Signing off....:(
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Signing off....:(
Want to say I will be signing off for good fellas.....my Yota bit the dust yesterday and I have ran out of patience and money too keep pouring into it.
Out in the woods yesterday and blew my Headgasket, took it to my buddy at Nally ( Service Manager ) and had it checked out.
She was pronounced DOA due to a : Blown Headgasket(rear area by firewall), Leak from valve covers(fixed twice), Power stearing pump failure, U-Joints almost gone, O2 Sensor code, and a shot Water Pump(went out after oil cooler was fixed)
All in all the repairs would have cost more than the truck was bought for, $2000,
After learing all of this I asked my friend for His best salesman, and bought a 2008 Chevy Cobalt........don't all clap at once people, but the car has great pep, better MPG, and under a complete bumper to bumper warranty.
I just want to say thanks for all the help you guys have given me, and in the future if I know anyone with a 4Runner, I will send them your way.
Take care..
Out in the woods yesterday and blew my Headgasket, took it to my buddy at Nally ( Service Manager ) and had it checked out.
She was pronounced DOA due to a : Blown Headgasket(rear area by firewall), Leak from valve covers(fixed twice), Power stearing pump failure, U-Joints almost gone, O2 Sensor code, and a shot Water Pump(went out after oil cooler was fixed)
All in all the repairs would have cost more than the truck was bought for, $2000,
After learing all of this I asked my friend for His best salesman, and bought a 2008 Chevy Cobalt........don't all clap at once people, but the car has great pep, better MPG, and under a complete bumper to bumper warranty.
I just want to say thanks for all the help you guys have given me, and in the future if I know anyone with a 4Runner, I will send them your way.
Take care..
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The Cobalt should be good till the warranty runs out. But then you can get something else. As for the Toyota diesel link I went that route but I've got a more powerful motor in mine. Here is a link to my swap running just after I was able to start it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMQ2QX0QRD4 I still need to get another video up of it done.
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Just because you don't have a Toy doesn't mean you have to go . Save your pennies and get a truck with a 22re for a weekend warrior and drive your cobalt as a DD.
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I think thats the best idea ive ever heard, once you go Toyota you never go back, youll miss it, i love all mine even though they make my furiose sometimes. Get a nice offroader to wrench on.
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I agree, definitely no need to go man. Now's the time to upgrade! I went from a '95 to a '99 (3.0 to 3.4) and it was the best thing I did. I loved my '95 but the 3.4 was amazing.
Stick around bud!
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Stick around bud!
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Wow... Your Runner died a very stereotypical 3.0 death,
with head gaskets, water pump, o2 sensor, etc..
Thats a shame, man. You oughtta hang around and wait for the right
truck to come up for sale.
with head gaskets, water pump, o2 sensor, etc..
Thats a shame, man. You oughtta hang around and wait for the right
truck to come up for sale.
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Ok......thought about it, and I am going to keep it in my driveway, as a project truck, slowly build it up maybe to be some weekend monster trail maker...lol
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Yeah that's what I'd do. None of what you mentioned is major except the head gasket & it's a well known problem. a 3.4 swap would fix everything but the u-joints & that's just maintenance stuff. (assuming you do the swap right)
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It had 178,456 miles on the original engine, About 50 miles before it crapped the bed on me I had replaces all wires, sparks, distributor, rotor, brakes, and about a 100 or so miles ago had the timing belt replaced along with the faulty Fan idler bracket(berings seezed up and *&%^%ed everything up)
Don't think I had the money to do that or anything.....tax return...lol
Don't think I had the money to do that or anything.....tax return...lol
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