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    A need to vent moment

    Quite literally, in this case, lol.
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    Toyota/Lexus Timing Belt Change Thoughts

    Ultima was the first try one.
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    Toyota/Lexus Timing Belt Change Thoughts

    NEW alternator from NAPA seems to have fixed the electrical problem(!). It read over 14V on initial check, as I would expect. The connector snapped in better than it did on the (chain store...) reman replacement I tried first. That one tested good when I took it back to them, but I got my $...
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    Toyota/Lexus Timing Belt Change Thoughts

    Yeah I saw the VVT-i and thought, oops, but that's the inline according to that site; this one's a V6 (but says VVT-i on the engine cover). Saw another place or two that agreed with, it's clearance.
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    Toyota/Lexus Timing Belt Change Thoughts

    Info. above says it's non-interference... This too: https://carbuyingsupport.com/list-of-interference-engines/ (I didn't even know about that before posting here) At any rate... It's down at the moment with an alternator issue? Hadn't had the car 2wks and had to replace it (with a chain...
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    Toyota/Lexus Timing Belt Change Thoughts

    Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't mind having some records, but for most stuff, it sort of is what it is, as long as I know the drivetrain's original and all that. It's a 2-owner car (sisters); but I'm going by word of mouth there, and the feeling I got about the whole thing. A little risky, yes...
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    Toyota/Lexus Timing Belt Change Thoughts

    Well, you oversimplified that a bit. As I said, I looked it over pretty thoroughly. And it ran and drove great. Have you looked at cars in the $3-4000 price range lately (including what people want for ones with 200+ or even 300k miles or more [it's crazy])? 153k miles is not a lot for...
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    Toyota/Lexus Timing Belt Change Thoughts

    That sounds like good news... I'm not worried about a tow bill if it came to that. 60k is what I remember from years ago, but I've not had one personally, until my Acura, that had the belt. I think something was said when we bought it, about my son's '00 Maxima 3.0L too, that it wasn't a...
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    Toyota/Lexus Timing Belt Change Thoughts

    Just picked up an '02 Lexus with a 3.0L, 153k miles for one of my kids, and no idea when/if the timing belt was done last. I checked it over pretty thoroughly, but forgot to ask about maintenance records when I picked it up. I texted the PO and she said something about (not that long ago)...
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    Need help with adoption issues re: deceased parent

    That's awful. Sorry to hear.
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    Cobra. Plug on Left Side of Drive

    I can confirm that everything seems fine with that little plug out - on the water. On land, probably not. Kinda what I thought. I couldn't get the threads to take at all this year when de-winterizing (there was grit in there or something; but don't know why exactly), so I put it in and put...
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    aluminum wheels stuck to hub

    How'd the aluminum rim weather that? I've got a front hub/rotor (RWD truck) that apparently is out of tolerance because wheels stick on it. I add just a little grease if I remember to. Getting them off is a heavy rubber mallet or deadblow hammer on the inside sidewall of the tire while...
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    Failed exhaust flappers

    I've got a rigged-up single flapper on the bottom of the pipe that has worked for me for a while. Maybe I've just been "lucky"? Mine's the 4.3L Cobra; don't know if it'd work for yours or not. I don't recommend it based on the more cautious opinions; I'm just sharing my experience. My boat...
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    88 OMC 4.3L V6 - Sitting for about 10 Months - Question

    Thanks, Lou. Those are exactly what I had in mind trying next, from one of your past posts; just haven't made it happen yet.
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    88 OMC 4.3L V6 - Sitting for about 10 Months - Question

    As long as you're not talking about doing it without water, sounds fine to me. Not sure what else you could do, other than pull the plugs and turn it over manually a few times to sort of move the oil around on stuff a bit, if that's what you mean. I've taken to priming mine with a bit of gas...
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    Thoughts on Magpuls???

    I think the military uses those, so...
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    Gun Range Vid sort of

    Shoot N See targets : )
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    Mid-70s 400sbc Bogging

    It gets driven every week or two; I almost always put 100% gas in it. It's a '75, so HEI; carb same year I'm sure (quadrajet). Haven't checked compression in a long time. The shift points seem normal. I'll look at that vacuum line. I did plugs, cap and rotor not that long ago. If it was...
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    Well, That's It. Another Season Over

    And here it is, time to put it back together. Wind's been bad, but temp's good now for the most part : ).
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    Tire Recommendation, Japanese Sedan

    Dash it all! Hadn't thought of that. I wonder why it only shows up after Midas tinkers with it.
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