Not today, but recently:
made a walkaround vid of mine
Is this the cleanest 250k mile 3rd Gen 4Runner EVER?! - YouTube
made a walkaround vid of mine
Is this the cleanest 250k mile 3rd Gen 4Runner EVER?! - YouTube
What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today?
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I discovered the same thingo n my factory 5-spd elocker '99. When the diff developed a little bit of pinion bearing noise (~220K miles, not sure why, it was full of good oil) I got lucky and found a typical 4.30 locker in a local PnP junkyard and swapped that in.
And proceeded to drive it like that for about 4 or 5 months, including a 2 week trip out in Colorado and Utah with lots of offroading.
Not only did it drive pretty normally whenever 4WD was engaged (always in low traction situation), but I'd almost say it worked slightly better on tight turns, the front would sort of pull its way through a corner, pushing a bit less than normal. On some slick rock sections I got a few more chirps from the tires, but with everything correct, tires will chirp a bit on that stuff.
Eventually I checked because I *always* had to reverse to disengage 4WD) and found, D'OH! 4.10 in the front, 4.30 in the rear. I just swapped the front diff to a 4.30 as well, they're easier to find than another 4.10 rear locker.
cl4Rk
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Our roads are waaaaay over salted with brine.
We had a few days of snow and single digit temps, but today we got a sunny break with several hours in the 40s, so I hosed everything off with a pressure washer wand that angles past 90 degrees to really get up under and behind the frame, suspension, etc.
Ready for the next round of single digit temps later this week. Just wish they didn't use so much salt !!
We had a few days of snow and single digit temps, but today we got a sunny break with several hours in the 40s, so I hosed everything off with a pressure washer wand that angles past 90 degrees to really get up under and behind the frame, suspension, etc.
Ready for the next round of single digit temps later this week. Just wish they didn't use so much salt !!
Brian.
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You have to go colder or warmer... of course, colder and you're dealing with constant cracked windows from the sanded roads... and warmer, well... I had to turn my house AC on for 1/1/22 because it was over 80F inside with humidity closer to 90% (inside, was pegged at 99% outside).
very true, here salt would do little good as it just makes ice into water and then re-freezes in a short bit....so they use small rock pieces......called chip rock.....and in our household there is 5 vehicles....all with cracked windshields.....we call them" alaskan windshield" sometimes you will even see used cars that state....alaskan windshield. They start as a little rock chip...then when temps go extreme from outside adn your defroster on you just watch them spread .
tomorrow high -29 and a low of -35...not including the wind
but my 22 year old 4 runner that has spent its life in this town has zero rust
Repainted rear window spoiler wing thingy. It was previously all faded and nasty looking. Probably nobody but me noticed it, but it bugged me every time I looked at the truck. Popped it off, sprayed it with bedliner spray and put it back on. Sprayed the screws as well because they were silver and looked pretty lame against the black. Should have taken a "before" photo but didn't think of it in time. Will end up doing the same to the roof rack but may just tape it off instead of removing it, though.
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This is one CLEAN 4Runner! Congrats on having built something with such meticulous attention to detail. Love it! I've been wanting to spend some time underneath mine, getting everything as clean as possible. Will never look like yours, but I'll spend a bunch of time trying!
infamousRNR
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250 bucks, ouch...
I suppose it be the only realistic option consider it might be a test off patience to find a good condition used one from a junkyard...
does anyone know if you can swap the driver and passenger side seatbelts?
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250 bucks, ouch...
I suppose it be the only realistic option consider it might be a test off patience to find a good condition used one from a junkyard...
does anyone know if you can swap the driver and passenger side seatbelts?
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Drove from fairbanks to Anchorage yesterday. Roads are still terrible and the wind was ripping through wasilla/palmer. What tires do you run?
nice....... another alaskan....
this time of year I run blizzaks, when the snow is gone I run KO2's.
