New to me 88' 4runner
02-15-2010, 08:36 AM
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New to me 88' 4runner
So my wife finds this on craigs list for 600$. Called the guy, it overheated and he didnt have the funds to fix it. Drove 2 hrs to look st it, and on roadside ( where it had been sitting for 9 months) put in a fresh battery and new thermastat. Fired right up and hasnt stopped since. That was October of 09'. it hasnt stopped since. So 600$ for the truck and about 100$ in parts. Id say i got a good deal.
LMAO
lmao camo no...
02-15-2010, 08:51 AM
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There is a little rust around the slider window on cap, and a couple little rock dents but other wise the body is clean. Picked up a brush guard to go on it already. Thinking about a little lift. It has 31s under it now. And when all this snow melts i need to start looking into fabricating a bikini top. Would love to paint it, but cant afford to have someone do it nor do i have the tools/expertise to do it myself. Also, anyone know how hard it is to convert from manual to power locks/windows?
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lol, funny you say that Crazy. I was reading my wife some of the other posts and she says" nothing about the wife that found it for you" blah blah blah.......lol so you just made her day 
02-15-2010, 08:59 AM
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lol camo. man i bought my truck for 3500 and i have atleast 5500 into it and have nothing to show for it but my 31" mudders lol but i have a 22re with 70k km's, basicaly new ifs, brakes, bunch of other crap haha
02-15-2010, 09:02 AM
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change that timing belt and water pump, NOW!
i bought an overheat and the belt was melted to the pulley and missing teeth. ran though...
Toyota timing belt ONLY! You can use a different WP if you want... Never use an aftermarket timing belt on anything!
Get a Toyota timing belt, tensioner and waterpump... if funds are tight you can skimp on the WP, but get the most expensive one they try to sell you, not the cheapest...
oh, and front main seal...
i bought an overheat and the belt was melted to the pulley and missing teeth. ran though...
Toyota timing belt ONLY! You can use a different WP if you want... Never use an aftermarket timing belt on anything!
Get a Toyota timing belt, tensioner and waterpump... if funds are tight you can skimp on the WP, but get the most expensive one they try to sell you, not the cheapest...
oh, and front main seal...
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@ Zelephant: ehhh, some places are faded more then others and the cap has fiberglass showing. Im not a big fan of red to begin with. Was thinking more of a gloss midnight black.
@Tried 4x2: Yeah i hear you about the overheating. I had to replace the engine in my last yota ( again an 88' 4runner ) that i lost in a divorce...... due to an overheating issue. This one seem right tho, not hearing anything like i heard from the last one... not hearing anything really from the engine actually... and when it overheated the kid parked it not wanting to damage it and not haveing the funds to fix it. ( was not mech. savy) thermastat isnt rocket science nor expensive... lol
@Tried 4x2: Yeah i hear you about the overheating. I had to replace the engine in my last yota ( again an 88' 4runner ) that i lost in a divorce...... due to an overheating issue. This one seem right tho, not hearing anything like i heard from the last one... not hearing anything really from the engine actually...
and when it overheated the kid parked it not wanting to damage it and not haveing the funds to fix it. ( was not mech. savy) thermastat isnt rocket science nor expensive... lol
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