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

Washed and tried restoring my headlights with toothpaste

 

Lookin good nug_life! If you didn't already, try hitting those headlights with a sealer or some wax and it'll help keep them clearer longer.

 

You can also spray it with clear coat and it will last a very long time.

 

I've always read that these 3.4l engines shouldn't go over 200 degrees. According to my ultra gauge,mine averages 204 but on the way home today it maxed out at 210...is this a problem? At idle it's at a steady 203. On the highway it's steady at 204 but when I'm going up an incline at 45 it was hitting 210. It appears my radiator is clean but maybe I should take a hose to it just to be sure

 

FSM says temp between 176-203 is good. Check your coolant. Maybe it's mixed too strong for warmer weather.

 

I hate to be that guy but it's stickied and I'm sure you can search too...

 

Why did you have to be that guy, guy?

I'm just trolling

 

Dang that does seem a little high. Mine idles at 190 and when I'm driving its at 186. The highest I've seen is 194

 

Anyone that is still on the fence on skid plates, I'm cutting my deal off tonight. Tomorrow the price goes up $50 each piece.

Add your name to the list if you want in. Thank you all!
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I did add some coolant over the winter without any water. Maybe that's the cause? The needle on my gauge never moves over the halfway point too. How would I "check" my coolant to know if there's too much antifreeze or water?

 

wait you live in alaska and never used one of those to make sure you are good to a certain temps in the cold??

 

I've never used one because I usually buy a 50/50 mix and add that if needed. That's a good mix for where I am. I added the Toyota red coolant which, as far as I can tell, is not diluted with water.

 

Myguiers plastX works pretty good for removing light haze on plastics. I did my third break light and was pretty happy with the results. Nice color truck btw!

 

yay or nay
got a small piece from a friend to try out, yes its removable
and its the first time using this stuff

 

Hmm, I don't know... Maybe if you added a couple more accents to it. Like the circle surrounding the tweeter.

 

The more water, the lower your engine temp. If you have straight antifreeze in there, you need to get that out asap. I would never go over a 70% antifreeze, 30% water. It's hard on your radiator and not necessary.

 

Hmmm, the tweeter and I was thinking maybe the handle surrounding ?

 

I highly doubt it's that high. I only added maybe a pint or two. But I'll get one of those gauges and find out for sure.

 

Yeah, could look pretty good.

Some day I want to paint all of my interior black.

 

I was thinking the same thing, I told my friend that, he said wanna try vinyl, I'm going to start carrying it. So he gave me a small piece of that stuff to try out, and some yellow for some lights