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Discussion in 'New Members' started by burn450, Jul 1, 2015.

  1. Jul 1, 2015 at 2:05 PM
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    Hey guys and gals, I am a reformed wrangler owner who just bought a Tacoma. It was falling apart and I was kinda over it so I figured I would trade it in. Well it seems I have traded one set of issues for another, but at least for now I am so in love I don't care. I noticed the tranny shutters sometimes so I had a shop drop the pan and clean it out(they found debris), and flush the transmission. I'm sitting here waiting to see if it helped at all nervously so I figured I would join a Tacoma forum and start fact gathering if the flush doesn't pan out. Wish me luck!

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    Jester243 all I wanted was a god dang picture of a hotdog...

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  3. Jul 1, 2015 at 2:19 PM
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    PapaBear Never test how deep the water is with both feet.

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    I don't have all the info about this thing gathered yet, but it's a Pro Comp 6 in lift judging by the paperwork left in the glove box. It also has an AFE air box and intake, some kind of alarm from Clifford, and a split exhaust which appears to be made by Cat. It was so loud it scared the crap out of the kid when I gunned it merging on the freeway during the test drive.
     
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  9. Jul 1, 2015 at 4:30 PM
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    PapaBear Never test how deep the water is with both feet.

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    is it 5speed or man? Cause judging by most man taco owners on here, they all studder. It's a truck, no a sports car...
     
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  10. Jul 1, 2015 at 4:31 PM
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    it's an automatic.
     
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  13. Jul 15, 2015 at 2:58 PM
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    Update: The dealer is replacing the tranny and the leaf springs as one was broken, all even though I got it with no warranty. I must say I am impressed, I figured they would tell me it wasn't their problem! Hell they even gave me a 2014 Rubicon to use while they fix it. Anyway...they are going to use a local blacksmith shop that has been around for 100 years or so to do the leaf springs. I am hoping to talk them into somehow getting rid of the 3 inch block the leaf springs are sitting on now, although I'm not sure what the best solution is or if that is possible. Any ideas?
     
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  14. Jul 15, 2015 at 8:16 PM
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    mattgecko The LED Lighting Guy. MattGeckoLEDs.com

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    That's excellent that the dealer is taking care of the replacements. :cheers:
     
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  15. Jul 17, 2015 at 7:32 AM
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    well crap...they ran out of money fixing the tranny and are basically cutting me a check for 300 bucks and telling me to take care of the shocks. Any suggestions? I see the Dakar springs seem to make people happy...anything else?
     
    burn450, Jul 17, 2015
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