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Re: I am also amused [marsha7]
by imidazol97 on Sat Jul 26 18:00:56 PDT 2008
Go to google earth (if you've installed it on your computer) and type in al gore zinc mine, tennessee. If has a pink pin marking its location near Carthage (between Nashville and Cookville, or was it Crossville?). It also marks another house for Al Gore on the property, this is besides the one in Brentwood. USA article And others, search for al gore zinc mine in Google or your favorite search engine.
Washer Pump replacement
by abfisch on Wed Nov 29 08:05:49 PST 2006
Forum: My washer pump is not working. 86K on 02 car. Wipers work so it is not the fuse (25A). Pump located underneath car. Can someone go through how to do it yourself if they have before. If not, I will do it myself on Saturday. No way to access pump from engine bay. Toyota wanted $60, Advance Auto $33, and NAPA $26. abfisch
Re: TCH PRICING [limestone22]
by wardco on Sun May 11 07:07:56 PDT 2008
I grew up in Carthage, NY, sister still lives in Watertown. Think the TCH will be OK in the snow? I was thinking of a Prius for myself in the Pittsburgh, PA area, got turned off by the stories of poor traction in the snow.
Re: Great Stuff!! [2001xls]
by abfisch on Sun Jan 06 09:06:55 PST 2008
2001xls: Nice posting. I have similar and have contributed to this site for awhile. Have an 02 Avalon XL with 96K on it. Have had CV/axle problems in the beginning with the car but now OK. Automatic car washes are hurtful to the brakes up here in North County. To answer your questions about suspension, I have posted these before but will again for you. I would not recommend putting in OEM Toyota struts/dampers. They are inferior in quality and performance to a twin tube low pressure gas shock. Two manufacturers, both TokicoHP and KYB GR2's are both very good. You will thoroughly enjoy the difference. For a high mileage car, the bushing/bump stops for the top of the shock housing and rubber where the spring sit s on the strut should be replaced at the same time too. Have them check on the CAB(control arm bushings) as well as the sway bar bushings. They are made of rubber and they dry rot through the years. They do make PU(polyurethane) bushings which are essentially thick plastic instead of rubber(Energy Suspension). I like them better, but they are NOT for everyone. There performance is superior, which makes the Avalon's turn in much sharper without an body lean b/w the shocks and the bushings. And they do not deteriorate at all like rubber so no need to replace again. However......there are disadvantages. They are higher maintainance, and tend to creak if not lubed once a year, and they do affect ride qualtiy negatively. To describe it to everyone, your XLS requires 32 PSI in the tires. Put 37 PSI in all your tires and ride around in it for awhile. That is how it will ride(quality) with PU bushings. So if the roads are bad, so will be the ride. If it is mainly highway, it will be much more controlling. Start with the struts and their associated hardware. Otherwise a very good car. The tranny fluid and the PS fluid(same fluid) should be addressed if not done so already. Hope this helps. abfisch
Re: Warped Brake Rotors [havalongavalon]
by abfisch on Tue May 01 09:49:56 PDT 2007
The metallurgy on the rotors are inferior then. Too pay over 30K for a machine, that you have to worry about how much you apply the brake would trouble me personally. I would have appeared not to have gotten my money's worth. On my 02, with 91K, I have noticed two major issues with the brakes. I should preface this and tell you I live in Northern NY where the winters are a little long as the application of salt. 1. Constant car washing especially with the undercarriage treatment may get the salt off but it also gets the grease off the sliding points and bolts to the calipers. This is effect seizes the calipers up prematurely, especially the rears, adding more incapacity to the fronts which warp sooner. 2. I have added aftermarket, not OEM rotors with slots to them, and they seem, at least in the last 12K miles, to be able to tolerate harder applications on occassion more. No, I do not race. I do trail, sometimes, unfornutately, in excess of 1500lbs, which uses more braking when loaded. On the opposite side, they do require replacement more often. 3. The vanes between the two sides of the rotors are what ventilates the metal the most. The metal though is important and the slots help. As I am a big avocate of aftermarket premium struts, I do believe that there is less front end dive under harder braking with aftermarket shocks, dissipating the stress on the front brakes as there is less weight transfer. Try some of these things. You might be surprised in an otherwise very good all around vehicle. abfisch
Re: Avalon wheel and tire size increase [glew]
by abfisch on Wed Sep 26 12:42:52 PDT 2007
Glew: Sorry. PU bushings, stands for polyurethane bushings. Ummm...I am not sure if you work on your car alot, so I will keep this short and simple. I like short and simple for me anyway. Bushings are the rubber round pieces that hold your front and rear suspension pieces together, along with the bolts. They let the pieces fit with one another and provide an interface between the parts to hold them together and keep them from wearing, vibrating, making noise, etc. The ones that come from the factory are usually made of rubber. Like wiper blades, they are exposed to the elements alot, and decompose and compress with time, causing the car's suspension to become less "tight", loss geometry, and create what used to be a new car feel like an old car. While any new bushings are better than old, PU are different than rubber. There are trade offs but it is more positive than negative. go to the "energy suspension" website for a better description than I can provide. They are cheap enough, fit precisely, and renew any old ride into a new ride. You would get much more enjoyment out of a set of PU sway bar bushings for the front and bar, cost no more than $75 and a couple hours of your time, versus new wheels and tires over 1K. And they will last the lifetime of the vehicle, at least 10-15 years worth, more than most people keep there cars. They made them for the Avalon for the sway bars and the control arms. The sway bars you can do yourself if you are mechanically inclined. The control arms better left to a mechanic that has the right equipment. abfisch

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