Welllp, looks like this might be the last straw..
10-23-2003, 08:45 PM
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Welllp, looks like this might be the last straw..
Last couple mornings, that ˟˟˟˟in POS has started it's rough idle again.. Looks like it may be strike 3.. I think I am gonna sell her.. I just can not have 3-5k of driveability at a time!! This is unfreaking believable!! I am gonna sell her, buy myself a little 2wd pick up to drive around in and haul stuff for the house and build my ˟˟˟˟in Jeep to wheel!! I am going to call around for a new motor for the Jeep tomorow and I hope to have it in by next weekend.. Then the Runner can go back to get the heads adjusted a friggin 3 time and I am gonna dump it before it craps the valves out of adjustment again...I am sick of this crap big time!!:pat:
Aughhhhhhhhh
10-23-2003, 08:59 PM
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Yea, but you know Corey.. There comes a time when you just have to say enough is enough.. I have had 2 sets of heads built and this last set has had to be sent back 3 times for re-adjust ment.. None have ever gone past 5k before they act up.. That and she is starting to get a little soft in some areas, and the fact that it is just going into winter I hope to sell it and make a fair profit on it.. at this point I have no intrest in building a new motor or swaping something in... I dunno, I am just sick to death of it all. Maybe I will sell the Jeep after I put a motor into it and take the combined and buy a daily driver and a newer Wrangler with a 4.0 and build it up on some 33's and just have fun with it.. I can no longer take the family in the 4Runner, in fact they have not been in it in almost 2 months (no room left for all of us) so I don't need such a large SUV that is sucking 15mpg.
Ahhh.. What can ya do?? I have put a 100k on her and had it aboout as long as you have had your's so, I got some fun from her... Just kinda sucks that I have put so much into it as of late..
Ahhh.. What can ya do?? I have put a 100k on her and had it aboout as long as you have had your's so, I got some fun from her... Just kinda sucks that I have put so much into it as of late..
10-23-2003, 09:10 PM
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Lee, I know the perfect family vehicle, and I'd love to have one in white of course.
A little bigger in the inside, but if you are a stick man, you'd have to settle for the auto tranny.
A little bigger in the inside, but if you are a stick man, you'd have to settle for the auto tranny.
10-23-2003, 09:19 PM
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you could always get an fj60. they were stick, and had round headlights 
too bad they're so expensive though. one shady dealer not far from here *cough*sundance had one a while back, an '83 i believe, for $8k. even worse, it posted the bluebook value on the windshield below the price, something like $2300
too bad they're so expensive though. one shady dealer not far from here *cough*sundance had one a while back, an '83 i believe, for $8k. even worse, it posted the bluebook value on the windshield below the price, something like $2300
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10-24-2003, 08:10 AM
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Nawh.. same room in the 60/62 series.. I would have to step up to an 80 to get the third seat.. But I dont mind taking the conversion van with the kids.. They all have their own seat, it has a TV/VCR and all the comfort you could need.
If I buy another Toy it will be a 40, but for now I am not ready to put the effort into a project and there are not really any clean ones up here, I would head down soulth to buy one. I did just buy a motor for my Jeep today (Hell.. even the Jeep went 175k before the motor went) I just bought a 81k motor from RI with a 6 month full replacement warrantey for $650 I really don't think I will build this Jeep to wheel, but I do think I may be done with the 4Runner.. I refuse to pay $2500+ for a new motor.. This motor (when the valves are good) had 150-160 psi of compression and does not smoke oil at all.. It is good and solid.. WTF is going on with the heads I have no clue.. But I am sick to death of dealing with it. I will be bringing the Jeep to our new house in CT tomorow and I am going to start pulling the motor out. Heck, I have not even seen the Jeep since September when the motor went... It has been at my Brother in law's house with the cover on it..
I will have to take a photo of my new 25 x 25 work shop that came with our house.. It is not 100% set up (or even close) but it is mine, and my Snap-On tool chest has a home now
If I buy another Toy it will be a 40, but for now I am not ready to put the effort into a project and there are not really any clean ones up here, I would head down soulth to buy one. I did just buy a motor for my Jeep today (Hell.. even the Jeep went 175k before the motor went) I just bought a 81k motor from RI with a 6 month full replacement warrantey for $650 I really don't think I will build this Jeep to wheel, but I do think I may be done with the 4Runner.. I refuse to pay $2500+ for a new motor.. This motor (when the valves are good) had 150-160 psi of compression and does not smoke oil at all.. It is good and solid.. WTF is going on with the heads I have no clue.. But I am sick to death of dealing with it. I will be bringing the Jeep to our new house in CT tomorow and I am going to start pulling the motor out. Heck, I have not even seen the Jeep since September when the motor went... It has been at my Brother in law's house with the cover on it..
I will have to take a photo of my new 25 x 25 work shop that came with our house.. It is not 100% set up (or even close) but it is mine, and my Snap-On tool chest has a home now
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Lee: I'm sorry that the Runner giving you fits here lately. I really thought you had it fixed this time.
You are having the exact oposite problem as what I had happen to me 12 years ago. My Jeep CJ-7 (with 200K) started to have everything go wrong on it at the same time.....that is what made me become so dissatisfied with it and I sold it to get my Runner. Now here lately, I too have had to start fixing things going wrong with the Runner as I approach 200K. Just put me out of my misery if you ever hear me say that I'm going to buy another Jeep
. No seriously, I know you like your Wrangler and are happy with it and it will suit your wheeling needs. I just am going to stick with another Toyota when my Runner's repair bills start equalling a car note.
I feel your pain and I hope you can easily/cheaply get your Runner fixed up to sell.
David
You are having the exact oposite problem as what I had happen to me 12 years ago. My Jeep CJ-7 (with 200K) started to have everything go wrong on it at the same time.....that is what made me become so dissatisfied with it and I sold it to get my Runner. Now here lately, I too have had to start fixing things going wrong with the Runner as I approach 200K. Just put me out of my misery if you ever hear me say that I'm going to buy another Jeep
. No seriously, I know you like your Wrangler and are happy with it and it will suit your wheeling needs. I just am going to stick with another Toyota when my Runner's repair bills start equalling a car note. I feel your pain and I hope you can easily/cheaply get your Runner fixed up to sell.
David
