Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

1: 50/50
2: 50/50
3: 80/20

it's the internets so got to like these odds.

 

BBQ Delight isnt bad 48 for 40lbs that includes shipping. web site says all prices include freight, cheaper then driving to sportsmans for me. Will try those next, bookmarked those pages. Thanks!

 

Haven't tried Geen Mountain yet. I haven't heard much about them. I grew up with the Traegers (family friends)... it was always a brag about how cheap their pellets were to make and what they made off of them. It kept me from using their pellets unless I was completely out of the others.

I do always have a bag on standby incase I run out of the other brands, but I can always tell when they are in the hopper.

Side note, do not leave the hopper/burner full when it is wet outside, especially with the traeger pellets. They'll expand and REALLY damage things. I have had to do surgery to mine twice over the past 6 years.

 

I have never had that issue. mine is always outside full. i do keep the cover on it and under the porch so never in direct rain inless its blowing sideways.

 

I was gone for a month and it rained on the wife... she didn't bring it inside. All the pellets in the tube swelled. I got back and wanted to make something... ended up working on it for 3 hours to get everything out of it.

 

Its funny how treager claims there pellets are better but so far not much better then average. Cant wait to try these magical bbq delight with JD favor, . You sold me with alone. lol

 

Traeger better or worse than the egg?

Traeger's like a propane bbq where egg's like charcoal, es posible?

 

Traeger is a pellet smoker than you can use as a grill (gets over 500f) and the egg is a charcoal grill.

 

@HAVING FUN
Thank you again. That was an awesome save. We owe you one!

 

Heehee. The perks of being the boss. It sucks when i have to cover for my loan officer. But this aint a bad gig

 

Got out early as the sun was coming up, beautiful layer on the water, fish jumping, birds singing. Got the kayak down, tackle loaded, rods on and secured, hooks and lures set, cooler, food, water, got ready to go on the water and realized I forgot the paddle.made the best of the day though, spilt half my redbull, lost 5 lures, caught some abandoned line so I gained a hook, swivel and 2 weights then lost a small fish, hooked a solid 4 or so lb bass got it to shore and the 6lb line snapped, then one of my last casts landed a nice 2 lb smally and so I made bass for lunch. Kayak fishing is so much better than shore fishing. Even when you have a bad day.

 

Lake natomas?

 

Can anyone diagnose a no-start issue for me?

Story goes I installed a supercharger on my truck, 1998 PreRunner 4x4 2.7l I4 3RZ-FE. First time I cranked it, fuel was spurting out of Injector 4. I pulled the fuel rail the next day and replaced the O-Rings. Bingo, no more fuel leak.

However the truck would not turn over. It would slowly crank, but never start. It sounds like a dying starter or a dead battery.

So here's what I did: I tested the battery, 11.6 volts. Should be fine. Then I tried jumping it with my Mercedes-Benz E320, same result. Slow crank, no difference.

Then I unhooked the battery from the Tacoma completely and ran jumper cables directly from the Mercedes to the battery harness on the Tacoma. I held the E320 at 2,000 RPM. 13.8v at the Tacoma battery harness (sans battery)

Surprise! Same issue, slow crank.

I suspect bad starter, so I pull it out and take it to AutoZone. It passed with flying colors. However, I question the validity of AutoZone's test. I haven't tested it against the Toyota FSM yet, but I plan to.

I checked the resistance between the positive battery cable and the positive stud on the starter. Varies between 0.4 and 0.6 Ohms. Normal. I tried grounding the starter directly to a good ground point (LCA bolt) via jumper cable, no difference.

I touched two grounds: Firewall x Engine Block, and Intake Manifold x Injector Harness. They're both grounded fine it appears, I filed down the paint on the manifold ground. I ripped off the engine coolant sensor by accident, but I repaired it. That's about it electrical wise besides unplugging sensors on the block and manifold plus EGR.

Here's a video of it cranking. Any ideas?

https://streamable.com/t4ckw

I just want to drive the damn thing already... haha. I did this at the worst possible time. I've been moving using the Tesla and the E320 and I never realized how much I took for granted how useful having a truck is.

 

Did you check the plugs to see if they are wet?

Remember, check the basics first. Does it have spark? Does it have fuel? Does it have oxygen?

 

I have a feeling I burned the starter because I was cranking it so much to check for a fuel leak at the fuel rail. I could've flooded the cylinders too, so I check Cylinder 1. No obvious signs of flooding, I poked my flashlight in there and it appeared to be dry. You could only smell fuel if you hold the spark plug up to your nose.

 

I feel like I had that issue when I installed a SC. It’s been a while though. Let me think about it and what my solution was.

 

Basic question but are your spark plug wires in the correct spots/connected solid?

 

http://neverbuyatacomaoffroad.com/

 

Kinda scary for those with the same truck. I'm glad I have a second gen.

 

I see the point they're trying to make. If you knew what needed to be done to the truck, it's not a bad platform to build on top of.