What have you done to your 5th Gen 4Runner today?

isnt that bad running it that low and hard on the fuel poump?

 

Yep. The pump is exposed to the air and will get hot. It likes to be submerged in the gas to keep it cool. Once in a while is O.K. but continued exposure to air will eventually burn up.

 

I have always been told to keep fuel at 1/4 tank so fuel pump submerged for cooling.

 

same here. I always refill once it hits 1/4 tank.

 

Finally got these wired up neatly. Hella VF500's with amber covers on Rago Fab mounts. I also used a 4RunRun OEM-style switch. For under $200, these lights are impressive. They come pre-wired with double relays, waterproof plugs and really long wires, which I ended up trimming a bunch for a neater install.

 

GD man I am paying like $3.95 for a gallon of gas....i prefer your rate.

 

Still over $4 here

 

I already use a couple of floor cushions and a blanket for these two, so the plastic was ideal for my situation. Plus it gives me a bit of extra protection when I'm using the 4runner like a truck and transporting rougher items in the back.

 

Found a station near me this week in NC $3.12. Lowest I've seen in a long time.

 

Those are rookie numbers. got to bump those numbers like CA $4.59

 

No thank you. I'll leave Commiefornia to do their own thing.

 

Yeah it's really keeping the road tripping to a minimum.

 

I did not know that! Probably 90% of my fill-ups require 20.5 gallons.

$3.39 - Frederick, MD.

 

$2.84 yesterday

 

Got the Rago dash mount I purchased from another forum member recently and the anytime front/rear (also purchased from another member) installed today. Still need to play with camera positioning a bit but the hard work is done. The shift knobs, climate control knobs, and radio knobs were done a while back. And yes, if anyone sees it, I'm still running the tire pressure way too hot for these - plan to test the core removers this week to being them down to about 28-30

 

Added a Smittybuilt receiver hitch step to help with loading roof rack.

 

Oh I like that one much better than the WeatherTech one's i have seen. Got a link?

 

https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/smittybilt-beaver-step-black-27046b/_/R-DSBP-27046B

It's on Amazon too. Got it little cheaper from 4WP free ship to store.

 

Your fuel pump hates you, too.

 

OK, boomer.

 

most modern fuel tanks have the pump sitting in a low spot on the bottom of the tank so that its always submerged until you are basically running on fumes. The need to fill up at a quarter of a tank to save your fuel pump from overheating are from much older vehicles and really no longer applicable.

Most soccer moms driving 4 runners are running them until the low fuel light comes on, if it was an issue we'd be seeing a lot more folks complaining/suffering fuel pump failures.

There's certainly nothing wrong with filling up at a quarter tank, but your fuel pump doesn't care one way or another.

 

Vancouver, BC: $2.00+ per liter, that's $7.57 per gallon (CAD)

 

I was just going to say. You Americans are posting bush league gas prices. Vancouver is the equivalent of like $5.85US a gallon. Step your game up America!

 

Got it for $2.67 in Horn Lake, MS on Saturday

 

This looks great! Huge improvement. Where did you buy those switches?

 

AOB (Air On board)
https://www.aironboard.com/online/

 

Washington is damn close to this.
We just recently won first place for the highest gas prices in the nation. It's asenine (2nd or 3rd highest gas tax in the nation as well. Heck, we might even be number 1 now).

All my personal rigs are diesel so I'm right there for price, gas is a bit "cheaper"

 

1/4 of the tank is overkill. Anything before the gas light turns on is fairly safe

 

Bought a couple coho pack-n-carry cases for recovery gear and camping equipment from Costco. After spending all day outside in the AZ heat, then brought inside and left overnight, they were sealed shut until I left them outside again. Decided to add some manual pressure release valves and problem solved.

Pretty decent setup for the price and Costco’s undisputed return policy.