Hey all, signed up a while back but haven't sat down until tonight to say hi. Bought my 1990 SR5, 22re/auto w/ 271,xxx miles back in August. Family needed a vehicle with 4wd and a back seat for our at the time 1 year old daughter. I bought the 4runner off CL for 800.00, PO thought the front main bearing was shot. Towed it home to find out the #3 spark plug was not connected and the rockers needed adjustment. Been driving it since with a laundry list of fixes needing to be done. As you can see by the chosen screen name, working on cars is not my strong suit but I'm hoping to learn on this vehicle in hopes of fixing this and selling it to put the money towards a Fzj80 to fit 2 car seats in
I plan on using the search function as much as possible and hoping that this forum has a much traffic as I hoped. Saw a few other forums out there, some seemed too crowded with a lot of drama, some were a little too hard core. I've spent countless hours on mud reading up on 80's for research, though a great site for cruisers, sub forums seem less active.
I'd like to be able to tackle as many issues as possible on my own with the limited skills and even more limited knowledge to build up my confidence in shade tree mechanics to save money and just learn more about my vehicle(s). In the end, possibly give back with any knowledge I have learned.
There are issues to be addressed with this vehicle, it is 22 years old and the PO knew less than I.
Known issues and broken/missing list:
-Leaky sunroof gasket along with not opening with button. Motor clicks but no go. Possibly off tracks.
-Cracked front windshield.
-Power mirrors, DS & DSP windows dont work. Got both power mirrors to move once, thats it. Windows, no go. Possibly motors or power window/locks/mirror panel I'm guessing.
-Need front and rear wiper arms. rear wiper works....just doesn't come in contact with rear window. Need spray nozzles as well.
-Rear window is very slow in raising back up. Guessing tracks are dirty. Seems like a daunting task.
-Center console needs new lid.
-DSP door has no inside handle. Locked myself in a couple times already.
-Ticking noise when in drive. In P or N its less audible. Coworker suggested flex plate? Mentioned an access panel by the tranny, I have yet to find this. Thinking it`s a mythical unicorn.
anyway, looking forward to learning.
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