Recent content by Chaser503

Have checked torque on spark plugs every 3k miles for last 10k or so. Always at 18 ft/lbs Sound does not go away when engine warms up I do think its exhaust manifold Other than throwing off ECU and affecting MPGs or whatever, is there lasting damage for leaving the leak and ignoring the...

Have isolated the ticking sound to an exhaust manifold leak. Spark plugs torqued to 18 ft/lbs and it persists. Ticking started after shop repaired blown plug/coil. I'm reasonably confident they reused the manifold gasket when they put it back together but it could legitimately be a leak in the...

For the Coverados, are you getting the universal fit? Don't have a LC specific option that I can see. Thanks!

Great, thank you!

Hi: will treating under carriage surface rust with POR-15 or similar hurt me if I decide to sell down the road? How does a buyer think about it? Light surface rust on frame welds (seams), fuel tank plate, front plate, etc. Seems like a buyer would be skeptical of recently treated under...

Rear controls set to cold / AC / high

I've just replaced front evaporator and expansion valve, vacuumed, and charged. Front AC blowing cold. When I turn on rear AC, it blows warm. I quickly turn it off in case there's a leak and I'll lose my refrigerant and then front AC will stop working, too. So long as rear AC stays off the...

Received two cats, O2 sensors. Packed extremely well. Took an extra week but received a call to let me know. Really excellent pricing, communication, and delivery.

I ended up taking mind to a shop. Because the damage was on rear passenger cylinder (8 I believe), they couldn't get thread repair done with head on. They pulled head, sent to be repaired, and put it back together. Unfortunately, I had also cooked the catalytic converter. The shop pulled both...

Thanks. Found a few threads and the guy who 3D prints a bracket. Have new evaporator and valve installed. Getting vacuumed and charged now. Not a bad job, except those couplers. For the life of me, couldn't get them to pop open. Finally used a pick.

Do I need to remove the lower dash panel to get this evaporator out?

Thanks. I used a razor blade to get under the outer circlip and then the pliers to get the inner. Thanks!

Best way to get that inner tulip circlip out so I can take the cage apart. Clip just spins around.

I've been to their old location in Murray (if I'm remembering right). Great guys. I've since moved to FL. I started with Cruiser Outfitters and the had everything but the boot kit in stock. Received it all five days later. Wit's End website showed them, so that's where I ordered.

That's not re-assuring. I'll try to find the boot kit elsewhere and dispute the charge with my credit card. Thanks