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

I’m still trying to figure out how it cut itself on. Damn thing’s possessed, I’ll have to call an exorcist for my truck.

In all seriousness though, having a vehicle trying to die on the interstate at 70 mph is scary as shit.

 

After 45 minutes hooked to the Camry battery to jump and two attempts couldn’t turn over. Gave up, go to push it back in the driveway. The little lady is steering, halfway through the dash lights come on (key was engaged to unlock the wheel). Turns over and make it into the driveway.

Any ideas where to even start looking? Other than the ScanGauge there is no aftermarket electronics on here.

 

They were the ones I was going to contact next.

I’ll keep them in mind too

 

The shafts can probably be polished and used. But the springs have some pretty bad rust from the winters. And the heims completely seized

 

If I decide to keep this truck and install Kings I'm really worried my investment will go to shit. They don't really salt the roads here, but we can get months of shit weather

 

If there's no corrosive agent like salt or calcium chloride it would take decades to turn kings shitty with just rain and dirt.

 

Stories like this, and the one that melted the OBD port, are what keep me from getting one of those things.

 

Consider yourself lucky then. 53k & 97k on mine. Two different CA trucks.

 

The shock covers help a lot I hear. I really wish I had bought one

 

I wonder if spraying them down with Boesheild T9 will help

 

Installed OME Dakars today and painted my frame with Por15 - got a bunch on myself too.

 

It looked clean but something is definitely off. The dash lights came back as I was pushing it back and forth up the curb into the driveway. Must’ve connected something? That didn’t dawn on me until you mentioned that. I’m gonna clean the connections up really well.

Still wondering about the ScanGauge connecting with the power off.

 

The rubbing at the bottom of the coil where it’s machined flat that ruins the paint then the road salt gets in

 

I think you might’ve figured this out man. I’ll go over those connections really well in the morning. Thank you!

 

Yeah definitely sounds like a grounding issue. Especially since it's intermittent and what Ben said about reconnecting the battery and the scan-gauge coming on, hope that's all it is

 

Sweet truck buddy !

 

Those wheels look great on that truck!

 

On my Wavian cans I just finger pressed it into place and called it a day. Replacements have never fallen out.

Also: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6E4jrcjXqQ

 

Thank you for the advice! I did order one, am sure that will do it.

 

Me too.