Does anyone have a quick fix for my rattling hood?
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Does anyone have a quick fix for my rattling hood?
Hey guys,
I just picked up my first toyota-97 4runner Limited and I absolutely love it. It rides great except for the hood rattles at high speeds and during high cross winds. I know that this is a common problem with the 3rd gen 4runner and I am wondering what you all reccomend for fixing this problem.
I am planning on doing some towing this spring/summer/fall and the guy I bought the truck from said it has a towing package(It has a original toyota tow bar, which is rusting badly). I looked by the front radiator and I can't tell whether or not it has a factory tranny cooler.
Can anyone help me out please??
I just picked up my first toyota-97 4runner Limited and I absolutely love it. It rides great except for the hood rattles at high speeds and during high cross winds. I know that this is a common problem with the 3rd gen 4runner and I am wondering what you all reccomend for fixing this problem.
I am planning on doing some towing this spring/summer/fall and the guy I bought the truck from said it has a towing package(It has a original toyota tow bar, which is rusting badly). I looked by the front radiator and I can't tell whether or not it has a factory tranny cooler.
Can anyone help me out please??
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Originally Posted by BASSMAN
Hey guys,
I just picked up my first toyota-97 4runner Limited and I absolutely love it. It rides great except for the hood rattles at high speeds and during high cross winds. I know that this is a common problem with the 3rd gen 4runner and I am wondering what you all reccomend for fixing this problem.
I am planning on doing some towing this spring/summer/fall and the guy I bought the truck from said it has a towing package(It has a original toyota tow bar, which is rusting badly). I looked by the front radiator and I can't tell whether or not it has a factory tranny cooler.
Can anyone help me out please??
I just picked up my first toyota-97 4runner Limited and I absolutely love it. It rides great except for the hood rattles at high speeds and during high cross winds. I know that this is a common problem with the 3rd gen 4runner and I am wondering what you all reccomend for fixing this problem.
I am planning on doing some towing this spring/summer/fall and the guy I bought the truck from said it has a towing package(It has a original toyota tow bar, which is rusting badly). I looked by the front radiator and I can't tell whether or not it has a factory tranny cooler.
Can anyone help me out please??
2) You can pick up a new tow bar assembly pretty cheap used or just sand the one you got and rattle can it.
3) I don't think the factory towing package included any type of OEM tranny cooler, but I could be mistaken. Do a search for tranny coolers on the forum and you'll find MORE than you want to know.
Good luck!
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First of all, do you have a hood protector? Those always cause what you are describing.
Like Brian said, you can reduce the hood wobble by backing out the hood stops at the front. There is also a guy that sells a kit that eliminates it completely. I cant remember the site, but the kit is $40 or something.
Like Brian said, you can reduce the hood wobble by backing out the hood stops at the front. There is also a guy that sells a kit that eliminates it completely. I cant remember the site, but the kit is $40 or something.
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Originally Posted by <96 Runner>
First of all, do you have a hood protector? Those always cause what you are describing.
Like Brian said, you can reduce the hood wobble by backing out the hood stops at the front. There is also a guy that sells a kit that eliminates it completely. I cant remember the site, but the kit is $40 or something.
Like Brian said, you can reduce the hood wobble by backing out the hood stops at the front. There is also a guy that sells a kit that eliminates it completely. I cant remember the site, but the kit is $40 or something.
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3) I don't think the factory towing package included any type of OEM tranny cooler, but I could be mistaken. Do a search for tranny coolers on the forum and you'll find MORE than you want to know.
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Originally Posted by Robinhood150
Do the 3rd gens not route the cooling lines to the bottom of the radiator, 'cause that's the OEM tranny cooler on the 2nd gens.
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Do the 3rd gens not route the cooling lines to the bottom of the radiator, 'cause that's the OEM tranny cooler on the 2nd gens.
I'd strongly suggest the biggest aftermarket Hayden RapidCool (M/N: 679) tranny cooler you can fit. I had to modify my hood latch brace but I got the 679 to fit nice and easy.
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I just checked and it looks like there are 2 radiators up front one is a little smaller than the other but it look pretty damn huge. Do you guys think thats the cooler?
One is the radiator and one is the a/c evaporator. You'd have 3 if you had a tranny cooler. If the lines come out of your tranny and go to the radiator then back to the tranny, you have NO tranny cooler. In that case, see my previous post.
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Originally Posted by BASSMAN
Hey guys,
I just picked up my first toyota-97 4runner Limited and I absolutely love it. It rides great except for the hood rattles at high speeds and during high cross winds. I know that this is a common problem with the 3rd gen 4runner and I am wondering what you all reccomend for fixing this problem.
I am planning on doing some towing this spring/summer/fall and the guy I bought the truck from said it has a towing package(It has a original toyota tow bar, which is rusting badly). I looked by the front radiator and I can't tell whether or not it has a factory tranny cooler.
Can anyone help me out please??
I just picked up my first toyota-97 4runner Limited and I absolutely love it. It rides great except for the hood rattles at high speeds and during high cross winds. I know that this is a common problem with the 3rd gen 4runner and I am wondering what you all reccomend for fixing this problem.
I am planning on doing some towing this spring/summer/fall and the guy I bought the truck from said it has a towing package(It has a original toyota tow bar, which is rusting badly). I looked by the front radiator and I can't tell whether or not it has a factory tranny cooler.
Can anyone help me out please??
This was the fix for my 93 and my 02 Runner's problem with the back hood rattling/flapping at high speed.
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