Toy4x4 Digest          Wed,  8 Jan 97 00:30:03 (HST)  Volume 1 : Issue  34
 Today's Topics:
 3.4 V6 gasket problem?
 3rd Member
 bio (4 msgs)
 BIO info, new subscriber
 Brake light fuse
 Hi-lift mounting bolts
 idle  RPM
 OEM cassette deck
 oxygenated gas
 Snow-Swheeling Coverage!!
 Stock radio wanted
 Unsubscribe
 Yota Bolt sizes, Hilift mounting (2 msgs)
 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
 ---   Toyota 4x4 Mailing List  (Toy4x4)   ---
 ** Sponsored by OFF-ROAD.com, The Off-Road Center of the 'Net! **
 **      Visit our WWW Page -- "http://www.off-road.com"        **
 **          TLCA Web Page -- "http://www.tlca.org"             **
 To post to list:
 Toy4x4@tlca.org
 Administrative matters (sign up, unsubscribe, mail problems, etc):
 Toy4x4-request@tlca.org
 Digest back issues are available at:
 http://www.off-road.com/4x4web/toy4x4/toy4x4_digest.html
 ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 19:23:38 -0600
 From: Galen Sinkey  Subject: 3.4 V6 gasket problem?
 To: "'Toy4x4@tlca.org'"  Wondering if anyone has heard about the
 infamous Toyota 3.0 V6 head gasket
 problem affecting the 190hp 3.4 V6?
 A guy up on Compuserve is yelling about how
 all the west coast dealers are buried in
 96 & 97 4Runners with blown head gaskets
 and that parts are not available.  The dealers
 around here (I'm in Iowa) don't seem to be
 having any trouble with this and just wondering
 if anyone here has heard about this or
 experienced any engine trouble with their
 3.4 V6?
 - -- Galen Sinkey
 95 Tacoma 4X4 SR5 V6, 5 spd, 31s
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 08:01:55 -0700
 From: nickkrest@batnet.com (Nick Krest)
 Subject: 3rd Member
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org
 About Jimmy's extra 3rd member:
 IMHO, keep it. It's already paid for. Put a Detroit Locker in it, new
 bearings, and a really low ring and pinion. You can swap it out in less
 than 2 hours (I'm being realistic) and have a raging rear end for wheeling
 adventures, and swap back to your open diff for extended highway drives.
 Total cost should run about $550. Selling it will only get you gas money
 for 2 tanks.
 Buena suerte,
 - Nick
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 97 13:14:19 -0600
 From: Philip Farrish   Subject: bio
 To: toy4x4@tlca.org
 Personal Bio Info
 Name:  Philip Farrish
 City & State:  Decatur, Al
 Country:USA
 E-mail address:pfarrish@rttc.redstone.army.mil
 Toyota (s) year & model: 1989  4Runner
 Are you a TLCA Member (Y/N/Number?):N
 Age:27
 Occupation: Electronic Tech.
 Marital Status: Single
 Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, 4 wheeling
 How did you find out about the Toyota 4x4 Mailing List: Jack Alford
 General info about your vehicle, self, etc.:  Stock 4runner
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1997 16:15:53 -0600
 From: "Edward C. Fisher"  Subject: Bio
 To: Toy4x4  At 11:25 AM 1/7/97 -1000, you wrote:>Personal Bio Info>>POST TO THE LIST ONLY>> toy4x4@tlca.org>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++>>Name: Ed Fisher>>City & State: Dallas, TX>>Country: USA>>E-mail address: edwd@ti.com>>Toyota (s) year & model: 92 Truck>>Are you a TLCA Member (Y/N/Number?): N>>Age: 39>>Occupation: Process Eng. Tech>>Marital Status: Yes>>Hobbies: Right now it is finishing my 30X50 shop to work on the classic
 vehicles that I restore/collect.>>How did you find out about the Toyota 4x4 Mailing List: Landcruiser mailing
 list>>General info about your vehicle, self, etc.: 92 4X4.  22re, flowmaster,
 K&N, otherwise bone-stock.  22,000 miles, extended cab.  It is a real
 beauty.  I have owned several Toyotas through the years and I am a real
 purist.  OH WHAT A FEELIN!> - ------------------------------------------------------
 Edward C. Fisher                 E-Mail: edwd@ti.com
 Process Engineering Team         Phone: (214) 995-6305
 DMD Components Group             Pager: (214) 410-4669
 Texas Instruments, Inc.          MSGID: EDWD
 - ------------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 17:14:50 -0800 (PST)
 From: Son Nguyen  Subject: Bio
 To: Toy4x4 > Personal Bio Info>> Name: Son Nguyen>> City & State: Tustin, CA>> Country: USA>> E-mail address: snguyen@uci.edu>> Toyota (s) year & model: 97 4Runner>> Are you a TLCA Member (Y/N/Number?): N>> Age: 31>> Occupation: Prog/anal> Marital Status: Married> Hobbies:
 too many hobbies, the wife always says...
