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

The spacer go's behind. I picked up the wire adapter from Ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/Alternator...9nSvD4bJVjhWs2g:sc:USPSFirstClass!85260!US!-1
The pulley type is critical. Note the differance. You need the one on the right.

I picked up the correct pully from Ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649
The 1/4 inch spacer I picked up from Ace Hardware.

 

How are they usually mounted?

 

belt to the front. Also I had to change belt to longer one. The P/S belt is the correct length.

 

Are trucks don't come with external trans cooler.

 

I know, but how do people usually mount them without a custom bracket?

 

with ugly metal straps with holes in them.

 

I had to use an aluminum L bar and modified it to work for me plus some self tapping screws.

 

That’s right. Yours has the frame horns or whatever they’re called.

 

Yep

 

UPS Driver asked me “if he’d be delivering an entire Tacoma piece by piece?” today?! Time to finalize some assembly & torque bolts.

Also complimented me on my blocking & chocking. No “Hold my beer” moments here.

- turned drums, derusted & sprayed
- new wheel cylinders, shoes & springs
- new leaf pack & U-bolts
- derusted & sprayed rear diff/axles
- new exhaust
- wire wheeled chromed/corroded aluminum rims & sprayed

when the hell is the rear end work gonna end?!?!

 

I took my truck to get smogged today for the millionth time and it’s still not passing because the oxygen sensor monitors are not ready. I’ve done 400 miles now with no check engine light, my scanguage does read it has a pending code of po136. Anybody have recommendations of what to look for or does it need more time before the monitors are ready?

 

Turn it off and on a bunch of times. Some of the older trucks (I’m not sure on the tacomas) require 50 starts before the system is ready.

 

No filter?

 

Does anyone know the torque spec for the two 10mm bolts that are on the part that holds the camshaft plugs in? Doing a valve cover gasket replacement and can't find the torque for that.

 

cam shaft plugs?

 

Those you just RTV right?

 

Yeah if he is talking about the half moons its just rtv.

 

144-in lbs according to this link I have bookmarked.

 

Does anyone know what year 3rd Gen 4Runners came with the ETCS-i transmission?

I am assuming like our trucks, the T4R only utilized them when coupled with the 5VZ.

 

The round plugs that this part holds in.

So 12 foot pounds, OK. I figured it would be a pretty low number. Thanks.