Recent content by hippie13gcid

Yes, tbplus10: I do enjoy your input. And yes I know the FJ Has longer space between the firewall and radiator. And yes I know the FJ axles in the late 60's and early 70's were rated at One ton with leaf springs to match. And I do know that a 4 runner isn't built as herkey. As a matter of...

Wahat? 262 is better than 383? U Kidding? OK! Now FIRST all I want to do is get my little 3 liter wimp running to factory spec. IF it cann't or Won't.......I gonna yard out the Unwilling and wimpy and overcompesate In the best NaSTY FASHION. If I hafta pull an engine I gonna go Nasty as...

TKS tbplus10: Good point about the compression test. I will be sure to check that. Now about the GM motor swaps. I'm an american boy. My world of GM engines is old school. That is measured in Cubic inches NOT in Liters. So if you can please convert for me. Liters is pretty much...

Thank you rickc5: Your confidence in my troubleshooting feels right. Although overheating problems can be somewhat generic across all makes and brands I'm not sure that your experience with a '64 Falcon has much if any bearing on a Modern Toyota V6. Back in the day in my experience nearly...

Hello 4Runner owners! I have encountered a problem and will welcome advice and input about it. This summer I finally drove the 4Runner I bought in winter 18 mo ago or more on a couple long trips and had a problem with overheating both times. First prob was end of july drove 310 mi on a...

Well, I was chased by the draft into the Navy. enlisted for 4 yrs in Navy instead of being drafted for 2yrs in army in 1966. Nice warm dry ship for 4 yrs beat all hell outa being shot at in a muddy rice paddy in Nam. Worked out good 4 me.Didn't get what my recruiter promised. Ya was kinda...

What Her? U call a 4Runner Her? Ok, maybe I can see that. Mine is pretty wussy. BUT I don't call it Her. Ya it's underpowered with the 3.0 six, kinda like a woman with a big mouth, Shutup and drive! I call mine a glorified station wagon. Also call it a Red Wagon 'cause it red inside and...

Sorry folks, I met Roddy back in the 70's when he was a puppy in WWE. He was a jerk then. He came to my small town in Oregon for midweek touring wrestling shows connected with a then televised wrestling show out of the Portland sports arena. He was outa control and obviously high on something...

Run, do not walk away from that. Beat feet! Won't pass emissions? Run away! It's a thrashed POS! Oh Yeah, Avoid any thing like that! I found myself a really cherry '90 4Runner for $2000 18 mo ago. I had $3,500 to spend. Guy showed me a rig that was freshly detailed, inside, out and...

Ya, I run Win 7 64 bit. Win 8 is worse than trash. Win 10 is all about touch screen. Like we who use a desktop need anything like belongs on a smart phone. OK Wait! can a phone be smart as a desktop? Dual core, Quad core desktop? Ya, NO WAY! Newer is not better but Bill Gates always wants...

I bought mine used intending it to be a second car to my beloved '78 Celica GT hatchback. Only new car I bought was in '71. However the 4 Runner I bought just happened to be loaded with all the features for it's day and it is spoiling me rotten. It's got stuff I never had on any car before...

Ya well, I don't think I'm gonna be able to afford a Tundra anytime soon. Now back in 1971 I had enuf credit and purchasing power to buy a new PU truck. I was earning good money then......$3.33/hr. I had a 7 yr old trade in car worth $850, that was my down payment on a brand new PU truck...

Yep, steponthepedal, Different times, different experience, different background. I fully understand that folks may be reading my posts who have Never mastered a clutch and manual transmission. Who have never owned or driven a vehicle with a carburetor or a points distributor. Who have never...

Ya, Baxter, I agree that it's easy to become "Hooked" on a Toyota. At least on some of them. I doubt I would fall madly for say a Prius. After 30 years of owning and driving exclusively large, powerful American cars and pickup trucks I thought I needed something with better fuel...

perfect! TKS one and all. Glad no airbag, Sad low HP. guess I'm not gonna tow anything heavy off that class "A" hitch under the back. Could be worse, I might still be camping out of the back of a '78 Celica 96Hp GT Hatchback. '90 4 Runner is very sure footed on the fire roads and jeep...