Northern Virginia Roll Call

forgive if this a repeat... it cracked me up...

 

The only reason I was able to find out was after driving all the way home from flagpole (after filling up the tires to 32psi) the next morning I had 25psi. Then the next was 18psi.

I couldnt find the damn leak until I pulled the tire off and sprayed the rim seal.

Imagine after driving that distance and 2 days later you find out you been driving on a tire off its bead on the inside

 

It sounds like you just got some gunk in the bead and introduced a slow leak. I’ve had that happen a couple times. I’ll take it to the tire shop where they’ll unmount it, clean it up and remount/balance it.

I thought you meant like blew a bead. Where it’s all the way off.

 

See, that's the funny thing. When I took it to the tire shop, there was nothing inside the tire on the wheel. Nothing. But it also came off on the outside a bit (not as large as the back tho)

Dude if my tire looked like that (tire not on the wheel at all) from flag pole I've got bigger issues go fix than just the wheel.

Like learning how to air down, because that the only way that shit is happening at flagpole with the proper sized wheels and tires imo

 

These are freakin' great as a concept but no experience with that company. I had a customer who worked in a machine shop who made a set of these back in the day because I was aligning his truck every two months. Only downside is your camber/caster gets incremented a few tenths at a time but paired with some adjustable uppers it's no different than literally everyone else who does adjustment on the upper except that you can zero the bottom where you want.

At $50 all-in, that's probably less than you'd pay for actual Toyota parts.

 

I would get some of the engineered gas and run it through the carb prior to sitting, I do this with my small engines and snowblower without issue, there's no ethanol in it so it won't corrode the carb and is safe.

 

I do the same..

Another thing I've always been told from a guy that repairs them, was to put some kinda load on the generator (plug something in to it). supposedly the gen/invert can go bad if just running the gen. and not having a load on it. How true this is.. dunno.

 

While breaking it in, I put a space heater on it in the backyard. Worked great for a constant, decent load.

 

Nothing like adding more heat to the fire...

 

I was singlehandedly contributing to global warming that day in the most literal sense.

 

It wasn't over 105 heat index, so he felt compelled to make it right...I mean it is summer down in Coastal VA!

 

Probably should have added a little mist into the mix to increase the humidity!

 

and a fan to blow it around.

 

Lemme git.. Gots to dig out my golf shit to go play around. Sounds like my Daughter is not playing. Just her BF an I. Apparently She's gonna be fetching our drinks, as she said.

Later dudes.

 

No need for engineered gas if there is a station near you that has ethanol-free gas.

There's a station up the road from me here with e-free 91 octane, so that's what I run in all my small engines with stabilizer. I use it to mix up my 2-stroke gas, as well.

 

I wish I had that readily available. That would be really nice.

 

And the engineered ain't cheap. I use it in my two-stroke stuff and it's around $25 a gallon. For everything else I just get the gas from the station and add Sta-bil 360. Everything is around 5 years old and not had a single issue starting stuff.

 

You can buy engineered at Home Depot, Pre-Mixed too.

 

Look into gas stations near Marinas or inland boat ramps.

I have 2 that have 90 efree and the other is 89 efree pumps within 4 miles of my house/on the DD, so just holler if you want a few 5 gal. Jerry's filled!

 

Anyone with lane departure on their truck be prepared for a $400 recalibration if you need a new windshield. Month and a half old and I’m already having to get a new windshield