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

Got off the pavement a little this morning. It's definitely time for a front lift. Way too much rubbing going on.

 

Not normal. Could be a 'leaking' injector causing temporary flooding in one cylinder.

 

How can I check for a leaking injector?

 

The last 4 Toyota's I've had did this. The 2.4l taco engine was the worst, but the 5vz does it too.

 

Well "youngster", when Cornfed spacers were just a rough pencil sketch shared on Tacoma Territory, Rancho sold complete fixed 2" lift coilovers while SAW and Downey (now closed) sold adjustables. The Downeys were just a threaded sleeve on an otherwise stock Billie. Then Fabtech tried selling a cut rate SAW under their name with stock type rubber bushings (a disaster). Next Fox and King jumped into the adjustable market. Finally after all the TTORA debating with Cornbred settled down, he lined up a machinist and started selling. They were made in very small batches as a few orders accumulated and sometimes took a month to get. OME didn't come along in the USA till a few years later.

 

WANT

 

Changed the oil, put on new wipers and installed some autozone seat covers I got for free

 

No rotating of the tires?

 

Just to autozone and back haha, I might later, wish I had my new tires on though

 

If I remember correctly the pre-cat is about $115 (Denso) on rock auto. Don't quote me on that.

 

I just bought an upstream 02 sensor (98 V6) from rockauto

1998 TOYOTA TACOMA 3.4L V6 DOHC
DENSO 2344161 (

$53 234-4161 Oxygen Sensor with 15.35” 4-Wire Harness

234-4161) Oxygen Sensor $ 48.79

Be sure to go to the rockauto thread that has discount codes. Save yourself 5%

 

Flexed mine a little today...haha

 

I would like to know this also. After the engine is at operating temp and I turn it off then let it sit for 30 mins or so, it cranks but won't start. I have to spend about 2-3 mins trying to crank it to get it to finally start. It's worse when its warmer outside.

 

Haha, like I mentioned it was a different vehicle, International's are heavy pigs, not the Tacoma that I had this experience with. Yet. Time will tell with the Tacoma and the poly bushings. Although as I get older I find I don't wheel quite as hard as I used too.

 

Ammo Cans!



Nevermind the ratchet straps, finding a different method...

 

Great Idea. You could drill a couple holes in bottom of cans, through bed and sandwich some hardware to secure. It would look very clean. If you do, make sure to paint the holes.

 

Put my rear glass on

 

I hear ya, i did a bit of searching for mounting ideas and came across this method, i wussed out, in the end i decided to keep one big hole instead of adding 4 little ones for continued use as ammo storage when needed....... that and i'd shed a tear pointing a drill bit at my bed.

As simple as it looks i still had to dremel the liner beneath the cans to get that 1" to clear the canopy overhang, put some padded tape on the bed rails to prevent ammo-can sanding, and cut a wal-mart rubber doormat to put under the cans (Thin Material).

Takes a little more effort to access them then some of the great mounts other members have done, but im used to it with window cranks and manual trans =P

 

Picked up new tires I ordered a few days ago, waiting for wheels to come in. aw yeah!

 

I want one so bad, maybe one day when I win the lottery. Did you install the 7th injector from URD also?