updates?

 

i replaced the whole motor with this jdm one...
already put about 4-5k miles as of today and did its first oil change last weekend-all clear and running strong and even better

 

Awesome

 

Those pictures are incredible. Hope she is not your GF but what kind of dingbat sells a $6K car for $300?

 

lol,i got lucky and found the right dingbat lol...
she bought my jetta for her son and mentioned about this 4runner she wants to get rid off.
i was thinking of a rust bucket,basket cased 4runner like my friend had at one time think a 90.
she mentioned she wanted to donate/give it to a salvage yard....i drove the jetta to her place and spotted the runner....lo and behold it was a 2000 ltd 4wd.
she took $300 off the selling price of my jetta,exchanged titles and i drove the truck home---it had no cats as they where stolen at one point in time...
truck's running good now and prooved her toughness w/ the snow storm we had here in md. last weekend

 

was she a blonde? :X

 

Yes, you can, but if the lifter buckets are stuck, it might have gone too far.

This is what my buddy and I did with his sludged 3.4, still running strong:

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/o...ttacks-167704/