rear end locked up and killed engine
02-24-2010, 02:12 PM
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Namecalling will get you a visit from the Wabbit. Ask me how I know. 
02-24-2010, 02:14 PM
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He did kinda just waste all of our time here did he not? Was this thread supposed to be funny? Some kind of joke thread? I ain't laughing...sorry.
Maybe Jerk would be more appropriate than Moron...
He's a something that's all I know!
Maybe Jerk would be more appropriate than Moron...
He's a something that's all I know!
02-24-2010, 02:41 PM
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Dude...are you serious!? Did you really think we'd buy that for half a second?
Let me tell you something. This is definetly going in the "dumbest thing someones told you about cars thread" for sure.
Moron....
Let me tell you something. This is definetly going in the "dumbest thing someones told you about cars thread" for sure.
Moron....
Sounds like bs? Like I comletely made this up?
02-24-2010, 02:44 PM
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Dude...are you serious!? Did you really think we'd buy that for half a second?
Let me tell you something. This is definetly going in the "dumbest thing someones told you about cars thread" for sure.
Moron....
Let me tell you something. This is definetly going in the "dumbest thing someones told you about cars thread" for sure.
Moron....
02-24-2010, 04:26 PM
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02-24-2010, 06:25 PM
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Regarding skid pics- As a guy who has also almost been killed in the exact same spot, and who has lost friends to wrecks on the same grade, and who has the dubious privilege of being a Deputy Coroner, and who knows B4Runner's parents, I will request that no extreme efforts be made to obtain skid pics! There is no shoulder there, so to get pics would have to be on the fly as you drive by. The skids wouldn't tell you much unless you knew the cliff next to them. Suffice to say- if there had been oncoming traffic, he probably wouldn't be writing us.
Back on task- I wonder if the fuel pump relay or some EFI connection got bumped a bit loose due to the sudden jerk when the diff locked, and if simply by poking around at it, the mech resolved it. Stranger things have happened. I've never heard of this switch either.
It is curious. However, the fact remains that the engine runs, and the car is that much closer to being back on the road. Good!
MC
Back on task- I wonder if the fuel pump relay or some EFI connection got bumped a bit loose due to the sudden jerk when the diff locked, and if simply by poking around at it, the mech resolved it. Stranger things have happened. I've never heard of this switch either.
It is curious. However, the fact remains that the engine runs, and the car is that much closer to being back on the road. Good!
MC
02-24-2010, 06:38 PM
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It does sound very reasonable to me, especially since lots of vehicles have some sort of inertia switch to cutoff the fuel supply system in the case of an accident. I'm not yet familiar enough with Toyota trucks to know if they have one or not, but my '89 Ranger did as well as my '80 MGB. In fact, the British parts catalog sells a universal aftermarket inertia switch since the MGB switch is no longer available. Who knows, maybe a previous owner installed one of these on your truck. Ask your mechanic to show you the switch so you'll know for future reference.
02-24-2010, 07:27 PM
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ok then... what have we learned?
Don't come on here and get us all hyped up with "the sky is falling, the sky is falling!! My V6 that already has a black eye has blew up and almost killed me!!"
Cooler heads prevail... Just calm down and relax next time... Do some intel, some troubleshooting and then call the Calvary in.
Don't come on here and get us all hyped up with "the sky is falling, the sky is falling!! My V6 that already has a black eye has blew up and almost killed me!!"
Cooler heads prevail... Just calm down and relax next time... Do some intel, some troubleshooting and then call the Calvary in.
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02-25-2010, 05:10 AM
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It does sound very reasonable to me, especially since lots of vehicles have some sort of inertia switch to cutoff the fuel supply system in the case of an accident. I'm not yet familiar enough with Toyota trucks to know if they have one or not, but my '89 Ranger did as well as my '80 MGB..
02-25-2010, 06:44 AM
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There's a reason I now drive a Toyota as a daily driver and the MG sits peacefully under a tarp...
03-02-2010, 08:51 PM
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Well, forget about the engine. I still haven't heard back from the mechanic about where the non-existant switch is located. Nonetheless, the engine runs and I'm happy.
I've taken my 3rd member out. Spider gears or pinion bearing are most likely the answer. The ring and pinion are fine, but nothing will budge.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116.../#post51381795
(Progress pics will come when I gather patience to upload them onto Photobucket.)
I've taken my 3rd member out. Spider gears or pinion bearing are most likely the answer. The ring and pinion are fine, but nothing will budge.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116.../#post51381795
(Progress pics will come when I gather patience to upload them onto Photobucket.)
03-02-2010, 09:07 PM
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03-13-2010, 09:56 PM
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Got my new (to me) diffy in a few days ago. Had to swap out the pinion flanges from the old to new because the new was smaller than my driveline. Truck runs better than ever. Still haven't heard back from my mechanic on how exactly he got the engine running. Will update whenever he gets back to me.
