Vmax540

Hello, Bought my first Toyota a 1995 SR5 Ext. cab 3.0 that is a real project With possible blown H.G ? It came with a 89 SR5 3.0 parts truck both for $1000.00 ! The 95 is pretty clean underneath. Which service manual is the best and where should I buy ? Thanks for your help Chuck S.

Roark

Haynes Repair manual is best; find it on Amazon cheap.

This is your new best friend: http://personal.utulsa.edu/~nathan-buchanan/93fsm/

That is the online service manual, pretty similar to the Haynes, but much more accessible to a lot of people.

For $1000, you've got a solid looking truck and a great parts truck.. Better deal than I've seen in a while. Be sure to search the mess out of this forum and google in general; most, if not all questions you have have probably been answered before. If you can't get your search to work correctly on Yotatech, try typing in your search plus Yotatech next to it in the google search.. ( i.e. head gasket replacement 3vze yotatech)

Good luck with your truck(s), and most importantly, keep us updated!

Stetson_md

You could sell any parts you dont wind up needing and make back most if not all of your money

2toys

nice score. as far as the service manual theirs a guy on here with a link to the fsm can't remember his username ill keep an eye out for that link and let u know.
the haines or chilton manuals are good for basic repairs but beyond that you gotta have the fsm makes life much easier.

Vmax540

Thank you ! The owner (not much for mechanics) said he parked the 89 with 182,000 because it had a knocking sound and he did not know if it was coming from the top or bottom of engine. I looked at your link and under troubleshooting for knocking it mentions a sensor Hmmm....... guess I need to learn how to test a knock sensor ?

Roark

Knock sensor, if malfunctioning, should give off the check engine light. Learn how to read and diagnose the code. The sensor just regulates when combustion occurs (basically), so if the truck starts and there's a loud pop consistently in the bottom of the engine, the sensor may be at fault. Try running a higher grade fuel or a fuel cleaner (Lucas Oil or similar) to possibly cleanse the sensor.. If the knocking gets significantly quieter after that, I'd be looking into replacing the knock sensor.

Vmax540

Thanks Duke ! He parked the truck 9 years ago ! The oil looks clean as does the coolant so, I figure drain the fuel tank, add a little mystery oil down each plug hole let it sit a day then throw a battery in her and give it a whirl ? Is the fuel pump in the gas tank ? Any other suggestions ?

JohnnyCanuck

gotta like deals like that!

Roark

The fuel pump is located in the gas tank.. Depending on your situation and space, removing the bed is typically the easiest way of getting to it. As for the mystery oil, you shouldn't have to drain the fuel or oil, just let it run all together. And as an alternative to that, have you heard of SeaFoam? The stuff works wonders..

Roark

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f105...-truth-160613/

It's a good deal of reading, but very helpful and informative!

Yamiryder

Hey, was that truck on Pennswoods? I saw it for sale...you must be pretty close to me!

Vmax540

Punxys.... ? What a funny name.... bet you probably have a groundhog or something that tells me to put my snowmobile away ?

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Yes, My address is Shippenville near Clarion ! Later Chuck S.

Yamiryder

You like the rat? Well it's good to know of a fellow Yotatecher close to me!

2toys

Heres that link to the factory service manuals. big thanks to BMcEL for keeping the fsm link alive this is the only place ive seen them since ncttora took em down.

web.archive.org/web/20080731033603/http://www.ncttora.com/fsm/

Vmax540

Yep, and a fellow Yo-mama rider..... My website http://www.vintagevmax.com/vvforum3/index.php and for the summer In my garage is a 2011 YZ250F, 2007 WR250F, 2005 CRF150F !

Yamiryder

Sweet! I ride a 2007 YZ450F