Recent content by Rusty Marlin

Did you rotate your axels so the pinoins point at the transfercase?

Welcome to the finiest group of gear heads on the interwebs. Yes, we need pics of your fine steed.

Have you tried starter fluid, just a little, to see if it will fire up?

Have you down loaded the FREE manuals yet? Something tells me you're going to need them. Keep us posted, if nothing else we can offer a shoulder to cry on and encouragement. :beer:

https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/accessories-throw-em-at-me.1330185/ A few goodies in the above: A pillar handles and RAM mount, & full quill window sills A back seat table for cheese and crackers on the trail. And this one's an "I spy" game. There are at least 7 upgrades in the above...

New plug wire, that's good. Oil around the plugs can cause a short and a misfire. It comes from old cam cover gaskets. There are doughnuts around each plug well and one big one around the perimeter. When did you change the cap and rotor last, or is it new-to-you? Its doubtful the O2 censors...

I'm pretty sure there's a USA DOT law against tampering with an odometer reading. We have to sign a document at vehical sale that you swear on pain of jail and fines that you didn't mess with it. NZ doesn't care if the odometer is tampered with?

Did you change the plug wires when you changed the plugs? When you changed the plugs, did you nice any oil around the drive hex?

My concience, err my wife, would downvote that trail. She's much more likley to hop out and scout ahead than I am. And when she comes back shaking her head "No", it's just easier to agree. LOL But when she comes back and starts reaching for the valve stems to drop more air out of tires, "GAME...

The arrows and circles point to cracks in the heat shield. Mine were so bad the area around the flanged bolt head broke away. I welded washers to the face of the heat shield around the holes. Need to be very gentle as the steel is thin. Then covered them with Aluminium refelective hight temp...

We only drive Toyota products as well. 2005 Siena bought new, now it's my son's DD. He's the same age. 2014 GX460, The wife's ride 2016 Rave 4, daughters DD, she bought it herself after the camery got rear ended. 1997 LX450, my DD and adventure rig.

Hi. You might want to park the 80 away from the 40's. they might get jelous. :)

OH man have I played this game! What Land tank said. We need info.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/the-mean-green-beans-oba-thread-update-8-25-2024.1263448/