I heard the roads to/from anchorage are a mess and why the grocery stores are pretty low on things like milk and produce because the trucks are having issues getting from anchorage to fairbanks
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Heading out in the morning from NC to deliver this to my daughter in southwestern CO.
Brakes all the way around, rear axle seals and bearings, valve cover gaskets, plugs and wires, brake booster and master cylinder, battery, timing belt water pump tensioner’s etc, headlight and fog light bulbs, switched lock cylinders, new instrument panel and cc lights, wiper blades and removed running boards. Ball joints and shocks and springs recently done.
175K miles.
planning on a 3 day drive.
Toyo Open Country AT3s waiting for it when it gets there.
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Brakes all the way around, rear axle seals and bearings, valve cover gaskets, plugs and wires, brake booster and master cylinder, battery, timing belt water pump tensioner’s etc, headlight and fog light bulbs, switched lock cylinders, new instrument panel and cc lights, wiper blades and removed running boards. Ball joints and shocks and springs recently done.
175K miles.
planning on a 3 day drive.
Toyo Open Country AT3s waiting for it when it gets there.
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Brian.
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If you're going all the way to Cortez, make sure you schedule a stop in Mancos for some beer (Mancos brewing). 30 years of beer tasting/brewing (including other countries) and she's one of my favorite brewers. I don't get that way often, but I always spend a few hundred on beer to bring home and nurse.
If not, then Del Norte has a reasonably good place too (3 barrel brewery), and their pizza ain't nothing to complain about either.
Condolences if you're going to Durango....
wtfdissux2
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new idea for fog lights
picked up a set of motor cycle projector fog/highbeam lights they fit right into the factory holes now to come up with a new switch thats is an on/off/on to toggle between settings and turn off
picked up a set of motor cycle projector fog/highbeam lights they fit right into the factory holes now to come up with a new switch thats is an on/off/on to toggle between settings and turn off
I remember a great breakfast spot in Mancos.
Durango is it this time then fly back to where I belong in Norf Cackalacky.
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cl4Rk
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cl4Rk
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Thanks! Would love to see some photos of your install. :thumb:
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Finally got around to fixing the 12v outlets. Without really looking into the issue, and since one of my outlets worked but the other three did not, I just assumed that the fuse-able links behind the outlets themselves had blown. I went ahead and ordered some on eBay.
But then after a quick look at the fuse blocks both under the hood and in the cabin, I saw the working outlet (circled in green in the photo) is on the “ACC” circuit along with the radio and clock, but the other three (circled in yellow in the photo, and the one in the cargo area) are on an isolated “PWR OUTLET” circuit under the hood.
It was simply a blown 15a fuse LOL. So now all my 12v outlets work and I’ve got some spare fuse-able links :shrug:
This reminds me of when I thought I needed to replace my charcoal canister, but really only needed to fully plug in my evap pressure sensor. I need to actually identify the root cause by performing tests, and not just assume and starting throwing parts at issues!
EDIT: this link to fuse diagrams for 3rd gens might be useful to leave here. It seems accurate at least for 2000s.
But then after a quick look at the fuse blocks both under the hood and in the cabin, I saw the working outlet (circled in green in the photo) is on the “ACC” circuit along with the radio and clock, but the other three (circled in yellow in the photo, and the one in the cargo area) are on an isolated “PWR OUTLET” circuit under the hood.
It was simply a blown 15a fuse LOL. So now all my 12v outlets work and I’ve got some spare fuse-able links :shrug:
This reminds me of when I thought I needed to replace my charcoal canister, but really only needed to fully plug in my evap pressure sensor. I need to actually identify the root cause by performing tests, and not just assume and starting throwing parts at issues!
EDIT: this link to fuse diagrams for 3rd gens might be useful to leave here. It seems accurate at least for 2000s.
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CrudRunner
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I've read that thread. Unfortunately I neglected to check it that thoroughly last time I had the TB off. This is on my "to do" list.
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