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8 messages, Last post on Aug 08, 2008 at 10:17 PM
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HELP!!!!!!!! I have owned my 2000 4.7 V8 Tundra for 6 months and in the summer had no problems. Now into a Canadian winter my fan is breaking apart. Now on my third fan I am running out of ideas. I have diagnosed that at about 5-6 thousand rpm my fan sucks back to the motor at the top of the blades and contacts my coolant hose at the thermostat mount. This is about a two inch movement!! Has anyone seen this or fixed this problem of course the dealership says impossible but my eyes are not playing tricks on me. Please Help
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Replying to: yotafan (Feb 03, 2007 5:47 pm) __________________ 2005 Toyota Tundra Accesorios - Tundra 4x2 06 Catalog by Toyota Motors |
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Hi, My 2000 Tundra V8 has been leaking for about a year. I had it into the dealer when it was still on warranty in 07 for a lot of repairs and I thought they fixed it. Today I noticed it was hissing again and then the check light came on. The gauge was on HOTTEST. I am going to put coolant in and water on Monday and try to drive a few miles to the dealer. It just got off warranty. I have not had to do many repairs, but is it time for a new truck? Is not garaging it the problem? It only has 75K on it. Thanks any help appreciated. - A girl and her truck
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Replying to: a8fan (Aug 03, 2008 12:26 am) Fill with 50/50 water and coolant and drive with the radiator cap OFF. That way the system won't be under pressure. I wouldn't recommend driving too far. A leaking radiator is no reason to buy a new truck. However it is as good a reason as any to buy a new one. Though I don't recommend it, I've seen some people add black pepper to the radiator to stop it from leaking.
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Replying to: obyone (Aug 08, 2008 6:14 pm) When the driver arrived, he did take the cap off, pour in 3/4 gal coolant and let me start it up to put it on the flatbed... the check light went out but you could see it was leaking. At dealer: waterpump was broken but I drove out with a new 5.7 Tundra. 
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Replying to: a8fan (Aug 08, 2008 9:15 pm)
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Replying to: obyone (Aug 08, 2008 10:00 pm) Up to now, the A8 occupies that middle bay, but since I don't want tree junk causing mildew between the cap and cab like it did on the 2000, I am going to have to garage this monster. The cap is coming next week and it has a removable front window so I should be able to keep that area cleaner. People wonder why I would want such a vehicle. Some say I am fulfilling some sort of fantasy here, however...who needs a man when I have this piece of equipment underneath me?  I was barely up to 100 miles on the odo today when I was caught in a tornado like storm. The rain was so fierce you could not see. But I was high and dry and safe in my big truck! No man necessary. PS - you might have heard we had that rare F2 that killed a woman here in NH a few weeks ago. the weather has been nuts. |
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