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If you got another fan I'd probably try that 1st. If your funds are limited then go with your gut. Whenever I go deep enough to do a head gasket, if...

Flushed both heater cores both ways and they looked great. Pulled top radiator hose and what I can see (not much) does look completely clean. I’ve...

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100%confirmed, bad alternator!

...I'd double check the fan clutch before going too far. Recently I got a brand new Aisen, it never actually free wheeled or let me get up to running...

I wouldn't be too worried about a small residual of vinegar. You can take a heat gun to it if you want to make sure it's really dry. I'm sure that's...

This might sound like a real silly question but after you soaked your sending unit in vinegar how did you make sure all the vinegar was off of it...

Also, the no start issue has been an intermittent problem for awhile. I pulled my starter and replaced contacts and plunger inside, this has fixed...

Hi, just a follow up. After further investigation I’ve concluded that the diodes on alternator went bad, causing current to flow from the battery to...

It's not a square relay. See posts #3 and #6 in this thread for good views of this. If it's the round can, it sounds like they sold you the...

Having the same starter problem. I turn the key i just hear the click. replaced the starter with a new one (granted it was a Napa name brand...

New cat assembly is installed with new o2 sensors in place, CEL resolved immediately. It did not seem to affect the surging/hesitation at idle and...

If you pull the top radiator hose and look in there with a flashlight you can view a small portion of the core where it attaches to the tank. If it...

Chemical HG test didn't show any issues. Pressure test of system didn't show any issues either (radiator cap was rated a little low so that was...

Tim and Gwen have given good advice above for chasing down cooling system problems; obviously you'd want to rule any of these out (and ideally get a...

thank you Tim, much appreciated

88 & 89 are the same. There are some differences on earlier years but not between 88 - 89. Tim

The High Pressure lines look the same to me but yet Toyota shows different part numbers and the matrix says they both are not compatible, but those...

1987 Toyota Van 4WD Auto 178k with a 47k engineI can do trips around town maybe up to 40-50 miles its fine. Longer trips or under load/hills, it...

Hi, sorry, I can't make much sense of your picture, as the connections may not be as they came from the factory, and I cannot compare it to my van,...

Thanks that did the trick. I feel kinda dumb but glad I know the reasoning now. makes sense why it didn't show up a few times in that past when the...