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

That is one sexy tacoma man!

 

annnnnnnnnd now I need new underpants.

 

He's a mall crawler tho, don't let the LT fool you guys

 

I hope that means the motocycle guys are paying for your cervezas.

 

does anyone know of a bed rail cap system for these trucks?

 

Spent all day Saturday doing basic maintenance.

1. Cleaned the new slider welds and sprayed with undercoat to protect against rust. At some point I'll clean and go over the frame with black, but this will get me through the winter.
   
   
2. I've had a CEL for the last month or so. P0120 - MAF sensor or Throttle Body dirty. I've just been clearing the code and driving, watching for it to show up again again every week or so. So I finally made a trip to Knechts and got some MAF cleaner. After YouTubing exactly what the MAF sensor and TB were (and where), I pulled the battery negative, removed the MAF unit, and cleaned it in ~15 minutes. TB was pretty dirty, so I decided to pull it and clean it well. Hoses on the underside gave me a lot of problems. Finally got them off and pulled the TB towards the front of the Taco...and broke off the PCV valve. Another trip to Knechts for a replacement and removal suggestions. Also picked up some gasket silicone as they didn't have a new TB crush gasket. Cleaned the TB really good, spread a bead of silicone around both sides of the gasket an put the TB back on. Torqued to 10ftlb. It was a pain in the ass getting the old PCV out. Every time I grabbed a piece and pulled upwards, it just broke off. The 18 year old plastic was pretty brittle, and the surrounding grommet was hard as plastic. Managed to get it all out without dropping any down in. Back to Knechts for a new grommet - they had one left in stock. Put everything back together, reconnected the battery, and fired her up. Smooth running and no more CEL so far.

There is never anything "basic" about maintenance for me. But, I learned more about my engine and saved at least $200 in shop labor, if not more.

 

Thanks dudes. Crawling hard at the mall!

 

You bet they are! Well...one of them helped me out so much I couldn't have done it with out him.

 

Pick me up some Fruit of the Looms....

 

Is there any downside to running a manual hub jshift tacoma in 2low just by putting it in 4low with the hubs unlocked? Will it hurt anything in the transfer case or elsewhere? I never knew this was all I had to do to have 2low that's pretty cool if it's legit.

 

You VA dudes need to re-do your mall crawlin pic to get the beast 1st gen in there.



Been fucking loving your bike build on instagram dude.

 

Whats his insta?

 

Just replace Loco's rolled truck with the Wong Travel Wong Gen

 

It shouldn't hurt anything. I've run mine that way a time or two, like when a little extra grunt was needed with a loaded trailer and I didn't want to lock the hubs for whatever reason.
The only parts that would be prone to damage would be the hubs themselves, if not fully disengaged. But I doubt it. I wouldn't do it for too long though.

 

Guys on here with superchargers, what is your average mpg?

 

I do it all the time, its fine and won't hurt anything.

EDIT: It is a especially helpful for backing in trailers without burning the clutch. Also when the front hubs aren't locked shift on the fly doesn't work so only shift the tcase when you are stopped.

 

*brooks brothers
Your crotch will thank you

 

My ass cant afford to have a thankful crotch.

Probably wouldn't have much affect anyhow, seeing how I put him through the paces in my 20's....its like a calloused, seasoned pro.

 

@alphabravo - check Desro Automotive just south of Argyll on 104 street. 6025 104 St NW.
From what I can gather, it's a self-serve automotive shop.

 

"Jdm as fuck brah"