Re Leaks: LOL!

 

Lol... that has been me multiple times

 

And remember to put the drain plug back in the oil pan before adding the new oil...

 

You will only forget to put the oil filter on once. After you clean that mess up your mind won't let you forget

 

Well unfortunately my grandfather passed away early this morning. I'm still going to work hard to get this truck ready to go.

pic of me when i was younger with my grandfather.

 

Sorry about your loss. On the other hand, glad that you seemed to have made beautiful memories with him. Condolences.

 

Condolences . Grampa's are a tough loss.

 

sorry to hear that, I'm familiar with the feeling
condolences and best wishes

 

Sorry to hear that. Great picture with him, it's wonderful to have such great memories.

 

Sorry to hear about your grandpa passing.Looks like you had some great times with him growing up. His memory will live on in the 4 runner that you're restoring.

 

I'm sorry for the loss of your grandfather. It's neat that you're restoring the 4Runner he gave you.

 

Thanks everyone. I really wanted him to see it and go for a ride but i also knew that was a tough thing to make happen.

 

No recent updates on the 4 runner but i did pick up a new daily driver.

 

nice!

 

Nice wheels. Looks like the boss likes it too

 

I miss my 2010 Tundra, they ride so nice.

 

Figured i would post an update here since it has been a while. I still lurk the forums daily, just haven't worked on the truck. Our work has new owners and I've been working alot, plus i have been getting a bit of side appliance work. In fact i have so many appliances in my garage i have to move the truck out just to work on the appliances.

I'll get back to working on it soon.

 

Still looking forward to seeing how that paint turns out!

 

I fixed my temp gauge this week, new sensor and tightening the screws on the circuit board did the trick. Great piece of mind knowing.

i replaced the o2 sensor as my old one tested bad. Put in a denso unit.

i went ahead and changed the engine temp sender as well, that makes all coolant sensors new.

I'm still chasing down a strange hard start that only happens after it has sat for a while. I'm thinking my cold start injector is leaking into the intake and flooding. Every time it starts after this problem i get a cloud of smoke and a strong raw fuel smell.
I also get a weird low rpm bog when first driving that goes away within a few minutes of driving. Maybe my tps is giving trouble, i did a hack fix to it before that may have failed.
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Well i worked a bit today trying to figure out some of the engine issues. I jumped the fuel pump and immediately got a fuel smell, i get a strong smell from the intake manifold but could not find a leak anywhere. I stuck a paper towel into all the cylinders and the intake and ran the fuel pump but none of the towels came up with fuel on them.

i don't know when or if I'll find the fuel issue. Ill have to get a fuel pressure gauge and see how the fpr is holding.

i put a new battery in and took a pic of the spark plugs after about 300 miles. They look great.

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