I just bought a 2000 Champagne with 86k and have a few questions I hope you can help me with.
1. The infamous header leak, on the driver's side. I would like to attempt to pull this out and weld it in our lab at work. I read one guy said it was possible by prying the steering column out of the way. Any advice or comments before I attemp this?
2. Driving at 40+ MPH, there is a subtle but noticeable thrumming vibration and sound from the front of the truck. It follows the road speed, not the engine speed, so I'm guessing front drivetrain and/or tires. It thrums in waves, quiet to loud, at about two cycles every three seconds. It has new Dunlop Grandtrek AT20 tires with about 500 miles on them, stock 16" rims.
3. The automatic temperature control doesn't work all that well. If I set it to 70, it blows like mad after the truck warms up and then keeps blowing hot until I'm roasted. It eventually kicks down the fan speed, but will continue to blow hot. Stop for a minute, re-start, and it blows too cool from then on.
4. The AC isn't cold. Should be a simple re-charge (I hope)
5. PO had a Toyota repair record of a 'diff leak' at 62k with no indication of which diff was leaking. Never heard on here of these leaking. Has this been seen before, and if so, which diff is susceptible?
6. The lever to release the steering wheel adjustment just flops around. Anyone had this break? I'll tear it apart eventually, but if there is a common part in there that fails, I'll order it now.
I haven't had time to even crawl under it. We took it to Killington VT skiing about 12 hours after picking it up. I didn't notice the thrumming until about 100 miles in to the trip. Very annoying.
I saw someone had a change tray installed in the lower center console where there is presently just a blanking plate. Where can I get one?
Last, was there a 'tow package' that included improvements to cooling or was it just a hitch and wiring? I'll be adding a tow hitch soon, so any recommendations are appreciated: car trailer at around 3500 lbs. loaded.
Thanks! Looking forward to another 86k miles once all these get fixed.
1. The infamous header leak, on the driver's side. I would like to attempt to pull this out and weld it in our lab at work. I read one guy said it was possible by prying the steering column out of the way. Any advice or comments before I attemp this?
2. Driving at 40+ MPH, there is a subtle but noticeable thrumming vibration and sound from the front of the truck. It follows the road speed, not the engine speed, so I'm guessing front drivetrain and/or tires. It thrums in waves, quiet to loud, at about two cycles every three seconds. It has new Dunlop Grandtrek AT20 tires with about 500 miles on them, stock 16" rims.
3. The automatic temperature control doesn't work all that well. If I set it to 70, it blows like mad after the truck warms up and then keeps blowing hot until I'm roasted. It eventually kicks down the fan speed, but will continue to blow hot. Stop for a minute, re-start, and it blows too cool from then on.
4. The AC isn't cold. Should be a simple re-charge (I hope)
5. PO had a Toyota repair record of a 'diff leak' at 62k with no indication of which diff was leaking. Never heard on here of these leaking. Has this been seen before, and if so, which diff is susceptible?
6. The lever to release the steering wheel adjustment just flops around. Anyone had this break? I'll tear it apart eventually, but if there is a common part in there that fails, I'll order it now.
I haven't had time to even crawl under it. We took it to Killington VT skiing about 12 hours after picking it up. I didn't notice the thrumming until about 100 miles in to the trip. Very annoying.
I saw someone had a change tray installed in the lower center console where there is presently just a blanking plate. Where can I get one?
Last, was there a 'tow package' that included improvements to cooling or was it just a hitch and wiring? I'll be adding a tow hitch soon, so any recommendations are appreciated: car trailer at around 3500 lbs. loaded.
Thanks! Looking forward to another 86k miles once all these get fixed.
