Recent content by sailingcruiser

I have read threw all the past posts and I have not seen a consistent answer. There is the obvious dex 3. Is there a preferred fluid over that? I’m installing a new pump and hoses and flushing the old clear stuff out. All the best.

Any recommendations for a good repair shop in Boston to do a front axel service.

I paid 11k for a 97 triple locked collectors edition. 3” lift done right dual battery’s, nice rack, awning arb bumper, cd,uhf. 230k miles. Took 6 months of looking. Best purchase I ever made.

I had the same noise for the most part. Two things I changed. I was running 15/40 oil. On cold mornings I believe it was to thick and possibly bypassing at the oil pump. Until the truck warmed up. I never had the noise in the afternoon after work. Sitting approximately the same time. I changed...

As a newish LC owner I waited 6 months to find a good example around 10k price. Which was a triple locked collectors edition in good shape with all sorts of up grades as far as suspension, dual batteries, rack bumpers etc. and a laundry list of new OEM parts. Truck had 230k in it. I DD it have...

I’m not sure where to throw this link but it’s the best information I have found on stereo information on a 80. 96/97 years. https://www.scosche.com/media/guides/ta671.pdf

I went with LED bulbs. The light pattern is pretty scattered. I have let to try to adjust the bulb a ton. Diode dynamics bulbs don’t fit. I’m guessing some others don’t as well. The problem was the back spacing on the bulbs design The light out put is nice and bright. My old HIR bulbs where...

I have been looking for those threads. With a twenty something cruiser. I’m trying to make sure I’m not just throwing parts at fixing a problem. What I’m trying to understand is how the two bypass valves work and where the pressure is bypassed. I’m concerned there is a low oil pressure...

I am using a small Toyota filter. I believe there are two bypass valves. I have been running a SN rated oil. I have done the 0-40 oil but towards the end of a oil change cycle my gauge starts to wander towards the low end of the spectrum. My concern is figuring out how the OEM bypass system...

So here’s the question. I have a 97 cruiser. 250k Miles It runs great I use 15/40 oil and Toyota filter. Now that the weather has cooled of in SC mid 30s at night. I am getting a timing chain rattle. Some days worse then others. I can sit and listen. The rattle is there when the truck starts and...

Hi all I have read through the posts on mud about head light adjustments. And read the owners manual. Am I correct in thinking that using the Bubble levels on my OEM Head lights will get my lights in the ball park? I’m guessing a second test on a flat surface 25’ back to confirm adjustments. I...

I have looked not any real clear info. I could pull just that people have had problems and that some preferences are for a 90 Degree filter mount. And it squirts when you squeeze it. Is there something I’m missing?

I was hoping you would not say that. I don’t mind opening it up. This is going to lead in to the big question of if it is time to rebuild. Leaking rear main seal. Puff of blue smoke once in a while. Probably could use the top end done. Oil pressure is slow to build. I wonder if it is a oil pump...

Hi all I have been getting a chain rattle. In the mornings when truck is cold after sitting overnight. I’m guessing a new tensioner is in store. Cruiser is a 97. 250k miles dose not make the noises in the afternoon after sitting for 8 hrs. Any thoughts would be helpful. I have seen some old...

Still going strong at 250k daily driven. Charleston SC