Recent content by Trukdiver

I went with the one at Toyotapartsdeal for $116.88. It matched the old part and works flawlessly. Its kinda crazy that the parts catalogs didn't agree on that. I figured it was worth the chance of buying the cheaper one and seeing if it would work. Sorry I should have reported back!

Thank you! I am in Clinton Township, so its only about 40ish minutes. Straight shot down 31. I am so grateful for the reference. I don't mind paying for skill. In the long run, its much cheaper!

Thank you. Its OK. The guys at the independent shops are incredibly supportive and think its awesome that I am learning. One guy even gave me a handful of his personal tools to keep when I was learning how to do drum brakes on another car. On the bright side, if that hadn't happened, I would...

Thank you for the reply. To answer a few questions: After the diagnosis and "solve" I was presented at the shop, I did take my truck back on Friday. I may not know how to solve it myself, but I was uncomfortable enough to be underconfident in the shop for this situation. The shop is not a...

Resurrecting an old thread. I have an 04 LC. I was getting intermittent AC. It would work fine and then cut out. I could shut it off and turn it on. A few minutes later it would work again. Then it worked all Summer last year. This Summer, it would not work at all. So, I just had the...

Thanks for the reply. I couldn't see a place to include a VIN on partsouq, but of course I know my model/etc. The issue I'm struggling with is understanding what "box" I need that is related to the AC relay. Apparently this car doesn't have replaceable relays (???). I mean, it LOOKS like a...

As far as I can tell, the part I mentioned above is not right. I think it could be for a later model year than my 2004. He's quoting $1400 for replacement. I think thats not quite right for my situation. If anyone in the know has moment to weigh in, I would greatly appreciate the help.

Hopefully a quick question. I had a shop replace my AC compressor and drier. It was leaking and spewing. I know it was beat. After doing that and charging to proper levels, the AC still cycles off after a few seconds. Tech says it must be the relay and told me about the big swap of the...

I just completed a 9,000 mile road trip - NJ to Wyo and Montana, down to El Paso, and back up through the deep South. Temps from -20F to 90F and every road condition possible. The truck ran like an absolute champ. What a beast. The reliable roar of that 2UZ-FE is such music. Well, that's...

I had a spot on my frame that was looking rough. Not as big a hole, but a good 10-12" section was starting to deteriorate. I went to Auto Rust Technicians in Providence, RI. Dropped the truck off and took the train home to NJ then came back a week later on the train to pick it up. They sell...

Thank you very much for the reply. We didn't get up to Kolob this time. We just plain ran out of time. Next time for sure. I watched some videos about it and it does seem like a place we would really enjoy. Zion was awesome. Our first trip. We did a lot of hiking. The whole park was...

Thank you for your reply and sorry for the late one on my part. I did bring the snow chains. That's good advice for sure. Fortunately snow wasn't a factor this year, but we kept an eye on it and had alternate plans/delayed plans if needed. As it was, the trip was honestly the most epic road...

Fantastic. Sorry for the late reply. We liked it so much out there that we only just got back a couple days ago. I have no idea what roads we were "off road" on, but spent a good bit of time in the San Rafael Swell as well as in the Valley of the Gods/Moki Dugway. Otherwise we stayed on road...

We did just that!

That looks fantastic.