My Tacoma is Literally Disintegrating How Do I Stop it?

The same probably. No clue whats in there. I do know for a fact that the first few years of de-icer,,it didn't work so well. Laughably,,it would freeze up at about 22°f. They (OR and WA) changed the recipe and it holds up much better at lower temps. The high teens and it starts to fail. We don't get those crazy cold temps on a regular basis here where I am at during the winter compared to some,,but it's enough to fluster the local flatlanders right onto the ditch when they see frozen roads. Folks have come to rely on those lines of de-icer laid down and sadly it glistens just like frozen road. I hope they can tell the difference between the two. I don't hold much hope on that one.

 

Oh, I forgot until just now. So I went to go tension my belts a month ago or so and I noticed that the tensioner for the AC belt is literally part of the AC unit. It's so rotted I can't tighten anything so if a belt snaps I'd have to replace the whole compressor apparently?

Also how tough of a job is this thing? They look really bad. I know these pictures probably suck too. Pretty sure this has something to do with my brakes doesn't it?


Here are some more pictures. The bed isn't as bad as I thought, not really. Just the part closest to the tailgate. But the mechanical parts look iffy to me.

 

That looks like the LSPV (load sensing proportioning valve). Above the axle, bolted to the driver side frame and has brake lines going through it? Has a strange bent metal rod that connects to the axle? If it is that, basically adjusts braking power to the rear wheels to reduce the chance of skidding.

Mine is rusty as fuck too. With only 1.5 NY winters. Sigh..... That piece is particularly susceptible to corrosion apparently.

 

Well, the truck could be a lot worse. The frame is fine since it's brand new. That left side of the bed bracket/frame closest to the tailgate has that hole in it and is pretty bad but otherwise it's probably far gone enough to prevent it getting any worse if I treat it. The tensioner for my belt is concerning and the LSPV is also a bit iffy too to me but doesn't seem as big a deal as I originally anticipated.

I'm under pressure from my family to sell it though and I'm not going to be able to do any serious repairs myself if anything else brakes. I don't have the time or cash for it.

I think I'm going to sell it and buy a Crown Vic on the cheap at a police auction and use it as a beater. My family is looking on moving to Texas so if that happens I can just take the cash I have left over plus what I save and buy myself a Gen1 in decent non-salted condition when I'm ready. But I'm worried if I don't hand it off now to someone who knows what they're doing it'll just become too much for me to handle since I'm a real novice at this sort of thing.

If anyone is interested, let me know. Orange County, New York. But you know, just throwing it out there.

 

Wow. If that load sensing is not working, it's not for long with the integrity look of that connector rod. Crazy they did the frame and probably didn't tell anyone about the condition of that setup.

I have a damn good frame and bed box compared to some.

If everything is welded together with rust and Ace bolts,,cash out and move on. Crown Vic doesn't look so bad now and you can stuff alot of moving shit in there for Texas. Get one with good A/C.

Once you get settled in the Lone Star, you can find another good truck.

Keep the family pressure off of you and sell. Some hard work coming your way, for you and them.