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

I did 4 coats por and 3 coats rubberized undercoating

 

Thank you, looks great!

 

Does anyone have an opinion on re-using injector o-rings - I took my injectors out to wash my intake manifold and put everything back together on the manifold.

 

Thanks and no problem dont let the por completely dry make sure to coat while still tacky the bond is way better

 

That makes sense, to embed the undercoating into the por15. The undercoating may also protect the por15 from the uv rays to some extent.

 

Exactly also coat the por the same way

 

I'm of the opinion that you shouldn't. They're rubber and rubber around petroleum and oil tends to wear. Usually they're fine until disturbed but now, especially with you planning to put some boost around them I think you should spring for a new set. Get a couple extras incase you accidentally roll one of the ones that goes to the fuel rail too

 

New memeber here. Today I replaced the standard bulbs of my map lights and the orange bulbs from my intrument cluster with blue LEDs. Took a little while to get it all apart and back together but I think it came out great.

 

Hey Kids, Whoever picks up the most tools wins: (Insert prize here)!!!

 

You're just talking about the small top and bottom ones right? The middle ones aren't sealing pressure - they seem just to be keeping debris out of the intake?

 

I replaced all three on mine, they come as a set. But yeah unless your middle ones cracked like mine did then they're probably okay

 

idk about the 4 bangers but the 3.4 has vacuum ports that go between the o ring and middle seal so that area will see boost.

 

I'm assuming everything is ok with Jay's brakes but I don't talk to him that often.

 

Replaced timing belt today, 214K mi on it, along with water pump, tensioner, tensioner pulley, idler pulley, & radiator hoses.

Neither of my air & electric impacts would budge the damn crank pulley bolt. I know lots of guys use the breaker bar & starter method but I didn't want to. Made my own pulley holder & worked great, cost me about $15 & 20 mins. Used it to hold the pulley to retorque the crank bolt too.

 

Oh we don't have that, we have special seats that isolate the injectors from the aluminum head.

 

What did you use to make that tool?

 

Those ones are in decent shape - man what a pita lol. I should have left the rails attached.

 

It’s a sticky here:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/homemade-crank-pulley-tool.140646/

 

Thanks Tyler - I'm more interested in the hardwarehe used. No one made on like that without welding in the ol sticky that I remember. I have plans to make one out of plywood and an old crank pulley, but I like his design.

 

My mill & bandsaw. Well didn't need to use my mill, just used the the mill as a drill press. No welder needed & it's adjustable so you can use on other crank pulleys in the future if needed.

Oh, you mean what materials?

Flat steel 1"x1/4" 2ft length, two 3/8"-16 grade 8 bolts 2" long, a 1" long one for the pivot, & 5 nuts. Cut an 8" section off the 2ft flat bar. Drill two 3/8" holes on both ends of the 8" section, 1/2" from the ends. With the remaining long section of the flat bar, drill one 3/8" hole from the end & another 3/8" hole 7-1/4" in from the same end which is for the pivot. Cut the heads off the 2" long bolts, with one of the bolts 1/4" shorter than the other & assemble. I used a bandsaw to cut the heads off the bolts so if you use some other method that makes a wider cut might want to yo start out with slightly longer bolts.

The 3/8" bolts fit the counterbore holes for the M8 thread on the crank pulley perfect.