 tennis (4.0 - 5.0 USTA, depending on the color of my overgrip),
 pickup basketball junkie, snowboard/ski, boating/jetski/wakeboard,
 casual audiophile (haven't upgraded in a year), and especially
 enjoy driving and autox'ing my Porsche 914.  When the weather
 is willing and if I wake up feeling chipper, I might bike to work.
 A few things I haven't done in a while and miss doing:
 fishing, scuba, trap/skeet, plinking, camping.  And of course, SUSHI!!!
 To me, anything that expensive IS a hobby... :-)> How did you find out about the Toyota 4x4 Mailing List:
 thru a post in rec.autox.4x4> General info about your vehicle, self, etc.:
 Married for 5 years, expecting our first
 child soon.  We needed a family vehicle (we had 3 vehicles,
 all 3 were stick shift), thus the 4Runner
 (we call it The Baby Cruiser; both because it was bought
 for the baby and also because it looks like a
 smaller version of our previous '92 LandBruiser).
 Brandie, our canine companion (actually a rescued mutt,
 but she doesn't think so), loves to ride in the back
 with the rear window down :-).  I'd like to join some
 off-road club eventually...
 - --
 Son Nguyen
 snguyen@uci.edu
 76 914 2.0 - The Green Machine
 97 4Runner - The Baby Cruiser
 63 wife - Ann
 92 dog - Brandie
 97 baby - ???
 sig - P226
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1997 20:35:35 -0800
 From: wheeler@atlanta.com
 Subject: Bio
 To: Toy4x4  ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++>> Name: Eric>> City & State: Georgia>> Country:USA>> E-mail address: Wheeler@atlanta.com>> Toyota (s) year & model: 1984 4wd mini-truck>> Are you a TLCA Member (Y/N/Number?): no>> Age: 26>> Occupation: Part time 4 wheeler and therefore full time mechanic>> Marital Status: NYB>> Hobbies: Wheelein, pedaling, and wrenching.>> How did you find out about the Toyota 4x4 Mailing List: AltaVista>> General info about your vehicle, self, etc.:
 1984 SR-5 4wd. 170k. 529`s detroits front and rear. Custom designed
 hodge-podge
 suspension(about 5-7 inches). TSL SX`S 35-15.5 . Some minor or maybe
 major motor work
 but I wont tell.
 I am a hard core rock crawler and hill climber and am allways looking
 for innovative ideas to enhance the performance of my truck. I have a
 few parts (mostly suspension) left over from my last 2 toyotas if any
 one needs them. Looking forward to being a part of this listing.
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 97 14:28:16 PST
 From: richard@nosc.mil (Richard L. Carey)
 Subject: BIO info, new subscriber
 To: toy4x4@tlca.org
 Personal Bio Info
 POST TO THE LIST ONLY>> toy4x4@tlca.org
 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 Name: Richard L. Carey
 City & State: San Diego, CA
 Country: USA
 E-mail address: richard@nosc.mil
 Toyota (s) year & model: 1985 Toyota longbed, 4x4
 Are you a TLCA Member (Y/N/Number?): NO
 Age: 53
 Occupation: Electronics Engineer
 Marital Status: Single
 Hobbies: Camping, mountaineering, Ham radio
 How did you find out about the Toyota 4x4 Mailing List: friend
 General info about your vehicle, self, etc.:  Used to have a 1967 Land
 Cruiser, but prefer a truck.  Have had expensive repairs on my Ford and have
 just bought a used Toyota.  Will sell the Ford and stick to Toyotas.  Would
 like to do routine repair myself and hope to learn some things from the list.
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 13:29:18 -0500
 From: Carlos McCluskey  Subject: Brake light fuse
 To: "'toy4x4@tlca.org'"  I finally found the problem with my brake light fuses blowing.  The
 person or company that installed my camper shell onto my truck pulled
 the power for the interior light from the left brake light wire.  That
 wire was grounding and blowing the fuse.  I don't know if this would
 help anyone in the future, but I thought posting a THANK YOU to all that
 gave me advise would be in store.
