X2 on the clutch start cancel, starter trick.

On the other hand, you probably would not have killed it with an auto! On the third hand (ok, foot - I'm out of hands), dumping ATF on the trail from an overheated tranny is no good. Extra coolers recommended.


-Bill
'87 4Runner w/ '96 5VZ-FE, 'Red Chili II'
'97 Taco XtraCab 3RZ-FE, 'BlackBean'
TLCA # 13257, Rising Sun 4x4 Club Land Use Coordinator
"He who stops being better stops being good." -Oliver Cromwell