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

I like your cap! I’m having a hard time finding a used DCSB lunar mist. Been checking craigslist nation wide weekly..

 

Thanks it was a lucky find

My friend was lookin for one similar he got fed up and ended up buying a brand new snug top for his 99 taco lol

 

I can’t say I haven’t called an ARE dealer or two for a quote!

 

Do you have any links to where I can read up on the P0446 code and why a new gas cap would clear the code?

 

Then:





Now:

 

I made it work today. Had a big pine tree stump ground up last week. Used it to haul the leftover mulch over to the beds.

 

We're sorry your package is late ... this was supposed to arrive yesterday ... has been lost-in-transit

 

Sorry to hear that. I'm with ya. Aggravating for sure.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/p0446-error-code-question.35861/

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/p0446-code-what-do-i-check-first.209633/

Not a definitive thread but it’s the first step. The old cap had visual cracks in the gasket and probably allowed air in and did not allow the fuel tank to pressurize and achieve vacuum. Lucky fix!

Old threads listed fixes as leaky filler tubes at the fuel tank connection, faulty charcoal canisters/fuel tanks, or vacuum leaks found with a smoke test/soapy water.

Good luck!

 

what's aggravating is I could NOT find this stuff at a local hardware store or the Lowe's
now I have to find some brass wool that neither store have ever heard of before

 

Go to a kitchen store/section, look at their scouring pads for pots and pans. Sometimes you can find brass or copper ones.

 

Are you using the weatherstrip to seal the V covers at each end of the valley?

 

nope, I am trying to re-weather/noise proof the engine compartment rails like it was delivered to me on day 1
somehow these mysteriously disappeared from the rails when I had hood repair work done at the bodyshop a few months ago.
unfortunately neither them nor I had pics with the hood open before I dropped it off so that I could prove whom took them off and left sticky residue
22yrs of settled dust/dirt on the edge between the metal and weather strips ... these rails should be matte black if there were no strips before!

 

Replaced the original oem rubber brake lines with Wheelers Brake Line Set. My '03 isn't lifted so it was just the standard length. I plan on doing the rear brake line in a couple of weeks.

 

Where did you get the plastic for the inside of your basket?

 

Yeah those C clips or whatever you call them were a nightmare when I did my front lines. I think it took me almost two hours to get the first one off. Second one was easier but still took awhile.

 

I ordered from this outfit - might find it cheaper elsewhere. Good order experience with them though - shipped next day.
https://www.teksupply.com/contracto...building_flooring_mats_1;pgha2215_HA2217.html

 

Nice. Thanks