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

Wtf just happened?!
At a stop light then steam comes out from under the hood, limp to a safe spot.
Only this center piece looks busted.
I was afraid it was a headgasket

 

Bummer man, once it is safe to touch see if that hose has become super squishy, that's a high point in the system and tends to get to the point where the rubber turns to jelly

 

Yeah, that hole shouldnt be there.
Anyone know the name of this part?
Super hot right now.
Is it safe to drive to a shop or should i tow it?

 

Heater core coolant valve, 4seasons makes a good replacement for it for less than OEM. The hose is just 5/8th heater hoses I think. I wouldn't drive it too far it is is overheating, don't wanna make anything worse if you ha e AAA use it

 

Kool. Thank y'all

 

Finally sanded and painted the rust on the front bumper.

 

Try some of this on the plastic parts of the bumper. You'll have to re-apply every month or two but it works pretty well:

$14 Mothers 06112 Back-to-Black Trim & Plastic Restorer, 12 fl. oz.

https://www.amazon.com/Mothers-06112-Black-Plastic-Restorer/dp/B00GZLMEN4

edit: And just in case you have 10 bucks to spare: https://www.amazon.com/TOYOTA-TACOM...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=B3YJZ88Z6QW7ARVH5JTM

 

Will do thanks for the heads up. Yeah I've had that piece missing for a few years lol

 

I need to do that to my fender flares

 

Just an FYI on gas caps. I chased a similar code on my daughters 2008 Honda. Went thru 4 different brand aftermarket caps and never had a good one. I went over that car with a magnifying glass every time the code came back. My diagnostic results always came back "replace gas cap" Dreading the price of an OEM gas cap (don't start on the OEM vs aftermarket B.S. It's not a ball joint)
cost me 4 weekends of frustration. But that's not the worst part. The worst part is the dealer only wanted $10 more then the aftermarket ones.

Toyota OEM gas cap: $21.50
https://partsfactory.camelbacktoyot...0YWNvbWEmeT0yMDAwJnQ9YmFzZSZlPTMtNGwtdjYtZ2Fz

AutoZone Duralast gas cap $10.69
https://www.autozone.com/fuel-delivery/fuel-cap/duralast-fuel-cap/848451_0_2695

 

Spent most of the day being fallowed by this guy @Dalandser in a 2nd Gen. (stalker?) He drove from Cali to pickup his deaver springs and we had lunch. Then I took him by my buddies compound of 1st gen and 3rd 4runner parts and complete trucks..
Great hanging out with ya D!

 

Can we add it to the list though????


OEM IS BETTER LIST
1. Balljoints
2. Door handles
3. Gas caps???

 

Probably worth noting that the stock gas cap is made by Stant and you can get that same Stant part at NAPA in box from their Balkamp line for like $8.

 

Youre good at this.^

 

Matching 32s

 

I do like Toyota coolant for how it shows up when it leaks but maybe not part of the list...

I could see bearings being on the list.

 

Yeah as long as you aren't mixing multiple coolants together any of them should be fine really. Been running green for 6 years or so now.