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Reviving this as I just modified the fog control circuit in my '99 to my liking (new BD fog lights made it worthwhile). EDIT: Almost, need to tweak a thing.. explanation pending..

Thanks Lee, looking forward to it!

It does sound a bit like the throttle motor/clutch. Can you unplug those and see if the sound goes away? Where is your PCV hose? It looks blocked off at the throttle body. EDIT: Wait, did the belt snap while chasing the noise? Or did the belt brake in the past, was replaced, and now it makes...

I indeed misunderstood. I think you're on the right track, great job troubleshooting so far. My own notes show the 'S' as the outer, not center pin like you've found. This is one way the alt could be miss-wired to be always "on" but still sensing and working correctly with the engine running...

Sound right. Sometimes a fuse fails because of a downstream load (textbook fuse pop), often times its just bad connections at the fuse it'self that cause heating and resulting load increase and opening. Good clean connections are the key, an old fusebox will have some loose fits and a high...

That is the normal alternator connector for a 2000 model (1998-2002 really). If the alternator is related to a measurable parasitic draw then disconnecting the alternator and repeating the test should tell you if it's in the alt or not. My guess is your parasitic draw is elsewhere. When you're...

This is a turn-key truck that was built to keep (and you SHOULD be keeping it dude)! His err is your win, he'll be telling the tale of this 80 he let go of for many years to come.:p Seriously nice build, everything is tight, clean, and done right.:cool:

Ah, ok then. Maybe you ran onto some private land? Your original posts made it sound like you went where the McDonalds local sent ya, like it could have been a trap or something. Still weird to get chased off by frantic bikers for sure.... That rock stuck is crazy bad luck... when it gets that...

Lat/Long? What road? sounds sketchy af..

I also think it's most likely one of the lower bolts going into the fan bracket that fell out after the timing job.

I bought and tested a few amazon aftermarket clip sets without success (after gluing the OEM together a couple times): Some listed for: Toyota Corolla 1999-2012,Toyota Scion XB 2004-2014,Toyota Prius 2001-2003,Toyota Highlander 2001-2007 Toyota SR5 and MK6 2005-2008. LC100 glass is too thick...

Hey guys, thanks for the shout out! The side ladder is easy, that's an Gamiviti side ladder from @nakman that you can find here: https://www.gamiviti.com/ladders The stainless steel thing bolted to the swing is a custom thing I made to hold tables and things, not a product at this time.

Yep, the -50030 is the passenger side valve cover to intake (fresh air into the crank case)... that -50080 looks like the PCV to throtte body (crank stink back to the fire holes).

Also curious about miles traveled, seems that if it was in fact "Bone Dry" due to not being filled at all it wouldn't last more than a couple tanks of gas or less before things got real noisy. If it was filled and leaked that bad you'd see the mess.

Agree it's old and could just fail anytime, however, it sounds like they didn't fill it with oil after installing the CV's which would CAUSE it to fail. If they did fill it to spec with the correct lube then it's likely just down to bad luck.