Toy4x4 Digest          Tue, 27 May 97 00:30:01 (HST)  Volume 1 : Issue 211
 Today's Topics:
 Bio
 Check Engine Light (2 msgs)
 Help! My '86 4Runner died! (2 msgs)
 Info on Toyota 4x4 please
 mysterious leaking radiator fluid (2 msgs)
 Oil Pressure Sender (2 msgs)
 Open diff on Tacoma v6 (2 msgs)
 Please Put me on the List!
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 Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 21:38:04 -0700
 From: Chris Austin  Subject: Bio
 To: Toy4x4  Toy4x4-Request wrote:>> Personal Bio Info>> POST TO THE LIST ONLY>> toy4x4@tlca.org> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++>> Name: Chris Austin>> City & State: Dallas,Tx>> Country: USA>> E-mail address: cau960@airmail.net>> Toyota (s) year & model: 1986 Toyota 4x4 excab>> Are you a TLCA Member (Y/N/Number?): No>> Age:>> Occupation:>> Marital Status:>> Hobbies: Driving, soccer, computers>> How did you find out about the Toyota 4x4 Mailing List: I think its called offroad.com>> General info about your vehicle, self, etc.: Western Toyota Stagecoach model its a special edition
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 Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 01:01:18 -0400 (EDT)
 From: Horsehed@aol.com
 Subject: Check Engine Light
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org
 My parents own a 95 4x4 Sr5 V6 Automatic 4-Runner. It is completly stock no
 adjustments done to it expect changing oil, new air filter and checking the
 fuilds and that is mostly it. It has 20K miles on it and seems like it runs
 good. The other day the Check Engine light came on. Thinking nothing of it,
 ingored it and it went off. The next day I was driving to work and it came
 on. No Blinks, just comes on and stays on. It was time to fill up with some
 gas. After filling it up and driving off, the light went away. But after 20
 milles it came on again. This is starting to annoy me. Now the light won't go
 off. I turn the car off for the night and start it up and the light is still
 on. I haven't seemed to lost any power and I seem to still get my somewhat
 good gas mileage. But I not sure what is causing this. I have talked to a
 buddy of mine and he heard that some 4-Runners have problems with clogged
 fuel lines. That seems like an answer but I don't know and haven't started to
 take a part the car to find out. Hopefully I am not the only one with this
 problem and someone can give me some good helpful advice.
 Thank you
 John Horsman
 Horsehed@aol.com
 95.5 tacoma 2.7 4x4
 (Crashed at the moment getting fixed)
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 Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 22:54:26 -0700
 From: Leroy Andersen  Subject: check engine light
 To: toy4x4@tlca.org
 "Joel W. Barrett" wrote:>I am in no way even close to a auto technician but I looked up the codes and>for your 85:
 loki@crestedbutte.net wrote:>leroy,does your lite flash when your just cruisin' , or do you have to>short som check connecter to make it flash.
 Dylan Keon & Karen Levy wrote:>First thing you should do is reset the system to see if any of the codes>cancel out.   You can also disconnect the neg. battery terminal
>Is your check connector shorted out while you're driving?
 Thanks for your input. When I got the truck home, I looked at the engine
 from the bottom (passenger side) and noticed a couple of electrical
 connectors that weren't connected to anything! I put one of them in the only
 place it would fit (a square blue connector on the underside of the EFI
 intake), but that left two connectors to go. I also noticed a sensor (knock
 sensor??) on the block above the oil pressure sending unit that had no wire
 attached to it. Only problem is that both of the two connectors left will
 fit on it (they are both round, with one wire in the center). One of the
 wires has a GREEN connector with a shielded (white?) wire, and the other
 wire is green with a WHITE connector. Does anybody know which of these wires
 is the right one to connect to that sensor?? I can't find any info in the
 '89 Toy manuals I have.
 By the way, I haven't checked the codes with the engine off and test
 connector shorted. The codes showed up while the engine was running, driving
 down the road.
 In order to not shock the hell out of myself on the starter, I disconnected
 the battery before reaching my arm up in there to connect the connectors.
