Derek up North

Good at high altitudes too.

At least check (if not replace) all the vacuum hoses. Might be in order too. They're probably pretty 'crispy'.

1st I've heard of this. Just tried going through all 3 pages of this Section and it only took a second or two to go to the next page. I'm not exactly on a blazingly fast setup. A 2-3 year old basic Acer laptop, DSL internet connection (Ping:- 12ms; Download:- 3.47Mbps; Upload:- 0.70Mbps on www.speedtest.net), Firefox 45.0.1, WiFi in the house. Oh, and Windows 10 (Microsoft recently 'upgraded' from Win8.1, despite my continuously refusing their offer to do so. Screwed up my sound and trackpad and other weird things have happened ever since!!!!!).

1990, so a V6.

Compression test and leak-down test? How many miles? I wonder if the valves have ever been adjusted?

I'd have to ASSUME that based on the state of the art timing belt technology when Toyota was writing the Service Schedules that 60k miles was assumed conservative/safe enough that they wouldn't end up with many stranded customers. Would they make the same 60k recommendation with a modern material/design belt? Are OEM belts now sold by Toyota (safely) capable of more? Are Aftermarket? Another 'baffler' for me is why Toyota recommends the V6 valve clearances at 60k miles and 72 months! As well as the 22R-E at 30k miles and 36 months! A 'Best Before' date on rubber parts, but valve clearances??

I don't think the Toyota V6 has a peep hole to catch a glimpse of the timing belt, so you've got to disassemble the engine to the point where it's little extra work to replace the belt. Why would you do all the disassembly work, inspect the belt and then put it all back together again? I've also heard that a visual inspection is not a good way of telling if a belt is about to fail. Tires blow out sometimes even though they look fine. No, this isn't a stance as a moderator. I've been known to wander off topic at times. As a moderater, if the topic starts off as Toyota MH related, it belongs. If it starts out as not Toyota MH related, it should be posted in the 'Miscellaneous and Non-related (Share anything non-toyotahome related ...)'.

Sounds like a good plan, given that Subaru recommends that they be changed at 60k mile intervals. But I don't understand why I get the impression that you don't think the same would apply to the Toyota V6.

I wonder what the total weight of that setup is and what the weight is on the rear truck axle when towing. It does have foolies, after all.

Well, we are trying to concentrate on the Toyota V6 aren't we? Unlike (apparently/maybe) Honda, Toyota does have the belt listed to be CHANGED at 60k miles. Can't help with your Suzuki.

I would never 'inspect' a timing belt. There's so much labour involved in getting it to the point of being able to inspect, you might as well just install a new one. They're cheap compared to the labour involved.

Equally baffling (to me at least) is that I've never come across any North American mention of change intervals in terms of YEARS. Not so in Europe. http://aam-europe.contitech.de/pages/downloads/docs/Poster-Wechselintervalle_de_en_es.pdf Something to consider for those with a 25 year old belt installed. "But it's only done 30,000 miles!".

It seems to me they also sold the chromed generic ones at places like Autozone, Pep Boys, etc.

The V6 has a timing belt that is on the Service Schedule to be changed at 60k mile intervals along with 'check & adjust' the valves. The 22R & 22R-E have a timing chain which have no scheduled change interval but 'check & adjust' valves at 30k miles.

I just love the wiring in these things. Red wires used for +ve and -ve!! It's amazing that more of them don't burn to the ground!

I'm afraid Gary hasn't logged in for 3 years.

"... no exceptions ..." in the law sounds pretty clear to me.

Tag axle or not, that thing's still got foolies. But at least it supposedly has 8 new tires. Hopefully the spare didn't need replacing. I've never seen any tag-axles outside '79 - '81. They stopped making them so it must have been one of those 'better ideas' that wasn't! There's also no mention in the axle recall documentation excluding 'homes with foolies installed. Extra tires, extra weight, extra rolling resistance, extra tolls. I don't see the point. I guess the buying public didn't either.

I'd use a 10A fuse, otherwise your 12A outlet will become your 'fuse'.

Basically, up to date with rabies vaccination is all that's required. http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/imports/policies/live-animals/pets/dogs/eng/1331876172009/1331876307796 http://www.cdc.gov/importation/bringing-an-animal-into-the-united-states/dogs.html And remember, if you're tempted to risk it, you might succeed in sneaking you animal across the border, but might get caught while trying to return home! Oh, and just for Pitbull owners considering visiting Ontario:- It is against the law to bring pit bulls into Ontario, even for a short visit. There are no exceptions made for: - Tourists - People moving to Ontario, or - Military personnel being transferred to Ontario postings. https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/about/pubs/dola-pubsfty/dola-pubsfty.php#TOC_09

I believe that tire would have a Load Index of 109S (2271lb).

It doesn't sound like you're dropped your pan and cleaned out any sludge that might be in it. This would probably go a long way to getting your ATF back to a good colour.

Clean it up well, powder it with some Baby Powder from the Dollar Store and take it for a spin. You might get a better idea where the leak originates. If nothing else, it'll smell better.

IMHO, it doesn't matter what year manual you find. They're so vague and general, that nothing changes from year to year. Or, for that matter, which brand owners manual you find! Nice to have, but pretty useless.

That doesn't look like a 1-Ton FF rear axle to me. Looks like a standard axle you'd find on any 4x4. It even has the same 4x4 6 bolt rims front and rear.