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

Spray it with gunk then hose it down with a pressure washer hot water works best. Just dont hit anything electrical lol

 

I have a real nice rattle in my driver's side door, sounds like the entire door is bouncing. I think it's my glass, but it's way more common with the window rolled down.

 

Diluted simple green and a light setting on a power washer. Try to avoid blasting electrical components. That’s what I do and it works good with no issues.

 

I wish in a perfect world it would be. But 2 reasons why it won't.

1) I screwed when ordering parts and half went to wyo ha so have to go down.

2) the lady dragged me away from the truck to go hiking. Don't really regret that though.

Water pump you have to remove the timing belt. Not that hard. But not easy either takes a lot of tools. Should do it whenever you do a timing belt so every 90k

 

That's mine, sorry. I'll see about having the timeline corrected. The future is full so everyone's moving to the past.

 

http://1997toyotatacomawaterpumpgasket.com/

 

pry bar between the end of leaf and frame (stick it in from back towards the front). pry the leaf downward.

 

I always think that's funny, they missed out though. That's good for 1994-2018 haha

 

No kidding. They kept the water pump the same all those years?

 

The 2TR is a 3RZ bottom end with a new head on it. Same gasket and pump

 

Huh, that makes sense. I saw threads on the 2nd Gen forum about using the 3RZ SC on the 2TR.

 

Yeah I've been following that, I'm hoping it works for them, the SC interfaces directly with the head so they have to do some adaptation plus work out pulleys because the 2TR uses a wider belt. PS pump is the same so that bracket for the idler should still fit though. 2TR is funny because upgraded 3RZ pistons, rods, crank, balanceshaft delete all fit. Nothing has changed with that old iron bottom end except for the oil pickup and pan.

 

please tell me that's a joke

 

Sounds about right.

 

Does anyone know off hand what the rear frame width is? 41.34?

 

Nope the 2RZ/3RZ/2TR all have that dick shaped water pump.

 

No

 

Good god that was a bigger undertaking than I expected but it's done...about to take her for a joy ride to the pub for a local TW meet. Thanks for the help @devinzz1 @Speedytech7 @Sperrunner ...will post pics later after I've recovered and had a couple drinks

 

Got my AEM AFR gauge in the mail today too but I don't even want to think about it right now...probably have a local 4x4 shop put it in since it requires a little weld...


....and I suck when it comes to wiring/electronics

 

@eon_blue what happen to the kid? Lol