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

You can run a one way diode thats how i hooked up my bumper pod lights to a switch and they also work with reverse
Seemed more simple to me

 

https://youtu.be/DlXq_rDcXK4

Here is a vid that kind of explains it

And this is the diode i used

$12 15x Diodes Solar Panel 6 Amp 6a10 6a 1000v 1kv Axial Rectifier Schottky Blocking

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00OKT1YCA/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Alright TW folks, driving to work lastnight and home this morning. At around 65-75 mpg, 2250-2750 rpm, truck acts like its almost misfiring? drops in rpm a few hundred and acts like its having trouble. Alternator, battery, fuel filter, MAF, spark plugs have all been replaced within the last year. Doesnt seem to do it at slower speeds, any ideas? thanks

 

Bad gas??

 

I'm not sure. Maybe after this tank I'll dump in some 93 and see if it still does it. Gonna dump a fuel injector cleaner in it since I just filled up yesterday

 

Wild ass guesses:

Severely clogged air filter (critter invasion?)
dirty MAF ( do you have a K&N filter ?)
dying fuel pump ( Can you do a pressure test?)

 

MAF is new, Ill check air filter when I get up(life of working graveyard, sleep while suns up), pressure test may be possible. thanks for ideas gentleman

 

What wasn't as it should be? I think it is a pretty straightforward task

 

I have seen several people mention that they replaced their MAF recently - it's been my experience that the 3.4L is especially finicky about the MAF sensor, and aftermarket replacements can often cause problems. Did you use an OEM replacement?

 

wasnt pressed in all the way/ isn't in as far as it should be anymore. Very low miles (and zero miles off road) driven between that job and the suspension work and new tires, so it wasn't as a result of my driving that's for sure.

 

I beleive it was a denso. that was now that I think about it, 18 months ago that I replaced it. I think I still have the old one in the pile of scrap truck parts, thats the packrat in me. maybe this weekend ill swap it back in and see if anything changes. seems odd to only do it at the certain highway speeds.

 

Yes that is odd, and not indicative of a problem with the MAF, but you never know. If you have the old one, it's probably worth giving a good cleaning and holding on to - unless it took a pretty serious impact there's not a lot to go wrong with those, they just get gunked up.

 

Nice truck man, id like to know what did you do to clean up the front bumper/grill area? Is that paint or what? Mine def needs some freshning up!

 

I had a weird experience with mine acting up couple months ago, turns out my cat was stopped up... it ran perfect under 2 grand with lite throttle, if you gave it gas it would jerk and pop... it would hit a rev limiter if in P racing up... weirdest thing.. was told is was maf as well but i tested it with a mulitmeter and the Volts climbed with rpm and held steady.. maybe u can try that to test it.

 

Swapped spark plugs in record time! Continuation of some PM I've been trying to tackle lately. Additionally, I'm chasing an intermittent single detonation that seems to coincide with the A/C compressor kicking on. Been hearing it at higher RPMs/Highway speed.

 

Any CEL?

Coil pack? Spark plug wires?

 

No light. I replaced a coil pack a while back from me damaging it with a wrench. Maybe I need to check into the other two, maybe do wires too

 

And they clean right up with the MAF Sensor Cleaner. Worked wonders for my truck. My fuel mileage had gotten progressively worse over the last few years. Big improvement.

 

Trying to track down a hose for the Resonator off the air box. Anyone have a part#? Thanks in advance!

 

I just found this a few pages back that @Speedytech7 posted.