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3.4 auto 2wd access cab in Oregon. Hello!

Discussion in 'New Member Introductions' started by TootinTundra3.4, Mar 22, 2020.

  1. Mar 22, 2020 at 6:45 PM
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    TootinTundra3.4

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    New to yota’s been a Jeep and Chevy guy most my life, picked this up last year with tax return, made it the 400 mile trip home then blew the 280k 3.4 it had, this year spent the return putting refurbed 3.4 from yota engines in Springfield OR w/warranty (couldn’t do it myself definitely no room where I live lol) so far bough a tonneau cover, a towing hitch, and an ATV ramp, in the near future will be a new tailgate handle (any leads on NOT PLASTIC ones would be awesome!) I’m gunna do a leveling kit and efficiency upgrades, and then by next year I’ll buy a refurbed tranny and have it waiting for when this one starts to crap out. Then boom, brand new truck upload_2020-3-22_18-45-14.jpg
     
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  11. Apr 4, 2020 at 10:53 AM
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    LED headlamps/fogs; interior footlamps.
    nearly indescructible engine, how exactly did it 'blow'?
     
  12. Apr 28, 2020 at 9:53 PM
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    TootinTundra3.4

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    Tonneau cover, towing hitch, refurbed 3.4
    Johnsonman not sure but my guess is they were having firing issues then got it running good enough to trade it in, where I purchased it and looked like they put very heavy weight oil in it looked like diesel grade, driving it back home the plug imploded in #3 cylinder.. my guess is possibly a cracked head? Causing that plug to implode and melted ignition coils
     
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    LED headlamps/fogs; interior footlamps.
    That happens from time to long time on the 3.4 - all it needed was a helicoil and new coil. Most likely poor metalurgy from the factory who cast it. Mine occurred about 175K ago, still purrs like a kitten.
     
  14. Apr 30, 2020 at 4:19 PM
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    Howdy from DFW and nice truck:thumbsup:
     
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