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Wouldn't use an OEM condenser even if they were available. One case where aftermarket is superior. Especially these days...

You be welcome. If stuff is really bad use B12 and follow up with IPA, otherwise the kit flush alone will do. Fwiw a used condenser is somewhat of a crap shoot because not only are they hard to get truly clean but once exposed to air they begin to corrode from acid in the refrigerant oil. I...

You could always buy a gallon of flush if you need more or use another solvent first and finish with the quart from the kit. In a pinch I've flushed with mineral spirits, high grade isopropanol, acetone, B12 Chemtool, etc, followed by purging with N2. Compressed air can also be used. The problem...

^ Yep, but they're available from other sources. For example the bearings can be gotten from any bearing supply. Hell, (not that I'd do it) they can even be had through Amazon.com. I shouldn't mention this but for you really cheap asses they can be repacked as long as they're not badly worn...

I do not but it's easy enough to find in the online EPC. It's gonna be spendy though. If you want to go the other way: http://www.autopartsnerd.com/item.wws?sku=74637&mfr=FOUR+SEASONS Or get one from Toyota. Remove and toss the bracket and actuator on it, and swap the lever over from your old...

Unless you go with the 90's Corolla/Geo valve I'm afraid you're stuck buying the entire assembly. Not that the other valve doesn't work because it does. I've had one on my car for several years.

Here's an idea: RTFM...

Same ALT that came on the car here. New brushes and bearings at 90K. Now at 155K. Cheap and easy to do. Poodles: True that. They wait until it fails. Not my style. Blame it on a fear of smoking holes ;)

Could be anything from a loose wire to brush failure. A shame if that's the case since they can be replaced for peanuts without taking the alternator off. However once they're gone the springs will chew up the slip rings beyond repair...

You could always go electronic: http://tinyurl.com/2mogvw I quit after both my parents died from lung cancer. My mom woke up with a cough one day and 6 weeks later was in the ground. Dad followed a year later. A big strapping guy guy who used to build aircraft carriers and oil tankers for a...

Charging system...

I prefer the Mayhew Rigiflex over cheaper cable tools. More money but worth every penny when needed: http://tinyurl.com/ccq8lf I also have to agree with suprarx7nut. Worm drive clamps need to be tightened correctly (something the average person doesn't know how to do) and even then they...

$50 from Napa or around $26 from several online places. You can also go down to the pet store and buy an aquarium test kit for $5. It uses the same chemical indicator. Some auto stores wil lend you the tester free as long as you pay for the test fluid. The kit looks for the presence of carbonic...

What 3p said about cleaning. And you should have unplugged it and driven the car to be sure it was the problem...

Amazing what following the book will accomplish. You still need to pay more attention to it though: the grouping under "fuel system" refers to the injectors. Ignition order is 1-5-3-6-2-4 but coil pack secondary wiring is 1-6, 5-2, 3-4. You'll note this occurs when the number of cylinders is...

I hear ya. Have to read everything twice these days myself and even then it sometimes doesn't help in understanding what half these guys are trying to say. My point was only that the theft system as it comes from the factory has no control over ignition or fuel. From a security standpoint it...

Everything you ever wanted to know (and then some) about the wiring and color coding scheme Toyota uses is in the Body Electrical Manual. Publication# STI1018E. There's so much there I'd need specifics in order to answer questions but figgie is correct in that most of it is insulated with one...

On the contrary I thought the post was well done. So were most of the other responses. SM at it's finest...

Based on your response to having been corrected by a member *you* then back-handedly belittled I see no evidence of an interest to learn. In fact you demonstrate resistance to it. All you really need to understand is the fancy titled people prefer keeping misinformation in the Tech Section to a...

In the interest of accuracy the factory theft deterrent system only inhibits cranking, something the poster states his engine will do...