Toyota Trucks

Where is the "factory" location for a CD changer in the 2001 4Runner?
I’ll asume it’s somewhere in or near the rear cargo area.

I have an 82′ Toyota pickup. The heater and the temp gauge wasn’t working at
all so I changed out the thermostat on it. Now the temp gauge works ok and
the heater works to some extent, but for some reason after it’s been running
a while, the heater will stop and nothing but cold air will blow out or
either the defrost vents and the heater ducts. I turn the heater off for a
while and then turn the heater back on and it works fine for a while. Any
ideas as to why it stops working on me? I really need some heat for the
winter. I’ve considered buying one of those heaters that plug into the
cigarette lighter, but first I have to get my cigarette lighter working, but
that’s a last resort.

The Dawg

My wife has a 95 4Runner with the AM/FM/Cassette player with the single CD
add-on.  Unfortunately, the CD player has about given out.  Any ideas where
I might find an exact replacement, perhaps online, without the gouging that
I imagine the dealer will demand?

The front of the deck reads "Toyota Compact Disc Deck A34210".

TIA!  Mike Nassour

Anyone know what these are about:

Bulletins for 2001 Toyota Truck Tacoma PreRunner Extra Cab 2WD V6-3378cc
3.4L DOHC (5VZ-FE) MFI

1.  AX003-02       JUL 02       Body – Tube Step Squeaks/Rattles/Knocking
Noises
2.  EG007-02       MAR 02       Valve Cover Oil Baffle – Damage Prevention
3.  BR003-01       FEB 01       Brake Pedal – Linkage Update

Found them at: http://www.alldata.com/TSB/60/016058AC.html

TIA,
DanO

Is there a simple way to adjust a weber carburetor to make my FJ40 Run
better ie more efficiently?

Tim White
San Diego, CA

 My cousin told me that his buddy "the mechanic" told him that Toyota
factory oil filters had a ball valve in them that kept the oil from running
back down into the pan which would keep the motor from prematurely wearing
out because of the lack of oil at start up. Since almost everything else
this cousin has told me has turned out to be bullshit I thought I would see
if his record will remain intact. Thanks in advance.

I’ve heard on this newsgroup that the 22R is about the best engine that
Toyota ever made. I’m kinda interested in getting a new Toyota truck and I
was wondering what trucks that they used these engines in?

The Dawg

For the life of me, I can’t get the bolt off the crankshaft on my 22re.
Unable to find a tool to hold the crankshaft in place while the bolt is
removed, I made my own.

Even with a 3ft cheater bar, pulling as hard as I can, the bolt still won’t
budge.  I even broke a socket.  I have tried tapping the ignition with the
breaker bar on the bolt, wedged against the chassis, but that didn’t work.

Now I’m thinking that maybe this is a reverse thread bolt.  Is it?  Any
other suggestions?

John

I looked up the Toyota TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) on my truck (Tacoma
Prerunner V6 Auto SR5 TRD)  and was wondering what a TSB was.  Is it a
warranty thing?  I noticed a couple for my truck.  The numbers are:
PG014-01, ST003-01, AX004-01, PG003R-01, PG009-02, PG008-02, EG007-02,
EG003R-02, TC001-02.  The ones I’m really worried about are the fan coupling
(AX004-01), steering wheel off center (ST003-01), vin plate (PG009-02) and
valve cover oil baffle (EG007-02).  Are these things fixed for free?  I know
my truck technically can only tow 3800 ibs because of the fan clutch.  Would
they replace it to the 5000 ibs rated one for free?  Thanks.

-2002 Prerunner Ext. Cab V6 Auto SR5 TRD

I just got my truck back from the dealer with the new engine, and have a
couple of questions, the engine runs quite strong and smooth, but my
overdrive light is flashing, I extracted the code and got a 61, which I
believe to be a number 2 speed sensor. Where the heck is this thing at? is
it something that can easily be checked? Also, the engine seems to run
perfect, with the exception of a poor idle that only occured once, after
about a 30 mile drive, I parked the truck for about 15 mins, restarted and
the idle was low and fluctuating in a wave like patter (up and down) then
the truck stalled, this happened twice, so I gave it some gas for a second
or two and that seemed to fix the problem.

Jerry