 After connecting the blue one, and re-attaching the battery, the check
 engine light only flashes one code with engine running - 11 blinks. From
 what you guys have told me, that should be the throttle position sensor,
 which is connected and looks like it has never been touched. So what about
 the other sensor on the block that is still not connected?  Hmmm.....Puzzling!
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 Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 22:30:48 -0700
 From: "M. D. Smith, V"  Subject: Help! My '86 4Runner died!
 To:  Someone Please help me! Tonight my '86 4Runner Died!
 It is a 22R EFI with auto transmission. I was driving when this horrendous
 noise came from underneath. The vehicle
 lost its forward momentum. I put the auto transmission onto neutral because
 there was no response from the accellerator pedal except for more very loud
 noise. I exited the hiway and stopped the vehicle and put the trans. onto
 park.
 with the engine still running opened the hood to look for the source of the
 noise. At this time though the noise was getting Very Loud.
 Fearing Major Engine damage I shut her off and had her towed home.
 Any suggestions?
 Thank you
 Dee Smith
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 Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 21:06:07 -0700 (PDT)
 From: Chris Geiger  Subject: Help! My '86 4Runner died!
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org> It is a 22R EFI with auto transmission. I was driving when this horrendous> noise came from underneath. The vehicle
 What kind of noise? IS the muffler and pipes all in place? how is the
 Chris Geiger 93 4Runner http://geiger.mcl.ucsb.edu/offroad.html
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 Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 23:09:38 -0400 (EDT)
 From: Steve Small  Subject: Info on Toyota 4x4 please
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org
 I'm thinking about buying a 92 model toyota 4x4 with the 3.0 ltr v6.
 I don't know very much about the Toyota trucks except that they are supposed
 to run forever.  If anyone would be so kind as to e-mail me some information
 on this particular year (or similar) I would greatly appreciate it.  I am
 curious about a rumor of trouble with the v6's head gasket blowing.  And i
 was wondering if it uses a timing belt or a timing chain (if it uses a belt
 is it really as involved as they claim to change one or can a advanced shade
 tree mech do it?).
 Please email me directly as I am not yet a member of this mailing list.
 Thanks
 - -Steve
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 Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 19:06:26 -0500
 From: "Michael Rowe"  Subject: mysterious leaking radiator fluid
 To:  check your water pump. sometimes they have a weep hole when the seal on the
 shaft goes bad. i don't know about the type of pump on your engine but it's
 a possibility. usually it won't weep unless its running, then by the time
 you get down to look for it its dried with the engine heat. goodluck
 michael rowe
 '88 4Runner SR5 V6
 - ----------> From: PSHENG@SCUACC.SCU.EDU> To: Toy4x4@tlca.org> Subject: mysterious leaking radiator fluid> Date: Monday, May 26, 1997 3:31 PM>> Can somebody figure this one out....>> I noticed some radiator fluid on the skdplate under the engine of my> '85 4runner, and I pulled the skidplate off to see where it was coming> from.  I noticed the lower radiator hose was swollen and there was some> fluid leaking out where the hose connects to the radiator.  So I> drained the fluid, replaced the lower hose (toyota of course) and> refilled the raditor.  The next time I peeked under the hoood, I> saw more fluid on the skidplate!  I looked again, and there was no> fluid coming from the hose I just replaced, and all of the other hoses> there either.  I can't see any fluid  leaking out of the radiator itself> or the recovery tank.  Where could it possibly be coming from?  If> the head gasket was leaking, wouldn't there be coolant leaking all> down the side of the engine?  I didn't see that either.>>> ------------------------------
 Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 23:55:42 -0700
 From: James Brink  Subject: mysterious leaking radiator fluid
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org
 Check the weep hole on the bottom side of the water pump. The seal is
 probably leaking. Look on the front of the timing cover, near the timing
 marks for a puddle of coolant as well. The water pump is a snap to
 replace. Requires only simple hand tools.
