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I've got a little bit of a head scratcher here about an issue I recently ran into on my rear tailgate latch.
'92 Town Ace

One day last week I tried to open my rear hatch door and couldn't get it...

FWIW, when I was trying to contact VanlifeNW about purchasing a van, the owner admitted to be terrible with email correspondence, and said he responds much more readily to phone calls. That may be...

You might be better off having the van towed to a stationary mechanic, than trying to find a mobile mechanic that'll work on it in the field. Especially if you don't necessarily know what parts it'll...

Oooooh thanks! I actually need this for mine!

This was actually my first thought as to what might be going on. That now that there was increased airflow under the van, perhaps the wind was hitting things a bit differently and causing the sound....

Hey Lawrenco, I was the member that got the conversion kit. They actually don't fit correctly on my van, and I'm not inclined to build an adapter for them, so if you'd like them, I'm happy to send...

I had a lift kit installed on my van, and since then, I've noticed some new sounds that seem to be related to coasting.

Sound 1:
Before the engine has warmed up, when coasting to a stop from 2nd...

Do you have the rear wiper motor? And if so, do you know the part-number on it?

Glad you were finally able to locate them! Keep us posted on how it goes.

Here are the diagrams from the manual.
Not sure which model you have, but I have the 4wd with rear ac model.
But it looks like the 2wd unit is closer to under the driver's seat maybe?

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I'm not sure where else your low pressure port could be, but I have the same 2nd high-pressure port behind the driver's seat there, so I'd feel pretty confident in saying that both of the red-caps...

I think there was a problem with the attached photos, so just in case, uploading a different way, and including a link to them in my google photos.
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Sorry, I was out of town over the weekend. Here's where it is on my van. I have an R134 adapter on mine, so it's a blue cap, but it was black and significantly smaller (the cap) before I put the...

I took my van to Ballard Muffler (not actually in ballard. Up on Aurora) a few months back to get the muffler replaced. I think it was around $400 for parts and labor. Made a huge difference in the...

That red cap is the high side. The low side is more towards the front of the vehicle, and on a larger diameter tubing. On my vehicle, it had a black cap. I can post a photo if you don't see it.

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Thanks for that link. I had read through the entirety of that thread quite a few times at this point, haha. It has helped a lot for sure. Although I think my situation is a little bit different than...

I've got a '92 4wd front+rear AC van. The AC has never worked since I bought it about a year ago. I had a tech come out and remove any R-12 left in the system, and my plan was to refill with...

I would also imagine that you could remove the door sensor, which is what detects that the door is open in the first place. I would expect that removing that would prevent the alarm from sounding.

Those custom windows are pretty awesome! Good luck with the sale, and the hopeful house purchase!

I can't help you with actually fixing your problem, but a tactic I've used in the past on a vehicle that would overheat to help prolong it's drivability, is a trick I learned about on CarTalk. If the...

I usually go to https://www.toyodiy.com/ to look for part numbers.

I'm not sure exactly what model your van is, but I see some entries for weatherstripping on the townace here:...

This is a great post!

What is that big hole above the temp controls for?

I'm not sure about the metal clips, but I know megazip has the plastic clips. I had them in my order, but ended up cancelling the order because shipping was too much to warrant just ordering the...

I didn't mean to imply that the motor itself was bad. I think the motor actually runs fine. I think it's seized up because when I turn the motor manually, I'm met with a lot of resistance. I don't...

Well, I took the motor apart and tried to get things moving again, but couldn't get it to function. I ran some penetrant down the spindle arm to try to loosen things up in there. But I couldn't...

Thanks for the thoughts. That thread has definitely been really helpful. It's what lead me to check the wires in the conduit, and ultimately made me realize I had been testing the terminals...

Okay, did a bit more investigation last night. Upon closer inspection, I'm definitely getting power to the motor, so the cables are good. I opened the motor up (The actual motor is quite beautiful!)...

A few weeks ago, my rear wiper stopped working at the top of its arc on my way to the mountains. On my drive back home, I turned the wiper back on and it went back down, then up and stopped again at...

Hey Flecker, what van did you install that Griffin radiator in? I'm curious if that'd fit in my 4x4 manual '91 TownAce?

I saw in the parts thread that the '86 Corolla has the same 2c-t engine as my '92 TownAce, so it can share many of the same parts.

When I look at compatible parts on RockAuto for that engine,...

I came across another location for the manual. Thought I'd share it, in case anything happens to the one already posted.