NW WA Meet / BS Thread

I guess it saves the wear and tear on the truck... my 10 minute commute can't be good for it. But hey, i'll be putting 380 miles on tomorrow morning!

 

I have to drive my wife's car every once in a while just to make sure everything stays lubed and the battery doesn't die (it's on a battery tender too). But with both of us at home, both cars really don't get driven unless i'm doing a grocery run or we're going out to a state park or what not.

 

Thanks! Aside from the tire and suspension upgrade, my favorite mod is my soft topper. Keeps things dry in the rain, folds down in less than a minute to transport large objects and when you roll up the sides, it provides shade when you're chilling in the bed. Oh, HIDS too, to get rid of those crappy halogens.

 

What lake?

 

My guess is Cle Elum

 

Bingo.

 

I hadn't given a soft top much thought, but yours looks nice and I like the idea of that! Taking the Tacoma through hills in Chelan in a few weeks with my daughters and that would work perfectly to get away from the sun

 

Oh the childish words that could highlighted:
Dick (Black out Extreme, Cepek and Country)
Extreme Dick (black out the Country and Cepek)
Extreme Country Dick (black out the Cepek) - Add General Lee "flag" as feelers might get offended if I type the other word...
Extreme County (Black out Dick, Cepek and ORY from Country)
County (Black out Extreme, Dick, Cepek and ORY from Country)

I accept no blame or responsibility for those that use the above mentioned on their vehicles...

 

Black out the O R and Y in Country...

 

Here’s my spark plug. Gapped correctly. Just noticed my coolant overflow is empty.

 

you might have a blown head gasket. want to say the 4.0L are kinda prone to them in the No4 Cylinder. either 4 or 6

 

Did you get this figured out? I didn't get a chance to get behind the dash, and my truck is still at my work.

 

I didn't even think of that. I have a list of upgrades I need to do before i start towing. Whats a trans cooler cost? and how hard is it to install?

- 4.88 gears ($2000)
- Distribution/Sway hitch ($800)
- Brake controller ($250)
- Rebuild Icons ($200)
- Mirror Extensions ($170)
- Add on my sway bar (free)
- Trans flush

Also i have the ultragauge too, but i cant seem to figure out how to get the trans temp to show up, how did you do that?

 

You can get a much better aftermarket cooler for pretty cheap. The install is actually not terrible

 

I'll say it right now, that's a blown head gasket the way it's clean at the electrode.

@CBenfell what do the rest of the plugs look like? Leave that plug out and after a few hours inspect that cylinder for coolant.

 

I agree. Not oil fouled AND he’s loosing coolant. If it hasn’t overheated it’s probably worth just pulling the heads and putting new gaskets in.

 

For sure! there are a bunch on etrailer.com that's where i ordered my brake controller, i went with the REDARC Tow Pro Elite. the module you can mount out of sight and the knob i can just put in right where all the switch spots are on the left.

Etrailer.com is an awesome store, they have so much stuff and tons of info!

https://www.etrailer.com/tran-2007_Toyota_Tacoma.htm?&Redirect=8

 

I don’t have a scope to stick down there. I will check #2 plug and see what’s up.