touch up paint

Good morning,

I have a 1990 Forerunner. The paint is called "forest green metallic." I was in a fender bender and had a friend pull out the fender, bondo, and prime. How do I get a paint that will blend as well as possible. The truck has always been outside so it has faded a bit.

Thanks

2005 Tundra timing belt

I've looked through the "serches" but can't find an answer.



Does a 2005 Tundra have an internal timing belt?



Thanks



Dakrri

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Originally Posted by DAKRRI I've looked through the "serches" but can't find an answer. Does a 2005 Tundra have an internal timing belt? Thanks Dakrri

If it is a 4.7L V8, yes. It needs to be replaced at 90,000 miles. Expect to pay a dealer $700-$800 if you replace the water pump as well.

Carbon Creations CF coupe hood?

Hey, I got in a bit of a fender bender in the AE92 the other day and am now in the need of a new hood... so I thought I'd look into some CF options because the stock hood weighs a billion pounds...



I found one made by "carbon creations"



Any one have one? or used the company for anything else?



http://www.drivenbystyle.com/1988199...-p-225310.html



$400 is the cheapest I've found it...

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I finally found their website, they seem fairly reputable....



http://www.carbon-creations.com/

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they apparently also make a trunk for the coupe....



http://www.extremedimensions.com/12361.html

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hey what you want for the camber plates

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This thread is about hoods.... either private message me or find my thread in the for sale section and ask there.

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How's the car coming along?

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Still no progress... I have no where to work on it, I have a celica in my garage that I'm fixing up to sell with no plates on it and flat tires... so I can't take the corolla apart anywhere.



I'm closing on a house on the 18th, so it probably won't get touched till after that when I have a nice 2 car garage



I found one site that said the weight of the hood was 35 lbs in the description.... which I find hard to believe. If that's the case I won't bother because the stock hood is like 43 lbs... I emailed the company that makes it, but they haven't responded.

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Some places use the factory underside metal half of the hood and just epoxy the carbon fiber hood skin to that. Otherwise, if it was all carbon fiber, it should be lighter than 35lbs.



And I went to the Crazy Rays today. I found the GTS all the way in the back. I was going to snatch the rear disc but someone else around here is building up an AE92 as well I think. Both the rear hubs, disc, calipers and the ebrake is gone. However, the arms are still there. I should've unbolted the arms and throw them into the river. So when they realize they need them, they're not there... I want the rear disc brakes!

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you couldn't peice together a kit from the two of the GT-Ss? I would just collect all the parts you can and look for the parts you need later. The latteral link isn't a big deal, I'm pretty sure you can just use 2 SR5/sedan front links for the GT-S hub

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The Black GTS that was there was gone. It was only that white one, which is no use no more.

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I just bit the bullet and bought one... I'll let you guys know what I think.

NO lights after stereo install NEED HELP ASAP!!!

I just installed a Pioneer head unit along with a wire harness from FRYS and all went well until i noticed i had no dash and rear parking lights. I just checked 12v.com and my wiring seems right. I just followed and connected the wires according to thier color code. Is there a fuse that controls the dash/rear parking lights? I cant drive it until then. PLEASE HELP!!!

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Yes, there's a fuse. I believe it's one of the fuses in the fuse box under the hood.



During the install, you may have accidently shorted a live wire to ground and popped a fuse. Happend to me.

lights make rpms jump? ?

Hey guys, new guy here. I have a inquiring about my lil 89 sr5. It has the 4af carb and for some magical reason when i turn on my headlights the rpms shoot up to 3grand and stay there. Turn them off and down they go to 800. Bit of history on it. I bought it about a minth ago from a chick cause it didnt run ( been sitting too long no gas in the lines, now runs great. Just did tune up on it, plugs wire cap rotor fuel filter ect.) now it runs great motor sounds and revs anyway i was thinking amp draw from the alternator but that normally lowers rpms on fi ( where most of my exp. Is) also if anyone knows where or what i should search for cause parked driving or w/e if i rev it and get off the rpms hold for about 2 seconds then slowly drop. It can be from a small blimp to full rev they hold and then drop rather then normal dropping. In an fi this would be tps or idle speed but in carb



any advising or guiding would be great thanks all...

Tnation has been a great help thus far....

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The carb has a dual diaphragm vac operated throttle positioner. It's mounted on side of carb.When there is a load on engine it raises idle speed. It also holds throttle open slightly when decelerating . It has two adjustment screws and cams. Have someone help you and watch it while they turn on the lights. You will see the cam move and know which screw to adjust. Also check for any vac line leaks on the throttle positioner. Look at Fig 2 in link for pic of throttle positioner.



http://toyotadiesel.com/photopost/da...l_overhaul.pdf

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Great, thanks. makes since, i'll take a look at it tomorrow after work with my brother and keep ya posted. hopefully i can get it dropping a bit more normally. out of curiosity, can those be eliminated with out replacing the carb to say a weber? cause god its got vac lines

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I remember all the vac lines when I had my 87 4A. I wouldn't attempt to eliminate any of them or the components. It all works together and if you start disconnecting you will have other driveability issues. I have a hunch your present problems stems more from a vac line leak and not necessarily an adjustment. Should be easy to find. When your helper turns on lights listen for a vac leak in addition to watching the throttle positioner. If no leaks found then try adjusting the adjusting screw counter clockwise on the cam that engages on throttle positioner with the lights turned on.

