Wow, that's a lot of weight! On my van the GVWR on the plate on the door frame is 5000 lbs, and I think the curb weight is something like 3700 lbs, so maybe a payload of 1300 lbs? As you mentioned in...
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Wow, that's a lot of weight! On my van the GVWR on the plate on the door frame is 5000 lbs, and I think the curb weight is something like 3700 lbs, so maybe a payload of 1300 lbs? As you mentioned in...
> I'm not sure if these could be made to fit on a van with coils, but suspect with a little fabrication they could.
Quickly looking under my '88 4WD van, definitely coil springs as you say, I...
Thanks for an excellent thread on this, Tim. I've been searching for the Firestone 4112 kit and it seems to no longer be available. Even on the Firestone website, when you search for the 4112 it...
When I got my 88 4wd manual LE van the hitch was already on it, and there are no identifying marks that I can see. It's welded to the frame forward of the bumper and hangs below the bumper. Here are...
It really does look great, Tim, nice work!
this may be stated somewhere else in the forum, but will the 4Y the long blocks available on eBay swap directly in to an '88 van?...
I haven't tried copper tubing for the HoD, but this is a nice method, thanks for the link!
It may not be a critical parameter, but the Summit page for the successor 56185 radiator mentions a 23" width as opposed to the 22" width of the predecessor.
After I replaced the alternator and installed new seals on the PS pump it wasn't leaking on the alternator any more, but I took a piece of sheet aluminum and bent it up to sit below the PS pump and...
On my '88 4WD passenger van I've had the exhaust replaced from the catalytic outlet back (pipe/muffler/tailpipe), and later when I noticed there were a couple of upstream leaks I asked the muffler...
As it turns out...I took the van to Big O for an alignment (after I got new tires elsewhere), and not only did I not get the alignment, because the wheel bearings have too much play, they pointed out...
Doh! You're right, I didn't look far enough down the page to see the description. My error..
I have the Kenda tires on the way, but a conversation about retread tires made me wonder about what happened to them. I remember retreads being a low cost option when I was a few decades younger but...
That's a great idea I hadn't even thought of, and I already have a Costco membership. I went ahead and ordered four tires from parrishtirecompany on eBay, and for the time being I'll stick with my...
That's me, too, Dan, maybe more than 95% good roads. That last bit up the hill to the house in the rain can be slippery, though.
Thanks also for the parrishtirecompany eBay tip. $95 is way less...
Thanks for the report, fuquan!
>Very happy all around with the ride and the lack of road noise. Only downside for me is that the front tires rub when I turn them all the way left or right. My van...
Hi, Roger,
How are those Kendas doing after a year plus?
I would love to cut down on the noise I get from my Mastercraft Courser 225/70R14s. Not only does their more aggressive tread make it's own...
Hi, all,
The current alternator in my '88 4WD Van is an AC Delco, installed in 2015 when my original Denso unit finally quit (after replacing seals in the PS pump so it didn't drip any more, and...
Hi, JDM,
>How is your rack holding up and how many miles have you put on since the replacement?
The rack has been no trouble so far, haven't touched it since. With the rack replaced and new...
It's a valid point, and I'm going to pick up the Toyota 99556-10200 (or 99556-10300, as Tim recommended, long enough to make two replacements) as soon as possible. The original seems too have lasted...
This is a bit late, but...
Before this, the a/c wouldn't come on, compressor wouldn't kick on, and when I checked there was no pressure or refrigerant in the system.
Before trying to find the...
Just another Hose o' Death access panel job, and huge thanks to the detailed original post and all the help that was posted after. I'm replacing the hose with the only thing the local CarQuest auto...
Great picture, thanks! I found mine just where you said it would be:
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I don't know why there are two of them; more study required.
There are two connectors, one white one between the...
Thanks very much for the tip. I haven't found it yet, have to look in the spot you describe when I get home from work this evening.
This finally moved me to buy a 1988 service manual off eBay,...
Can someone point me to the location of the a/c pressure switch in an '88 4WD van? I have the '87 manual but the diagram for the 4WD dual system doesn't show the pressure switch, and I haven't...
