Labor day. Any labor done to the trucks?

Unfortunately I made the Taco Labor this weekend. picked up a compactor and a Toro Dingo. work work work... damn work.

 

Washed, waxed and detailed the truck on Saturday and Monday I did the armrest mod with Neoprene.

 

Monday was my only day off...so I relaxed most of the day.
But I couldn't resist cleaning out the interior.

 

I didn't do any work on the Taco.....but did a lot with it. Moved my office, hauled multiple loads of files and furniture using the bed and also a flat-bed trailer, some of them undoubtedly exceeding the recommended weight limits.....no TSB on mine, old style springs, and yet never bottomed out. Maybe that is less of a problem with the regular-cabs? I'm not sure why that would be, but perhaps the shorter wheel-base. Anyway, the truck did an outstanding job.

 

Hauled my arss and belonging back home after the Hurricane. Truck did great hauling 2 generators, 28 gals. of gas, offraod gear, and cab full of belongings up hill achieved 21.2 MPG. Oh yeah 2 people and a small dog.

 

Didnt change the wire set, and didnt have to grease it. the sensor snaps in to the coil, there is one bolt that hols it to the valve cover. they come off easy. truck had 38000 on it and was def over due, it runs noticibly better now.

 

Got a call from my dad who told me he spent the day washing and waxing my Taco..., um his Tacoma.

 

I put in my new 6x9's for the front doors and amp on Saturday. Sunday I put on my new Bakflip G2 and wired up the automatic pop n lock. Taco is happy

 

wow, that easy? i dont have the truck, but I have been looking to buy one
and of course do my own work. I guess i have to see how this coil parks works
thanks!

 

no prob, get that truck!

 

If you get the truck and want to do your own maintenance, picking up a Haynes manual for it is a good idea. I have a 1st Gen and the Haynes for it isn't bad, lots of pics and specs and pretty good DIY instructions.

 

Just an FYI, there on no haynes manuals for the 05+ trucks.

 

Oops. Never mind.

 

no hayes manual? well I guess I'm f-ed.

 

Tiger's right, I went to the Haynes website, nothing listed for 05 and up.

Whatever happened to Chiltons manuals?

 

Same thing. I contacted Haynes, Chiltons, and a couple other manual companies. Same story each time: Toyota isn't letting them reproduce manuals. Which confused me because since when is taking a truck, tearing it down piece by piece, and putting it back together "reproducing" a manual?