1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

Both of mine did it when very cold too. It's pretty common and the 2TR-FE does it as well. It is because the hypereutectic pistons need a second to build heat and expand.

 

So it’ll be ok? Maybe a little bit of Lucas oil stabilizer for the cold?

 

Yeah it will be okay, it's decently well documented on here that it's common. Never seen a failure attributed to it. No harm in using Lucas or MotorKote or whatever stuff you'd like to but I wouldn't expect it to cure the noise either when it's a fresh cold start. Keep in mind Lucas thickens oil, so use the recommended amount or less, but not too much.

 

Womp womp. Fuel tank strap on the aux tank on my van snapped. Finally the straw that broke the camels back I suppose and I'll have to get the van in for a big service it's been needing. Gonna hurt to see the bill but should continue to keep it reliable.

Transmission service
Diff service
New belt and idlers up front
New coolant hoses and coolant
Brake service and adjust the parking brake
Shift linkage adjust
Ball joints, bushings and bearings check.

The service guy was drooling when I listed it all off...

 

He probably saw that thing and was like "finally a way to pay off a stronger lift"

 

They haven't seen it, I just rolled in to make an appointment and talk about what it needs. Been overdue for a proper service.

 

We're having the driest recorded fall/winter in 125 years over here so that's fun. And tomorrow night into Wednesday we're supposed to have the worst wind storm this region has seen in the 21st century. Yay

Suppose this is our comeuppance for the super rainy seasons we've had the last 2 or 3 years in a row

 

Need an actuator

 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEaRdINiPFr/?igsh=aGM0NnJpamUxMHdo

 

Pretty quiet day at the office...


The limited number of plows are apparently more linited in number now...
I really need to upgrade to add mirror heaters.

Decided to wfh for the afternoon.

 

Back to work after 2 weeks off...what is even all this

 

have you tried turning yourself off and back on again

 

Oh shit you're back

 

yeah its been dry here too. Weather is getting more and more big bursts and floods withe long periods of nothing. no bueno.

 

*que Teams meeting

 

Maybe if I go shovel some snow?

 

Literally on one right now.

 

yeah buddy