NW WA Meet / BS Thread

let us know how they work out. I'd try them out next time on my TC's. They are the same size/compatible right?

 

So far they seem good but I have only driven to the store and back. Sort of, the Icon UCAs have a different size but they make a size to fit the TC and Camburg arms too. If anyone else ends up deciding to install a set of these I have the stupid press adapter (that is nothing but a piece of tube with a plate welded to the end of it) if you want to use it, save yourself $30.

 

Went to Lake Cle Elum today. The last few times I’ve gone I’ve always told myself I wouldn’t be back because of the total shit show it is in the summer. I think this time it’s going to stick.

 

Played around on manatash today been so long since I’ve been up there. The FS or someone had some large equipment up there and blocked off a few of the old roads and the lower or part to the summit trail that ends in the wenas. They have a ton of rocks at lower fork of manatash so looks like they are going to be blocking off a lot of things up there, most of the trail roads still looked open.

Would anyone be interested in a group run from the wenas up to the moon rocks and out tripod and back to Ellensburg sometime?

 

My buddy went to Kachess yesterday and apparently there was a group of 5-6 20 something year old nudist chicks just hanging out doing yoga and shit. You were at the wrong lake

 

yes, but I’m hesitant to do it until late September/early October

 

I think it would be more fun in the wet. From the bottom it’s just rocky till you get to the top then there’s some tight climbs that would be fun/mild hard in the wet. For sure getting pin stripes and I wouldn’t rock an RTT because a few spots is pretty over grown

 

Was there just yesterday and did some rock crawling on the more recently exposed rocks. Water line dropped a bunch in just a month, the last time I was there.

 

Guess everyone went out there too- I was also out on lake cle elum yesterday afternoon. Water level was super low but fun to drive on the rocks and in the mud. Ran into everyone from the gambler 500

 

No wonder. I saw some gambleresque subaru bombing around. What part were you on? We got there early and left early before it became a shit house.

 

probably smart on your end to go early. We were camping out by thorp and made it out around 1pm. Speelyi was a shit show but that was a given. We went on to the lake from the entrance just past wish poosh, but then drove down a bit further into the more recently lowered/muddy area away from the larger crowds where not everyone could drive down to.

what part were you guys at?

 

Probably the same entrance where you go down past the portajohn right? I updated my post with pictures right after you responded but we set up in this cove area. An LC100 drove through the water to get to the island, but i wasn't brave/drunk enough to do it lol.

 

Did you add more fluid or do a drain or anything fluid wise? I'm hoping when I do mine the last quart of fluid I have will be enough to top it off

I've had them for 10k miles or so now. Haven't really noticed any difference between standard and them but wouldnt expect to either. Think the real test will be how long they last. I got around 25-30k on the normal joints but really needed to change them a lot sooner than that. The ptfe liner was pretty well gone when I changed them lol.

 

I'm going to drain and fill it here in the next few days. I'm ashamed to say I've never replaced the trans fluid...

 

I'm sure most of our trucks haven't.

Skip the drain and fill and just replace it all IMO. Goes quick. Just need 12 quarts or so. It's not much more work. Just disconnect the rubber hose from the return line (it's under the radiator). Get some tubing and run it to a bucket or something (one that shows quarts is nice). Then just turn truck on for a couple seconds. The pump will move fluid to the bucket. Then just replace however much came out. (Generally stick to between 2-3 quarts). Fill with whatever came out. Repeat. You'll notice the third time it's pretty much new looking fluid. Then just top off and do the whole get to temp and overflow check

When running the truck it only takes like 8-10 seconds to get the 2-3 quarts. Basically enough time to start, make sure it's actually going in the bucket then turn off

 

Thanks for the info! sounds super easy that way. Return line on the bottom of the stock trans cooler, that means i hooked up the extra cooler the right way lol

 

It's more crawling around but gets a lot more of the old fluid out. You'll know when you are done as (least for me) it was like dark fluid, dark fluid, less dark, then close to new. I stopped at the close to new looking color and figured it was good. I did it solo but having two people would make it go pretty quick. Honestly only took like 30 minutes even by myself (plus more time for the overflow check portion).

Those like orange siphon pumps (with two hoses, on going to the transmission fill and one goes in the bottle) worked a lot better then the standard pumps that screws onto the bottle IMO.

 

Do I have to buy toyota brand ATF WS fluid?

 

Koehler Enterprises RA990 Multi-Use Siphon Fuel Transfer Pump Kit (for Gas Oil and Liquids), Red medium

https://www.amazon.com/Koehler-Enterprises-RA990-Multi-Use-Transfer/dp/B0181EDCZ6

 

I wouldn’t fuck with that. Long hose and funnel in the engine bay up high and gravity will do the work for you. Unless you’re doing it on a lift of course lol but I don’t have that luxury