Recent content by brianh699

I daily drive a 97 Camry, runs great and everything works on it plus it gets much better gas mileage than my 80. Still see lots of old Toyotas on the road, other manufacturers not so much.

There's a thread somewhere here where @NLXTACY did that, looked like something straight from NASA. I believe he came to the consensus that a snorkel was the best way to lower IAT .

Agreed with my modded clutch I can hold a cat against the grill at 1500 rpm in hot weather.

Those are 2000-2004 Avalon seats.

Do some research and educate yourself, the FSM is a great resource and you can download it here Wits' End Downloadable Files - https://absolute-wits-end.com/downloads/

Make sure everything is very clean and use an adhesion promoter prior to paint, it helps it stick and stay over time.

"Page 223 Land Cruiser Toyota Owner Manuals" Page 223 Land Cruiser Toyota Owner Manuals - https://www.sor.com/cat223.sor

No one other than toyota ever made a tool that I know of, some have activated the ABS manually by powering the system and cycling grounds. https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/is-there-a-way-to-trigger-abs-actuator-to-combat-spongy-breakes.309314/

When I replaced my radiator I thought I should probably replace those 22 year old hoses, but nah I was in a hurry to get it back on the road. Maiden voyage after replacement went to the gas station to fill up and a kind gentleman approached me saying hey I think your truck is leaking something...

And those have transmission fluid running through them not coolant. Could be leaking from the threads on the fitting. How old is your radiator?

Don't forget toyota gaskets for the y pipe, if you use the ones that come with it you'll have leaks and have to take it apart to put the right ones in.

Don't use the cold marks. The FSM states those are for filling the transmission if it's empty just to make sure you have enough fluid to drive it, then you recheck it warm and add more if needed. It also states after driving and parking, move the gate shifter through all positions then return to...

How old are your spark plug wires? I had a similar problem. Didn't figure it out until one day it happened when trying to leave for work. Truck wouldn't start so I popped the hood and had the :princess: try to crank it. I could see slight blue sparks jumping around the ignition coil, it was very...

https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/magnaflow-now-owns-bosal.1049823/ The first post in this thread shows the bosal, the third shows the magnaflow. The bosal has a round cat and the magnaflow is kinda square.

A search for elocker breather and I found this link Difflock breathers