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

ABS braking distance on dry pavement at 35mph is 142 feet. Im betting the distance to Ford that was smart enough to turn first before braking was less than 50 foot judging by the damage 25 mph on impact. I am QUEEN BITCH and I know it. Check out my profile pic of the replacement tailgate minus rear bumper and hitch after being REAR ENDED in the center lane at red light with both side lanes open to swerve around me.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I understand, but didn't have hardly any time to react once the truck swerved out of the way

 

How did you determine a leaking brake booster? aside from auditory indications, what are the steps to rule/rule out this issue? I have no code nor CEL

 

... for a stock truck, not overloaded, with stock brakes, stock wheels, and lightweight passenger tires. Once you start loading up with heavy bumpers, skid plates, huge heavy tires ... that stopping distance will increase greatly.

 

does anybody have any experience with this magnetic pickup tool and how effective it is? pros/cons?

$9 Master Magnetics Bendable Magnetic Pick-Up Tool and Retrieving Magnet - 19” Length, 2 lb. Hold, Silver, 07229

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000H5QRV4/ref=psdc_553242_t2_B01M7PSUX3

 

142 feet is the braking distance only. Reaction time is all on the driver. Less than 200 feet is following too closely.[/QUOTE]

So you stay 200 feet behind someone in 35mph traffic on a street? BS

 

edit - I'm going to recant my statement here because I don't quite see how the "new accounts subject to 26% APR at the bottom" lines up with the chart above it. Sounds like you would be paying interest.

 

Great on the Deferred interest plan if you can get it. Just be sure to pay it off before the 6 mos. I use their money all the time for free.

 

I think it's only for 6 months on the deferred plan. On that 24 mo plan you would be paying interest.

 

DT only gave me 9 months to pay off the new tires before the rate went to about 29.99% on the initial purchase, but I also got $150 in prepaid visa cards with their store card and goodyear tire rebate

 

I don’t know if that’s a new credit account or a new PayPal account.

I guess I’ll have to look into it more, the chart thing makes it seem like there would be no interest for 24 months.

I’d plan on having them payed way before then though

 

No interest for 24 months is better than what most credit card companies offer, so if it's legit then it would be a good deal. Just make sure you really check out the fine print.

 

Code still stays stored in the ECU though and they'll see it when they hook it up to their scanner. Though if it does go away completely it might work ya

I have heard some people have luck with that Cat-a-clean product you can buy at the parts stores, but if you don't have to worry about emissions then its no big deal unless it starts effecting performance somehow. I ended up with a bad rear O2 sensor too (p0136) I assume because of the cats not working as they should, that one didn't show up until awhile later though. New sensor took care of it

Though without emissions testing you could just do the spark plug fouler trick and bypass the rear o2 completely

 

It’s always wrong when you Hit the car in front of you.

 

If the person you hit doesn't have working brake lights it can be argued the other way. Usually it's a 2 party fault incident though.

 

Don’t get that. Get this.

 

That's why it's usually considered both parties' fault, should technically still see that they're slowing down but without working lights it creates an unnecessary hazard and greater chance of an accident.

 

Get both. I have a couple extendable magnetic wands and they are great.

 

i did not mention what it is to be purposed for
a mr fingers tool probably will not work in my current situation

 

Someone was talking about winch supply wiring gage a few pages back. It was Bill T's big 3 upgrade that got me into

$90 TEMCo INDUSTRIAL WC0051-20' (10' Blk, 10' Red) 1/0 Gauge AWG Welding Lead & Car Battery Cable Copper Wire Black + RED | Made in USA

Temco welding wire. I used 1/0 for the supply and ground when I wired the Comeup. Very flexible and with heat (fire?) resistant insulation. I think you could load that wire until it was glowing red and it would still be fine for brief periods.

I also have an inline breaker but I've been thinking about carrying a short jumper so I can just bypass it in an emergency since I'm not sure how long it takes a tripped breaker to reset. I think you could run a lot more than 200A through the winch in a pinch.

 

DDVTAVH deliberate dimished value to avoid vehicular homicide. Steer first, brake second.