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well great news , found the screw and the cam. no leaks on the 20 miles of vac lines there so all good :-D . adjusted the screw and was able to get the rpms down to normal with the lights on and also rectified the revving issue. thanks the lil corolla is now running like normal. a bit smookie but probably cause i seafoamed the gas tank with almost no gas in the tank ( light has been on the whole time i been messin with it ) hopefully when i go fill her up that stops and i can pass my smog test.

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Good job on the adjustment. If you want to check it for trouble codes prior to it's breath test here is a link. On the older OBD 1 systems stored codes don't always trigger the check engine light. Might want to replace air filter and oil change prior to test and take it out on the highway to get cat converter good and warm and keep it running while waiting in line.



http://www.troublecodes.net/Toyota/

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thanks, didnt think this was a obd1, obd0 maybe. the air filter i changed since it looked like it backfired at one point and burned it before i bought it . did the oil change and now im considering getting a new thermostat since i have read that alot of these carb'd corollas have trouble passing if the engine and cat arent warmed up right.

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Good idea to change thermostat and flush out cooling system while you are at it. When you replace stat be sure to park on incline. Remove cap, turn heat on high, and run till warmed up to burp air (alot of air pockets in system) and top off fluid. Prior to your test check that all the vac lines are hooked up to EGR and vac modulator and that it operates. If it isn't working it would spike your levels and flunk it. Sometimes older toys end up needing a new cat to help them pass the more stringent regulations in your area. Remember reading from another poster (california) that they have some program that if remember right subsidizes the payment for parts such as for a new cat in order for car to pass.

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Thanks. The cat seems to be new(er) since it looks not as worn or timed as the rest of the piping. Now running the risk of sounding a total noob what is a vacuum modulator? I miss my old gts.... So much simpler for me with efi..... ::-D:

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Does the engine RPM actually increase, or is it just the tachometer that goes up?

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the engine was revving up. but we got it figured out, thankfully it wasnt just the tach that would have royally boned me. lmao.



p.s. loved the autox thread, stumbled apon it about 2 months ago hoping to get this sr5 running like eage8's

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This link shows pic of vac modulator and its proximity to the EGR plumbing. The information in article may not apply to your particular engine. More for general reference.



http://www.autoshop101.com/forms/h61.pdf

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10-4, turns out i knew what it was just didnt know the name, thanks again.

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Originally Posted by sincity.rolla the engine was revving up. but we got it figured out, thankfully it wasnt just the tach that would have royally boned me. lmao. p.s. loved the autox thread, stumbled apon it about 2 months ago hoping to get this sr5 running like eage8's

Thanks.



You'll get it running right.

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Thanks... But tell that to the wife who thinks i sold my 97 jetta for a p.o.s. ( little did she know that is worse and was on the verge ogre dying., rod knoc, and the trans was shot) glad to be back in a Japan built machine.

93 Camry LE 4 cyl valve cover gasket replaced

93 Camry LE 4 cyl valve cover gasket replaced by me today. What a pain in the arse! They sure don't make it easy,, had to move the wiring harness away from the valvle cover/timing belt cover, and disconnected the battery too because of having to maove wiring, and undo the wiring fromt he alternator. Broke the old brittle PCV valve, and replaced that.. found a valve cover gasket with the O-rings for the sparks plugs at Kragen in stock for $23.00.





Nasty dirty... too bad I don't have a solvent wash tank, everything was nasty dirty grimmy... the leak went ona long time and now wil be nice hot having oil push out the back... side...



also hard bending over (degenerative disc disease and pancreas disease) the engine with the thing slanted towards the back and the back of the engine is unaccessable to get much clean, as it is very nasty dirty with all the years of oil and dirty,, I sprayed degreaser and let it soak, the rinsed, but that did little.. anyways,, it was a pain the but but at least now it's one more thing fixed..

Installing halo's and LEDs in headlight '04 Camry

I'm installing new headlights in my '04 Camry which came with halo's and LEDs. I'd like them to be on any time any of my lights are on. Unfortunately there is no single light that is always on. If my low beams are on my DRLs turn off. Can anyone suggest a way to have these always on if any lights in my headlights are on?



Also, my high beams act as the daytime running lights, just not as bright. I thought they work by sending a lower voltage to the highs but when I measured the voltage it's the same whether they are acting as daytime running lights or high beams. Does anyone know how they work? I was thinking of taping the power from this light for the LEDs but I'm afraid I'll blow the LEDs when my high beams come on.