What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

ECGS has 4.10s. Pricey though.

Shame I'm not home in wyo. I have my stock 4.10s still sitting in a box

 

I'm no expert but it sounds like a trans/clutch/linkage issue, not engine. But srsly I'm a keyboard mechanic, mostly have worked on suspension components...

 

I mean im in no hurry to get this fixed
I wont be doing any serious offroading till later this summer
When do you plan on going back to wyo?

 

This May. If you remeber to remind me I'll sell em to you super cheap.

Well I guess you only want the front. Either way. Cheap.

 

I bet the oxygen sensor replacement fixes it. My thought is that the bad sensor is holding it in closed loop when it should be going into open loop. It almost sounds like a timing retard issue. If the timing and fuel mixture is wrong, the engine starts surging and won't accelerate. I've been dealing with it for a while from a different issue.

 

Ok will do thanks

 

Why stock though?

In most instances people say 4.56>4.10
Mpgs?

 

So cause the sensor is running on a closed loop it's making my truck run on retard timing? And ND when I replace it, then it should run like a Swiss watch if that's the only thing wrong that is. Just making sure I'm understanding you correctly

 

When the computer is in open loop it adjusts timing and fuel differently than closed loop. In closed loop it tries to keep the engine at 14.7 afr by taking readings with both oxygen sensors and self correcting. So my thought is it hangs in closed loop and you're not getting more fuel or timing like your engine desires.

 

Ah ok, that makes sense now. I couldn't figure out how a O2 sensor on the exhaust effect the engine this way. Kinda makes no sense. Thank you man

 

That simple sensor does a hell of a lot for your engine. http://www.autotap.com/techlibrary/understanding_oxygen_sensors.asp

 

Just put in my order for the rear... Getting shit going. Truck looks funny with 31's may need to step it up here soon..

 

I just replaced a leaking heater core shutoff valve (water shutoff valve at the back of the engine on my 2.7l 3rz) and I'm wondering if there's anything i need to do about the coolant that came flowing out of the hose going into the valve on the right side when I took them off. Do I need to do a coolant flush of the whole system? or will coolant find its way to where it needs to be once I turn the truck back on>

 

Thanks for the link

 

Just got mine a couple weeks ago too just with st maxx's! Love them look good!

 

2:03 am and im still up doing this
spray bed liner on the lower door of my dcab
get ready for wheelings.

 

Sweet. I can't wait to get mine on.

LSC15. ..yea, we do have goodtaste. Lol.

 

Post pics when your done, I wanna see what it looks like. Because im thinking of using that stuff for my fender flares.

 

Will post pics by the morning when its completely dry

 

Do you guys think a wire brush on a hand drill will be good enough to get surface rust off? I'm moving out soon and won't have access to my dads grinder that has a wire brush attachment.