 - --
 Jim Brink				1986 Standard Bed 4X4/22R
 Toyota/ASE Certified Technician		135,000 Miles
 brinkjm@earthlink.net			32" BFG All-Terrain T/As
 Stock 4.10 gears
 Rear Lock-Right (TRD)
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 Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 16:49:12 -0700 (PDT)
 From: Michael Henry  Subject: Oil Pressure Sender
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org
 Hello all,
 The motor I'm currently finishing building for my truck ('84 4X4 XtraCab)
 is a combo of an '85 bottom end and an '84 top end.  While I have been
 able to solve all the other little problems arising from differences, I
 now have one that has me a little confused.  The oil pressure sender from
 my 84 block has too small a thread size to thread into the port in the '85
 block.  I picked up an '85 sender yesterday but it is the same size as
 the one which I pulled out of the 84.  So, my question is, what is the
 deal here?  Did the parts store give me the wrong sender or do I have an
 odd block?  The sender is just behind the oil filter on my 84 block, and
 I'm assuming the port is in the same place on the newer block.  It seems
 to require almost twice as large a sender thread size.  Anyway, if you
 know of a year which used a larger sender size, throw me a line.  The
 motor's just about ready to go in and this is the last little item.
 Thanks,
 Michael Henry
 Forestville,CA
 henry@sonic.net
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 Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 20:43:53 -0500
 From: Jack Alford  Subject: Oil Pressure Sender
 To: toy4x4@tlca.org
 Michael Henry  wrote:>block.  I picked up an '85 sender yesterday but it is the same size as>the one which I pulled out of the 84.  So, my question is, what is the>deal here?  Did the parts store give me the wrong sender or do I have an
 Toyota made the engine change in 8/84, so, if the parts store guy didn't
 ask you what month/year engine you had from the desciption of your problem
 I'd guess that he gave you the post 8/84 part which would be the same
 as the 85 part.
 - jack
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 Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 21:53:26 -0500
 From: Steve Capuano  Subject: Open diff on Tacoma v6
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org
 Ok I have the open diff setup, but when I popped the clutch in second today
 I left two skid marks.
 How did this occur??
 Also, when my tires get hot and I pop 2nd it seems as though my front right
 tire just about lifts off the ground.
 Galen have you or anyone else noticed this??
 Dan, if you are listening, this week I'm gonna call your company and get a
 quote on a LockRight.
 Steve Capuano
 capuano@hypercon.com
 NRA lifetime member
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 Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 21:02:30 -0700 (PDT)
 From: Chris Geiger  Subject: Open diff on Tacoma v6
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org> Ok I have the open diff setup, but when I popped the clutch in second today> I left two skid marks.
 You had a similar load on both tires so they both spin but if you had a
 little more weight on one tire than the other, the one with less will
 break loose first. Try this simple test put some dish soap and water on
 one rear tire and leave the other dry. Point the truck up hill in 2WD and
 hit the gas the tire with the least traction  (with the soap) will spin (a
 lot) with the locker you will not have any spin both tires will turn at
 the same speed as you just go up hill.> Also, when my tires get hot and I pop 2nd it seems as though my front right> tire just about lifts off the ground.
 All cars and trucks with in line engines do this. It is a law of physics
 (sp?) for every action there is a reaction. You are seeing the reaction of
 the power produced by the engine, Watch a funny cars some time they can
 twist a lot sometimes> Dan, if you are listening, this week I'm gonna call your company and get a> quote on a LockRight.
 You may want to consider a Detroit soft locker there is no
 click-click-click as you make a turn, and have a smother over all
 operation.
 Chris Geiger 93 4Runner http://geiger.mcl.ucsb.edu/offroad.html
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 Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 22:55:04 -0700
 From: "M. D. Smith, V"  Subject: Please Put me on the List!
 To:  I Have Two Toyotas
 1.  A 1986 Toyota 4Runner with a 22R EFI engine and automatic transmission.
 2.  A 1995 Toyota 4WD extra cab pickup.
 Thank You!
 Sincerely,
 Dee Smith
 Huntsville, Alabama 35811
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