallic paint incoming in the mail [emoji2956]
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Mark_BC
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I ordered some new ones from Amayama a while ago. The shipping wasn't so crazy when I ordered it.
Genuine Toyota 90480-15028 (9048015028) CLIP, HOOD SUPPORT ROD - Amayama
Kanoe
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Yes, I’ve thought of that. I like them a lot. Canadian dollar is too weak for USD purchases unless it’s an emergency.
Strange findings...
I've got a fun story. Well not so much fun as interesting
Truck ran like crap for about a year, with no engine codes, just random hesitation and some vibration at idle. I decided to do alot of maintainence to hopefully track it down. replaced valve cover gaskets, cleaned and resealed the injectors, cleaned the TB, upper and lower plenums and decided to do timing belt after 100,000 miles clocked. Found out that my crankshaft was off two teeth from the cams due to stuck idler pulley when changing my timing belt. When I opened up the lower timing cover under the crankshaft pulley, I found a large clump of black sludge and thought maybe an oil leak from the crankshaft seal. I then found a large clump under the tensioner pulley for the belt and as I'm scraping some out, a tail falls out
Somehow a small rodent had gotten under the timing cover. I still can't figure out how it got there, as there are no holes in the plastic covers, no chewed wiring or any damage at all. Truck runs like a dream again, I had driven around with it performing so badly, its like driving a new vehicle!
Judging by how all that was left of it was black sludge and pink stained clumps from a leaky water pump, the only thing that gave it away was the tail. How on earth could it get up in there? I'm starting to think someone would have had to unbolt a couple of fasteners from the top timing cover, pry it back, and drop it in.
Bizarre, right?
I've got a fun story. Well not so much fun as interesting
Truck ran like crap for about a year, with no engine codes, just random hesitation and some vibration at idle. I decided to do alot of maintainence to hopefully track it down. replaced valve cover gaskets, cleaned and resealed the injectors, cleaned the TB, upper and lower plenums and decided to do timing belt after 100,000 miles clocked. Found out that my crankshaft was off two teeth from the cams due to stuck idler pulley when changing my timing belt. When I opened up the lower timing cover under the crankshaft pulley, I found a large clump of black sludge and thought maybe an oil leak from the crankshaft seal. I then found a large clump under the tensioner pulley for the belt and as I'm scraping some out, a tail falls out
Somehow a small rodent had gotten under the timing cover. I still can't figure out how it got there, as there are no holes in the plastic covers, no chewed wiring or any damage at all. Truck runs like a dream again, I had driven around with it performing so badly, its like driving a new vehicle!
Judging by how all that was left of it was black sludge and pink stained clumps from a leaky water pump, the only thing that gave it away was the tail. How on earth could it get up in there? I'm starting to think someone would have had to unbolt a couple of fasteners from the top timing cover, pry it back, and drop it in.
Bizarre, right?
eddielasvegas
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And no pix? 
Eddie
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I've got a fun story. Well not so much fun as interesting
Truck ran like crap for about a year, with no engine codes, just random hesitation and some vibration at idle. I decided to do alot of maintainence to hopefully track it down. replaced valve cover gaskets, cleaned and resealed the injectors, cleaned the TB, upper and lower plenums and decided to do timing belt after 100,000 miles clocked. Found out that my crankshaft was off two teeth from the cams due to stuck idler pulley when changing my timing belt. When I opened up the lower timing cover under the crankshaft pulley, I found a large clump of black sludge and thought maybe an oil leak from the crankshaft seal. I then found a large clump under the tensioner pulley for the belt and as I'm scraping some out, a tail falls out
Somehow a small rodent had gotten under the timing cover. I still can't figure out how it got there, as there are no holes in the plastic covers, no chewed wiring or any damage at all. Truck runs like a dream again, I had driven around with it performing so badly, its like driving a new vehicle!
