Shop Time w/T.W. Friends

Best of luck to you!

 

round these parts, auto zone will scan for free, granted generic reader, but better than a sharp stick in yer eye

 

I've stopped by 2 different O'Reilly auto parts and they read mine free of charge. One even printed it out for me.

 

Morning

 

Thanks for the advice!
Auto Zone with scan the code for free, but my code P0171 needed more troubleshooting details so I could solve it, and the code to be erased. Auto Zone wouldn’t allow me to take it home.

 

whut kinda vehicle?

 

Nothing fancy, I have a gen 2 Tacoma.

 

There’s no room to label the drawers on the tool box with all of the Jegs, Summit, Moon Eyes, Live Wires, etc stickers that are already on it.

 

A P0171 code in a Toyota indicates that the air-fuel ratio in the engine is too lean. This means that the engine is receiving too much air and not enough fuel.
Causes

A faulty or dirty mass airflow (MAF) sensor
A faulty oxygen (O2) sensor
A leaking or damaged intake manifold gasket
Low fuel pressure
Vacuum leaks
Faulty fuel injectors

 

Yep!
With the scanner’s help, I was able to isolate it to a pinched o-ring on the sensor housing. Me><Me

 

When I bought this VW the front tires were bald, since I was on vacation I ordered 2 off the web and took them to a local shop and ask the guy how much to change? He said $35. Fine, took him 15 minutes and I went home and put them on.

I ordered 2 more of the same ones for the back Saturday, they came yesterday. I drove it to the local tire shop near work and ask them to put them on. I didn't ask a price.


My mistake not asking, I almost pooped a chicken nugget when he told me how much........$74.90


I said my goodness, out loud. None of the 3 guys at the counter flinched.

I understand they have a business to run but you ain't got to make it all off of one person.

I dropped my car off at 7:30 this morning, they called me at 8:01 and said it was ready

 

I become skeptic since I learned crooks are everywhere! Including the gabagement.

 

You have a nice little Falcon convertible IIRC?

 

Yup. A 63 with a 200 straight six, high compression, lopey cam, and a triple carb Offenhauser intake. Mated to a T5 5speed.

 

We like pictures!

Every old car has a story, how about this one?

The T5 must be a sweet combination with a light car/6 in a row smoothness & torque.


I have *cough* a few old Fords myself.

 

Is it an Sig cam?

 

Hope you all have a wonderful Friday and weekend. Cole and I are headed to a mens retreat with church and I'm checking out for a few days

 

The car weighs less than 2500lbs. So the T5 mated to the 200 is just right. Fast enough to turn on the reds and blues!

It’s a custom ground cam that the engine builder spec’d out. He used to build this engine class for dirt track midget cars way back in the day. It really gave it a lot more torque than stock.

 

Photo of the radiator overflow bottle.

 

Still got the glass GM opticlean one in the Buick. Clipped in about there.