In case it's useful, Toyota Service Bulletin AC002-98 covers converting '86-'94 models from R-12 to R-134a at http://tms.cleanautoalliance.org/documents/ac002t98.pdf
I know this is an old thread, but in case it's helpful there is a Toyota Service Bulletin for R-12 Air Conditioner System retrofit that includes the '86-'89 Van at...
Nice work finding the Dorman grommet! When my RTV repair finally lets go I'll fix it with that.
So far, so good, though, the RTV has held without losing a drop for nearly three years.
>So it looks like the townace has pretty different headlights.
Sorry, I wasn't smart enough to catch that we weren't talking about the same vans!
> Is the big rubber gasket where the hi and...
I wouldn’t want to discourage anybody from a cool DIY project, but with the degradation of the reflective surface (and like you say, the pattern/focus being set up for a completely different bulb),...
Unfortunately, no, unless you have a way to cut a hole in the glass, and then you'd have to epoxy the receptacle to the glass (a trick that's possible with some old motorcycle round headlights). The...
Just last night, so far, a 30-mile commute on a busy two-lane rural highway. No oncoming flashes yet, not any high/low signaling from cars in front of me in my lane, either. When I pull up behind...
I wanted LED headlights, myself, but after reading the thread I decided to buy the Hella H4 conversions. I was highly motivated after driving home in one of the storms we had in Northern California...
Thanks for posting your installation pictures, mistershmi. I think I'm going to try your setup. Have you noticed whether oncoming drivers object to the brighter lights?
Oops, that link is for the female shell, but the one on the harness is the male side:
http://www.clipsandfasteners.com/Metri_Pack_3_Way_Male_Connector_Black_56_Series_p/w38c004-5.htm
One simple thing would be to put female spade connectors on the ends of the wires on the harness, and plug them on to the male spades in the connector shell. You might want to tape around the outside...
I know this is an older thread, and there are several others on alternators, but I thought I'd post a couple of things.
First is that last December the old Denso alternator quit (it had been...
Thanks for this great thread (and the link to the alternate (!) way to orient the alternator to get it out/in, which I needed). A rebuilt AC-Delco alternator is in and the Christmas lights are gone....
Like many folks, I had a left side sun visor that sagged when it was unclipped from the hook, because the plastic mount was broken, inside where the shaft goes up through it. There's a lot of force...
Nice work, Adam! Thanks for the write-up and photos.
> filled the tank and placed it in a small bucket over night no leaks. Hope this helps Ralph
Nice work, Ralph. I'm betting it'll seal well when hot, too.
My RTV fix is still holding, ...
I don't want to jinx it or anything, but the silicone RTV fix has been holding for five months, including getting pretty warm in a late September trip over Sonora Pass in the Sierras (a couple of...
If you've done those other jobs you can certainly do the rack replacement. Heck, even I could do it, and I'm no whiz. As I said earlier, the Toyota manual instructions are pretty good. I just...
My rebuilt rack from carsteering.com was $230 without tie rod ends and the core was $150, so your deal sounds pretty good. Oddly enough, the online prices on new tie rod ends were from $40 to $60+...
I haven't removed the belt like that before, only loosened it to take off the steering pump to replace the seals, so I don't know what else you'd have to take off to get it completely out of the...
I know what you mean. My leaks (both ends of the rack and from the pump) made it really messy, bad enough at home but also dripping everywhere, on friends' driveways, etc. Embarrassing, and after...
Good luck, Joe. One thing to check is whether the spare rack is the right one for your van. There was a break in July '88 where the part numbers changed on the 4WD vans.
As it turned out, the removal of the front differential was pretty straightforward. The only step that I might not do next time was drain the differential before removing it; there didn't seem to be...
trestlehed said "I didn't know you could get the braided cable with a vinyl coating. That's a great option and I might look into upgrading mine."
39 cents a foot at my little local hardware...
Again, thanks to the post that Tim provided above for the inspiration. In case it's useful my version is shown in the pictures below. The whole cost was less than ten dollars and took an hour. The...
I know this is an old thread, but...I found it when I looked for information about the hood holder strap. Thanks for the cable suggestion.
Regarding the damage to the screw, a lot of "Phillips"...