1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Gotta pull a vacuum first or you end up contaminating the refrigerant plus you don't know if it's sealed. I've seen shops pull vacuum and let it sit to test, I've seen em fill with nitrogen, some fill with other inert gasses. Anything to make sure it isn't gonna fail immediately and let your refrigerant go. But a vacuum is necessary, air is no bueno in the system.

 

damn, I should probably just drop it off with a shop and let them change the parts as needed, then.

 

As long as its leak free and you pull a vacuum below 500 microns you can charge it up no issue

 

Come here i can do it lol

 

would this be enough to pull that kind of vacuum? https://www.instructables.com/id/convert-a-tire-inflator-type-air-compressor-into-a/

 

too far. meet in Moab?

 

That's gonna cost a lot.more than a vac and fill

 

AutoZone will rent you the AC vac and manifold gauges

 

If I remove one of the rotator pulleys from the shaft and hold it with my finger, it doesn’t seize. The motor is permanently attached to the drive pulley so I can’t remove it.

It doesn’t get hot when it stops spinning.

 

thems some expensive wheels

 

damn I did not know that. Thanks! seems like a pretty straightforward diy with that knowledge

 

I'll be there

 

Idk, that was at a scrap yard. Everything in that pile deserved to be there. They had another one with some yuuugggee diesels in it.

 

I'm saving this pic for the next time a 3rd gen member talks about how 1st gens are inferior due to their frame issues

This is a rusty 2016 Tacoma frame, just posted in a new thread asking if it was normal...that's a lot of rust

 

3rd time isn’t the charm

 

inferior???

 

for just 3yrs old hell yeah that is a lot, they musta skipped the xtra proofing package when bot new

is that from CA? or where is it from

 

ehh, anytime there's 3rd gen/1st gen banter someone always brings up the rusty frames issue, like the 3rd gens haven't got to worry about it like we do

Seems to not be the case

Just thought it was funny, I probably won't stir the pot but if Crow were still here he'd be the man to do it lol

 

long live the Crow!

 

I think in general 4runners have always withstood rust issues better than Tacomas, I could be wrong but I think they're frames are sourced differently being made in Japan and all.

I have seen pics of 4runners with bad frames though so they aren't immune, saw a 3rd gen T4R with a swiss cheese frame once in person.