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    wife's escape spark plugs :

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  2. Feb 24, 2016 at 8:22 AM
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    Unless you are leaking a ton of oil, may not be a huge deal.

    Looks like a different design. No plugs
     
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  3. Feb 24, 2016 at 8:23 AM
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    yeah, i just zoomed in, didnt see any plug outlines on the walls of the head
     
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  4. Feb 24, 2016 at 8:26 AM
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    That is annoying that your wifes escape has a chain and we have belts...

    :bananadead:
     
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  5. Feb 24, 2016 at 8:28 AM
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    @ebbs15 Where are you going in Moab over memorial day weekend? I was thinking of running Lockhart basin
     
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  6. Feb 24, 2016 at 8:30 AM
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    my 2003 camry has a chain also.

    Makes me wonder why we have belts
     
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  7. Feb 24, 2016 at 9:25 AM
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    just Moab. Me and the GF are just going sight seeing... riding bikes and hiking. are you going to RT? I'll run it then with you say Thurs and Fri? Camp in the middle?
     
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    I was going to try to go to RT. That is really tempting... Are you taking off the whole week, or making two trips?

    Good luck seeing arches on memorial day weekend, take pictures of all the animals. lol.
     
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  9. Feb 24, 2016 at 2:08 PM
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    shit didn't even think about all the sheeple... doh! oh well... we'll find something to entertain us... lol and Yes I'm staying the whole week. Monday I'm possibly meeting @NYCO to run the hole in the rock... which I think is going to take 3 days since we're going to camp and hike some. I enjoyed Moab, but I like more of the expo stuff than the intense rock crawling...
     
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  10. Feb 24, 2016 at 2:17 PM
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    I saw that conversation on the trip page. I think the 4runner is too mild to run that trail. Or as @TBuzz called it too "mall crawler" :p

    I am now debating taking the week and wandering. 2 day work week nothing happens... lol
     
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  12. Feb 24, 2016 at 2:33 PM
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    I was looking through TD, I will have to look more. No sliders yet. I am expecting them shortly.

    Page 1 is a bitch, I don't blame you.
     
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  13. Feb 24, 2016 at 2:55 PM
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    yeah looking at the slide show... I don't see anything to worry about once you get sliders... but Bob may have more input.
     
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    Part 2 of the valve cover gasket. The driver side. Somehow the driver side took less time than the passenger side. 3.5 hours.

    The top piece of the intake manifold comes off really easy. All 12mm nuts and bolts. Steel gasket that can be reused.
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    One of the more frustrating parts was the the plastic cover that goes along the vc. I couldn't get it to do what I wanted so I broke it in a few spots. Wrestling the cover out can be tricky.
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    Pulled a plug wire apart. I had a spare that was a little short but worked. So not the end of the world.
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    The spark plug gaskets seem to break apart.
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    Lot of clutter
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    New seals and gasket.
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    All cleaned up
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    I have some videos of the block plugs I will upload in a few.
     
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  15. Feb 26, 2016 at 5:04 AM
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    I never called your truck mall crawler, there's no malls in Alamosa...just kidding I didn't though.
     
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    The final part of the VC gasket

    Half Moon plug removal:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMzOvP4WdWs

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HFBdQoCRWmU

    Cam Plug removal(loud noises):

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHx7YbMTlC0

    Half moon plug installation:

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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMkH7xnVoE0

    Cam plug install:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpuJ5iQNpWk

    @TBuzz @ramonortiz55

    Found this today:

    https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/3-4-liter-v6-5vz-fe-valve-cover-gaskets-how-to-video.418476/
     
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    Well I got the travel big yesterday. Decided I wanted to go camping. Never been to El Malpais National Monument, so I jumped in the 4runner and went! 26 hour trip. 14 of those hours were behind the wheel. Next time I think I will take my time.

    Gotta love that New Mexico traffic
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    Overlook at the monument
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    Obigatory 4runner picture
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    Camp set up. I love the room. I can stand up in it. The buddy heater makes it toasty. Next time I am going to get a table and maybe a cot and try sleeping in it. Super fun to put up in the wind. Each side has 4 or 5 good steel stakes so I wasn't worried.
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    No coed camping.
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    Natural bridge.
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    Lava "falls"
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    Saw a ton of elk. I was in no rush so I stopped and took a picture.
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    Started this with 1/3 tank of gas. Made it no problem but I was nervous.
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    The byway goes through old cinder cone volcanos. Super cool.
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    And stupid poser flex picture.
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    Can't wait to go back!
     
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    looks like you had some fun!
     
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    I'm way behind here. So did you have to take off the throttle body to do the passenger side?
     
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    So sorry I didn't see this.

    I ghetto hung the top part of the intake with some bungee cords. I didn't want to mess with cruise control or the butterfly setup. I didn't pinch and hoses so I figured it worked! Haha
     
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