Idaho BS thread in the PNW

Thanks!

Obviously there is more factors than just mileage, it gets older every year and the hubs thinks it won't sell because it's 2WD.
Its such a hard decision, it's my first vehicle so I have a ton of sentimental value in it. If I could afford to keep it and buy a newer car, I would.

 

Yeah cant sell sentimental value unfortunately...do you owe on it still?

 

Nope. 7k Cash when I was 18 with 45k miles on it. I felt like I won the lottery

 

list it for $8K take first $7500Toyotas hold value quite well

 

I miss my 98 i had, it was 4x4 though

 

Yeah, I still commuted to work everyday in the worst snow Boise has seen and I'm a Girl!
I'm in no rush to sell, just pondering the idea. An SUV is just looking REAL good in my life right now.

 

https://boise.craigslist.org/cto/d/boise-1998-toyota-tacoma-cab-89000miles/7011686655.html

I mean, asking 8k for my truck isn't any worse than this guy.. haha

 

the graphics on the door make up for it. Also it is 4x4.

 

Anyone done a valve cover gasket replacement?
My truck is leaking oil from an unknown location. We are planning on doing the valve cover gasket & oil pan gasket. The crank shaft is covered in oil too. Photo was taken the dark with a potato, obviously.

Anything else we should hit while we have it out of commission?

 

I'd start with the valve covers. If they're leaking bad enough it will look like everything else is leaking too. If you're truck is 4x4 the oil pan is a pita because the diff needs to be pulled.

 

Thanks!

It's a 2wd so I think it's pretty accessible.

 

How does one go about confirming that AutoZone saying "this will fit your vehicle!" Is actually correct? Before say, removing your valve covers and it actually NOT fitting?

 

Did you see the master catalog at the website in your photo?

 

NOPE. Thanks for reading for me

 

Yeah this is completely the wrong one.

 

I could be wrong but I don't think 1st gens use cork gaskets anywhere.

 

At least not 1st gen Tacomas. Maybe 1st gen Model T's.

 

Hahaha. As soon as I opened it and saw it was cork I'm like, this can't be right. Thankfully my local AutoZone has the one I actually need.

 

Anyone know a good source for blower motor resistors? The genuine toyota one on Amazon i bought last time is no longer available and the chinese amazon version didnt work sadly.