Amen! Just finished. Got a bunch of black stuff out of those tiny holes. Cranked it up and drove around the block. Thanks for all y’all’s help.
This is the second weird thing on this particular 4Runner. The other is the orientation of the thermostat. Most cars have jiggle valve at 12 o’clock. This 4Runners (and maybe a few years prior) jiggle valve goes on at 6 o’clock per FSM.
“They” say it runs cooler when jiggle valve is at 6 o’clock. Check it out.
This is the second weird thing on this particular 4Runner. The other is the orientation of the thermostat. Most cars have jiggle valve at 12 o’clock. This 4Runners (and maybe a few years prior) jiggle valve goes on at 6 o’clock per FSM.
“They” say it runs cooler when jiggle valve is at 6 o’clock. Check it out.