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Chasing a stall issue I replaced the throttle body.

I removed all the weight off the back of the GX for a few short summer trips, recalled it doesnt ride as well w/o the weight and put it all back on. While I had the swing-out off, I thought I'd check the status of the swing-out (Swing Out Tire...

Scraped all of the dead bugs from the front :) 3000 miles through desert, mountains and PNW coast. Besides couple minor scrapes and slow PS fluid leak I didn't have any mechanical issues. Turned 275000 on odometer and hope to keep going. Those...

Installed 2nd Gen 4Runner rear stabilizer end links. The extended travel of the dampers really distorted the original end links. Torqued all rear suspension bolts. Found the rear UCA bolts needed a few ft. lbs.

I have seen many transmission fluid questions over the years, the general consensus seems to be exchanging the fluid(drain and fill repeatedly or at each oil change for a bit) is safe. Flush is bad. Some folks leave it be but that makes no sense...

Mine was 250k when I did it. Call it what you will, but I transferred the fluid. NO issues and I've got 15k miles on it from a couple of months ago.

New Tires

I did get to play which size tensioner pulley do I have…… 3.5” or 90mm NOT the older 4” or 100mm. Then I played the shot this first pulley sits to far back and won’t turn. After another tip to a different auto parts store I found a near identical...

What fun with the weekend be without getting semi stranded at your parents house on the way home to your house some three hours away. My tensioner pulley decide to go Bluetooth mode on me which has we know that doesn’t work.

There are two options for 3 1/2 inch police like those found on my GX 470.

Can confirm this is correct. Also the pulley is not interchangeable between the tensioners, I tried.

Oh, let's not forget the sending unit.

Fix the thought of be broken barn / rear door handle on the GX470. Turns out it wasn't broken at all, the (cycling term) barrel adjuster fell out of its tension mount and made the whole thing inoperable.

I ordered MT BAJA AT instead. I wanted butter smooth this time around,,,, and oh they are.