Judging by how all that was left of it was black sludge and pink stained clumps from a leaky water pump, the only thing that gave it away was the tail. How on earth could it get up in there? I'm starting to think someone would have had to unbolt a couple of fasteners from the top timing cover, pry it back, and drop it in.
Bizarre, right?
MagusWyatt
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I've got a fun story. Well not so much fun as interesting
Truck ran like crap for about a year, with no engine codes, just random hesitation and some vibration at idle. I decided to do alot of maintainence to hopefully track it down. replaced valve cover gaskets, cleaned and resealed the injectors, cleaned the TB, upper and lower plenums and decided to do timing belt after 100,000 miles clocked. Found out that my crankshaft was off two teeth from the cams due to stuck idler pulley when changing my timing belt. When I opened up the lower timing cover under the crankshaft pulley, I found a large clump of black sludge and thought maybe an oil leak from the crankshaft seal. I then found a large clump under the tensioner pulley for the belt and as I'm scraping some out, a tail falls out
Somehow a small rodent had gotten under the timing cover. I still can't figure out how it got there, as there are no holes in the plastic covers, no chewed wiring or any damage at all. Truck runs like a dream again, I had driven around with it performing so badly, its like driving a new vehicle!
Judging by how all that was left of it was black sludge and pink stained clumps from a leaky water pump, the only thing that gave it away was the tail. How on earth could it get up in there? I'm starting to think someone would have had to unbolt a couple of fasteners from the top timing cover, pry it back, and drop it in.
Bizarre, right?
That's nuts! So what kind of tail was it? You'd be amazed at how much certain animals can compress their bodies to get into small spaces.
4Runner4Leon
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Officially reached middle age!
cstmg8
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Hahaha, nice!Officially reached middle age!
Mine was similar a few days ago..
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Hahaha, nice!
Mine was similar a few days ago..
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I hope you have not hit middle age yet...i hope 250k is middle age
not today, but came back late tuesday night from a 700 mile round trip to seward alaska and got some big halibut and some rock fish on my oldest sons charter boat. But today ordered the blackstone sampling kit. Did not use a drop of oil...love these engines. In another 10 days headed to the copper river for salmon fishing and when I return going to do an oil change and send off a bit to blackstone
eddielasvegas
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Man, sounds like fun 3bears.
How much is Blackstone UOA? Still around $35?
I stopped using them when I found out about Wix/NAPA/FEW OTHER NAMES kits. They can be had for < $20 on sale and include TBN. I stocked up when I found some for $10 2-3 years ago. Last time I used Blackstone, they charged extra for TBN. The kits are sent to ALS Tribology labs, which is a worldwide testing lab with facilities almost everywhere.
Not trying to change your mind, just offering another option that is at least as good and way cheaper, especially % wise.
Eddie
How much is Blackstone UOA? Still around $35?
I stopped using them when I found out about Wix/NAPA/FEW OTHER NAMES kits. They can be had for < $20 on sale and include TBN. I stocked up when I found some for $10 2-3 years ago. Last time I used Blackstone, they charged extra for TBN. The kits are sent to ALS Tribology labs, which is a worldwide testing lab with facilities almost everywhere.
Not trying to change your mind, just offering another option that is at least as good and way cheaper, especially % wise.
Eddie
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Replaced my radiator and my O2 sensors. You can see how toasted my downstream O2 sensor gasket was. The upstream one looked almost new. Also, on the upstream sensor, both studs came out with the nuts still attached, and on the downstream sensor one of the studs came out with the nuts, and the other stayed in. I just put everything back together the way I took it out after replacing the sensors, but I'm assuming that the manual is correct and I should have only been taking off the nuts and leaving the studs in place. Does anyone know how the studs are supposed to be mounted into the flange? It didn't look like anything broke, it just looked like they were threaded in and came unscrewed. No CEL yet on it, but I'm a bit concerned about not being able to get a proper seal.
michaelautorepair
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calimobber
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lol did you break off all the bolts on the new one too?
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