 Thanks,
 Carlos McCluskey
 Denver/Steamboat, Colorado
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 18:13:01 -0800
 From: rmurray@gvn.net (Rick Murray)
 Subject: Hi-lift mounting bolts
 To: TOY4X4@TLCA.ORG
 Eric wrote :>BTW: Does anyone know exactly what size the rollbar holes are?>I can't find a metric bolt that will fit... 3/8" is too small to engage the>threads (so I just used a long bolt and passed it through), 1/2" is>too big. Are 7/16" bolts available? I couldn't find any, but I didn't>look real hard.
 I purchased the bolts for the roll-bar holes at a local 'mom and pop'
 hardware store .  They let me run out to the truck numerous times with
 bolts to try in the holes.  (I doubt if HomeBase or LumberJack  would allow
 anyone to do that ! )  I finally found  NON-METRIC bolts that fit.  They are
 7/16" in diameter , 1.25" in total length , fine threads.
 By the way, bolting your jack to the bar makes it a hassle to get at when
 you need it on the trail.  You may want to re-think that a bit.
 ##################################################################
 Rick Murray                 84 Toyota 4Runner SR5
 ( rmurray@gvn.net )        stock 22R motor ; 3" ProComp Lift
 Rancho Cordova, Ca.         8" steel rims; 33" BFG M/Ts
 www.gvn.net/~rmurray/       4.88 gears; Marlin TCase #67 ; TRD LSD
 ##################################################################
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1997 14:39:19 -0600
 From: Rob Guy  Subject: idle  RPM
 To: toy4x4  What RPM should an 88 Toy. 4Runner 22RE idle at?  Does anyone one know
 what the timeing is at idle?
 http://www.tecinfo.com/~luv2drag/
 "If it breaks, its not your fault.  It was going to break anyway."
 Rob Guy
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 18:13:04 -0800
 From: rmurray@gvn.net (Rick Murray)
 Subject: OEM cassette deck
 To: TOY4X4@TLCA.ORG
 June wrote :>I am reaching out to you souls who just did not like the OEM Toyota am/fm>casette or CD players... and you bought something else, and you have the>Toyota one gathering dust on a shelf somewhere.
 I removed the stock radio-cassette-equalizer from my 1984 4Runner and
 replaced it
 with a smaller, non-equalizer non-stock unit.  The stock unit was large, with
 the attached equalizer doubling the overall size . I currently have the new
 radio and CB occupying the same space.
 You can have the old unit, if you want it, free.  You provide transport.
 The radio/equalizer works fine, sounding great out of the 4 stock speakers.
 However, the cassette deck doesn't sound very good.  The tapes play, without
 jamming, the mechanics are good, but the sound is lousy. No attaching hardware.
 I understand you used to live in my neighborhood, Rancho Cordova, if you are
 interested , perhaps you can have a friend/relative pick it up and hold
 it for you.
 ##################################################################
 Rick Murray                 84 Toyota 4Runner SR5
 ( rmurray@gvn.net )        stock 22R motor ; 3" ProComp Lift
 Rancho Cordova, Ca.         8" steel rims; 33" BFG M/Ts
 www.gvn.net/~rmurray/       4.88 gears; Marlin TCase #67 ; TRD LSD
 ##################################################################
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 16:59:11 -0500 (EST)
 From: Rod Croskery  Subject: oxygenated gas
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org
 O.K., I'll bite.  What is oxygenated gas?  We don't seem to have it up here
 in the great frigid North.
 BTW, my '95 4cyl, 5 speed 4Runner gives about 28 miles per imperial gallon
 in warm weather, with my son driving.  I drive a bit more aggressively, and
 usually have a light utility trailer behind sometime during a tankful, and
 get about 25.  In winter that figure drops to about 22 to 25 miles per
 imperial gallon.
 I drive at about 2500 r.p.m., or 98 km/hr.  My son, with a learner's permit,
 drives usually on longer journeys, and at a conservative 88 to 90 km/hr.  It
 makes a significant difference in the range of the vehicle.
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 07 Jan 1997 16:25:34 -0600
 From: Steven Benson  Subject: Snow-Swheeling Coverage!!
 To: toy4x4@tlca.org
 If anyone is interested in seeing a little 'snow-wheeling' you can will
 find some coverage of a run the Toyx4's made to Spooner/Danbury
 Wisconsin at our web site. We'll have more text from other club members
 covering the run after our wednesday meeting.
