'97 Taco life + times, the chronicles of...

[JayQQ97]

page eleven...
12-10-22


50, it has arrived...
OMG, John! this is No No good!

Can LBJs fail without any warning ?

So for 1997 without the dust cover 4x4 with OEM BLACK bolts the 4 bottom bolts should be 37lbs and NOT 59lbs? If you have the dust protectors, then...

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"Well, now I have bigger problems, when they were replaced 130,000 miles ago red lock tight was used and the dam 4 bolt heads now are just getting stripped off, they won’t budge with a socket or wrench, the heads are just rounding off, that bolt metal definitely is NOT very strong
So much for lock tight,
uggg"


red lockTite on LBJs
yiikes

Can LBJs fail without any warning ?

So for 1997 without the dust cover 4x4 with OEM BLACK bolts the 4 bottom bolts should be 37lbs and NOT 59lbs? If you have the dust protectors, then...

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Spark plug tubes rust

What's the solution to addressing surface rust on the inside spark tubes, grease,? To stop it? [ATTACH] [ATTACH]

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Gas light level

I am pretty sure my truck doesn’t have one but how does one tell besides looking for the light to come on? This is my fuel pump when I replaced it last...

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Steering rack clamp bushing movement?

is it normal to have rubber residue on either sides of this clamp bushing? The rack and bushings were all replaced 4 years ago OEM? Does this part of...

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1997tacomav6

1997tacomav6 is a V6 5sp,RegCab,TVS1320 Supercharger,Haltech, 780k at Tacoma World

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those OEM shock mounts are now MSRP of 124$ ... up from 110$ on that quote
86$ on the 31 per cent 0FF deal

4860935010 - Toyota Suspension Shock Absorber Mount (Left, Right | Lewis Toyota, Topeka KS

Genuine Toyota Part # 4860935010 (48609-35010) - Suspension Shock Absorber Mount (Left, Right, Front). FRONT SUSPENSION, LEFT; FRONT SUSPENSION, RIGHT. Fits Tacoma. Ships from Lewis Toyota, Topeka KS

parts.lewistoyota.com

 

[JayQQ97]

the day after i am feeling under the weather a bit

 

[Rock62]

50 is so far back its just a spot in the rear view mirror

Congrats......

Too much drink will do that

 

[JayQQ97]

50 is so far back its just a spot in the rear view mirror

Congrats......

Too much drink will do that

Darn you!! for reminding me about the last time I got so blitzed so bad I stopped drinking liquor for drunkenness altogether
25yrs ago on my 25th
Location was Darmstadt Germany
Playing some coin toss drinking game with co-workers that I was not good at it, obviously
A 1/5th of rumple minze was had
The next morning was unpleasant with the dry heaving outside of the small US Army building
So I quit the heavy boozing for good...

 

[Rock62]

Yes. I know the feeling well.

For me it was the Moutai liquor in China. That swill was flavored with Juniper berries. 3 days after, every time you'd sweat, spit, sneeze, pee......you would smell like a pine tree.

The favorite game was for each individual around the dinner table to toast the American. The toastee would end up drinking 12-20 shots of this swill....... I put an end to the game. When the 3rd toaster would begin, I'd make the whole table join. As time moved on, I quit drinking that swill and turned to TsingTao beer. Even the TsingTao would be hard, the content would range from 5-10% alcohol. Pretty stiff beer.

 

[JayQQ97]

heading out southeast to Kentucky today

on the long roadtrip triggered a couple of palindromes on I-57 south in southern Illinois
in the dark dead of early evening...



279972 and 280082

 

[JayQQ97]

BlueGrass wheelin' @ 280k



bridge over the Ohio river to Illinois in the far distance ahead

 

[Rock62]

The first winter storm is arriving.

Steady wind at 20+ mph with gusts to near 40 mph.
Falling temperatures, increasing wind chill
Rain now, freezing rain later, finish with snow.
Expecting 2 days of this stuff.

I so look forward to a thick layer of ice on everything with a cover of snow. Branches, power lines down. chiseling the windshield clear, trying to open doors, trying to stand up on the driveway. falling down on concrete, dog walks during the storm..............

oh the joy of the season.

 

[JayQQ97]

blizzards... they closed i80 from North Platte to Colorado/Wyoming for the day yesterday maybe today also
no truck open overnight parking after Grand Island signs were up in Iowa
no snow in the Bluffs or across the river, just a bunch of needed rain

 

[JayQQ97]

Timmy went on a roadtrip

 

[Rock62]

Yep. We got a break in Central IA. Just a load of rain and big wind.

Although, weatherperson is calling for snow and below 0 temps within the next few days.

No snow cover means the frost line will go deeeeep.

 

[JayQQ97]

one more day of this cough due to cold, hopefully the last
... haven't been under the weather like this since February 2o2o

 

[Rock62]

The snow arrived. Now just waiting to see how much.

This will be followed with sub-zero temperatures.

Good ol' winter 1-2 punch.

 

[JayQQ97]

this here is 203$ after 31off MSRP of 294$

3723035130 - Toyota Drive Shaft Center Support Bearing. ANC | Lewis Toyota, Topeka KS

Genuine Toyota Part # 3723035130 (37230-35130, 372300K010, 372300K011, 3723034020) - Drive Shaft Center Support Bearing. ANC, Rapid, Moving. Fits T100, Tacoma. Ships from Lewis Toyota, Topeka KS

parts.lewistoyota.com

 

[Rock62]

IIRC, I paid about $120 for a Dana/Spicer carrier bearing from RockAuto.

The Dana/Spicer U-joints were around $20/ea at RockAuto.

 

[JayQQ97]

2 weeks left for the year

 

[JayQQ97]

triggered a palindrome yesterday...
had to give the truck some good exercise, i have not been getting it up there to these speeds (speedo is 7mph off btw) for the most part of this year, but since tacoJuice is now at 255c in some spots i can get back on top of it without care...




...near here on i80 west

 

[JayQQ97]

Aug 2o22 to Dez 2o22 compareIT
725000 - 705842 = 19158 / 4 = 4789
281800 - 266555 = 15245 / 4 = 3811
...

Feb 2o22 to Aug 2o22 compareIT

705842 - 687000 = 18842 / 6 = 3140
266555 - 238500 = 28055 / 6 = 4675

...

April 2o21 to Feb 2o22 compareIT

687000 - 660000 = 27000 / 10 = 2700
238500 - 194717 = 43783 / 10 = 4378

 

[JayQQ97]

chilly out this morning... near 0

 

[JayQQ97]

SP-7XEF

This flush-mount version of our full-rise scissor lift is ideal for shops that are limited in space but have a huge demand for performance. The SP-7XEF has all the lifting height of a two-post lift without the columns that take up precious shop space. Features a 22" x 63" lift platform...

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9k$