So i recently had some mild over heating problems and discovered my belt is starting to go bad, there's a chunk or two missing here and there and it's rather lose. I've been calling around trying to find the replacement belt for the alt and water pump but I've had little luck. Most places only have the air pump belt in stock yet no one has the other belt. I even tried the local toyota dealer and they just tried to tell me a water pump... so i kept telling the guy "cool but what good is a water pump if you don't have the belt to turn it?" he said he couldn't even order the belt it wasn't available period.
The only place i've found that has even suggested they could special order it was autozone but I'd rather not go to autozone if i can avoid it.

any suggestions for places to try or an online parts store?

 

Yea, toyota stopped supplying belts on these trucks years ago. The rubber was going bad before they were shipped out...or so my dealer parts guy said.

The OEM supplier for the belts is Bando (late models). You can find them on the internet.

I like partsgeek.com. They should have them

Edit: I got courious so I went there to confirm...and yep they have them. Alternator (water pump) and power steering. AC too but not needed.

http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/198...rive_belt.html

 

I almost forgot about partsgeek. I did finally try NAPA (they are more of a drive) and found they had Part Number: NBH 257345 for $9.99, just didn't make it over there before they closed

As soon as i find the camera I'll post up pictures, maybe do a electric fan write up.

 

I forgot who told me this, but if you put the part number into ebay, sometimes you can get orginal parts that way.

 

I found someone on ebay selling a 22r with dual mikunis! I was on ebay looking for replacement carb(s). The weber kits are the same price as the OEM carb starting around $200+shipping. once I figure out smog and the like I'll be better suited to buy fun parts like the used headers i found.

 

So I went to NAPA this morning, reserved the belt online, went into the store with the part number picked up my parts and I was on my way.... Until I finally got around to putting the new belt on when i discovered despite all my efforts he gave me the wrong belt I was given a 7395 when i needed a 7345. I normally like the old men at NAPA because they are often helpful but dammit if you can't get the right part number maybe you should look for a different job. I'm mad at myself for not double checking. oh well I got the engine bay cleaned up with lots of simple green some brake cleaner and a lot of elbow grease. maybe tomorrow I'll have the truck back together.

Here's a picture of me washing the radiator, it was SUPER dirty. The little bit of dirt in the corner of this picture doesn't do it justice. I took this after i flipped it a few times. there's some signs of corrosion so a new radiator might be in my near future


and here's the test fit of the 17" fan

It's going to take some trimming to get it to fit like i want with the stock shroud but should work well once I get it done. For now I'm putting the stock fan clutch back in until I find a replacement radiator

 

i have heard of people putting in a 3 row V6 radiator as a replacement..suppose to help out quite a bit...