You know your driving a classic TR4 when...

[Lunch-Box]

Either way, Zeak...with 1st-gens...it's all about CLASS.:yo:

 

[zeak]

Your kids have to move welding equipment so they can sit in the back seat, because your rear window stopped working. (agan)

 

[SparkEE]

You buy it from the original owner with 250k miles, all maintenance documented. Only major work was an alternator, within last 20k miles. Passes emissions no problems either

 

[Lunch-Box]

...you're at the oil change place (don't judge me, I'm home briefly from work WAY out of state and ran out of time)...and the guy asks, and I quote, "What year is that...there's a turbo[?]...what...Toyota, uhhhh...what the hell is that thing?"

 

[zeak]

...you're at the oil change place (don't judge me, I'm home briefly from work WAY out of state and ran out of time)...and the guy asks, and I quote, "What year is that...there's a turbo[?]...what...Toyota, uhhhh...what the hell is that thing?"

That was great, but you should have been like, "Well yeah... all toyotas are turbo. Even the pruis. Did you not know that?"

 

[zeak]

When you have a classic t4r night.
1. I'll just replace this worn out steering idler arm and be done.

2. Oh, look. The boot on my stabilizer is shot. I'll just replace that with a spare.

3. I thought the last owner just replaced the timing belt.

4. why wont the crank pulley bolt come lose?!?!
(I had to bolt a chain to the pulley and run it arond the back of the Ac pump to hold the crank in place)
:gun6: :dammit: :lasercannon:

 

[4rnergirl]

You can take off your top.

 

[Tanner]

...when I hop into my '85 and my sister bangs on the passenger REAR window telling me to unlock the door...


...when you're looking at for sale ads and the seller doesn't post whether it is a manual or automatic; but knowing its a classic there's, still a good chance it could be a manual! (seriously Toyota, why no manual tranny options on the new T4Rs?)

 

[Footofgod]

4. why wont the crank pulley bolt come lose?!?!
(I had to bolt a chain to the pulley and run it arond the back of the Ac pump to hold the crank in place)
:gun6: :dammit: :lasercannon:

^^this^^

 

[KidVermicious]

4. why wont the crank pulley bolt come lose?!?!

Because you didn't do the breaker bar/starter trick, ya goof.

You know how I know I drive a classic T4R? Because I know the breaker bar/starter trick.

 

[zeak]

Because you didn't do the breaker bar/starter trick, ya goof.

You know how I know I drive a classic T4R? Because I know the breaker bar/starter trick.

Care to share? :gossip:

 

[KidVermicious]

Put an impact socket on your breaker bar and put it on the crank bolt so the bar is under the passenger side frame rail but as close as possible. The bar needs to be long enough to reach under the frame rail - shorter would be bad. Make sure there's no hoses or cables or anything between the bar and the frame.

Disconnect your ignition coil, or pull the EFI fuse or something.

Turn the key.

 

[zeak]

When the water pump is warped from one of the previous onwers
torpuing the bolts down to at least 40 ft-lbs. :dammit:
(My Toyota book said no more than 14 ft-lbs.)
I bought a new one (not reused) with a life time warranty.
That bar trick worked great KidVermicious.
Thanks

 

[KidVermicious]

How'd they get them that tight? I could break a water pump bolt just by looking at it funny.

 

[nicnmike]

You get wet when turning right after a good rain.

 

[Pisa 8687]

When your driver side carpet is black and oily from a leaky clutch master.

 

[zeak]

When your driver side carpet is black and oily from a leaky clutch master.

I hope you've already fixed it...

Its only $20.

 

[ForrestRunner]

When everytime you roll the rear window up you wonder if this is the time that the motor gives.

 

[Pisa 8687]

I hope you've already fixed it...

Its only $20.

Bin done:frog:

 

[4Ruinned]

When someone asks you if you would sell it but doesn't want to give you what you think is fair because "the truck is too old"