 If you want a direct link here it is...
 http://www.off-road.com/~MNTOYX4/trails_spnr_dnbry.html
 There are alot of pics so be patient
 ______________________________________________
 Steven Benson
 '85 Toy X-Cab | MNTOYX4 | MN4WDA | TLCA #4835
 http://www.off-road.com/~MNTOYX4
 mailto:toyx4@winternet.com
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 97 09:29:05 -0600
 From: Philip Farrish   Subject: Stock radio wanted
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org
 June Bennett wrote:>Hi,>I am reaching out to you souls who just did not like the OEM Toyota>am/fm>casette or CD players... and you bought something else, and you have>the>Toyota one gathering dust on a shelf somewhere.>We have a Kenwood KDC-95R AM/FM CD that was already installed, badly in>our>85 4Runner. Husband is VERY particular about appearance... He doesn't>care>about high fidelity... he just wants it to look good. He just hates it>that>they cut the bezel, and inside where the radio mounts... he will not>accept>having a unit where the bezel is cut... each day he drives this vehicle>he>dispises the unit more and more... The Kenwood is in fine working>order,>looks fine, but it is just a tad bit wider than the bezel... He would>like a>stock am/fm casette or CD that is the single height, so we can mount>the CB>below. Of course, if it came out of an 84-88 pickup or 4Runner, we'd>know for>sure it fits with no modification. Also if you have any of the mounting>hardware it'd be helpful... they ripped out all stock hardware... The>radio>just sits in there, being held in by the bezel, you take the bezel off,>and>it is truly a pull out unit... pull it out and you can have it!>The unit has to be in working order, and not be all marred up... and of>course, it has to be a reasonable price. Please respond if you may have>something... please...>June Bennett>TLCA 2942>Rising Sun
 You can go down to any car stereo shop and talk to one of the guys who
 actually installs the radios. Kinda get him to the side and ask to look
 at the old radios.  If you are nice enough, he might let you have a
 factory radio.  I used to work at one of these shops and we had an old
 washing machine box full of old radios we removed from cars.  You need
 to know what you are looking for.  I would slip the guy ten bucks if he
 produced the radio.  If that doesn't work, check your local junk yard.
 They usually have the radios and the mounting hardware. Good luck!
 Philip Farrish
 pfarrish@rttc.redstone.army.mil
 1989  4-runner
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 18:58:31 -0500
 From: "Ace Awesum"  Subject: Unsubscribe
 To:  ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 08:52:39 -0500
 From: Ed.Wong@astramerck.com
 Subject: Yota Bolt sizes, Hilift mounting
 To: "        -         (052)toy4x4(a)tlca.org" ,
 EJ asked about what size the roll bar "unused" bolt hole was in the 4Runner.
 In case people are wondering - that bolt hole is used as the upper tie in point
 for rear
 seatl belts in the 1st generation 4Runners.
 In general - Yota's use the following bolt sizes and pitches - they are ALL
 metric
 8mm x 1.25
 10mm x 1.25
 12mm x 1.25
 14mmx 1.50
 Note that the 12mm and 14mm pitches are "finer" than standard GM/Ford pitch
 sizes for
 those bolt diameters - thus making it harder to find bolts in those sizes. Taps
 in these
 sizes are NOT commonly available. Vermont American makes them though - as well
 as
 Hansen. A good hardware store can get them.
 Also - 10mmm bolt "standard" thread in the US tends to be 10mm x 1.5 - also
 making the
 search for bolts harder (but not impossible).
 To answer EJ's Q - I recall that the bolt is 12mm x 1.25.....
 As far as mounting the Hilift in my 4Runner - I used the Conn-Ferr brackets and
 some ubolts
 to mount the brackets to the bar. Ths supports the jack horizontally, and the
 brackets
 are a "squeeze" fit on the jack - it does NOT rattle!
 I dont have a bolt in the "lock " hole at this time - but one inserted would
 retain the jack in case
 of an accident.
 EWong
 ------------------------------
 Date: Tue, 7 Jan 1997 11:13:10 -0800
 From: Eric Johnson  Subject: Yota Bolt sizes, Hilift mounting
 To: "        -         (052)toy4x4(a)tlca.org" ,
 Ed.Wong@astramerck.com wrote:> EJ asked about what size the roll bar "unused" bolt hole was in the 4Runner.>> In case people are wondering - that bolt hole is used as the upper tie in point> for rear> seatl belts in the 1st generation 4Runners.
 Are shoulder belts for 1st gen 4Runners available? Mine just has lap belts for the rear seat.>> To answer EJ's Q - I recall that the bolt is 12mm x 1.25.....
 That might be true; I thought I tried a 12mm bolt, but maybe I didn't.
 12mm is in between the the 3/8 size I am using and the 1/2" size
 I know is too big...
 - --
 - -- ej@blarg.net
 ------------------------------
 The views expressed in Toy4x4 are those of the individual authors only.
 Be sure to check out the OFFROAD MAILING LIST.
 Subscription requests can be sent to: offroad-request@off-road.com
 End of Toy4x4 Digest
 ******************************