1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

Is that your TQ outlet temp? My TQ outlet temp runs warmer than the pan temp...so that would seem about right.

 

Thats something like a 15% discrepancy between the scan and the IR.

 

Let me know how the Dormans work for you because I may go ahead and do them.

 

TQ? I'm not sure where this is pulling from. @lsaami and I discussed it and we thought it was the pan instead of the torque converter.

 

there are two temp gagues, one in the pan and one on the TQ outlet I believe. I've got the PIDs to setup the gauges as well as I believe @KarmaKannon posted them somewhere too.
Here are my two for reference as it does seem they differ in temp a bit

 

I have the Hobart 140 or maybe it's the older 135, but I think besides tapped heat controls they are the same. It does alright for most things, but I would expect your real world maximum thickness to be 1/8" if you use solid mig wire and gas. If you use flux core maybe I'd take that to 3/16".
I use a Lincoln 180 at the shop and I think it works fine for 3/16 and even 1/4 with solid wire and gas.

My advice is find out if adding 220v is feasible. Mine was very easy and a buddy from a gun forum set me up in minutes. This also allowed me to add a medium sized compressor that my dad got from the scratch n dent at homeless depot. A 180 mig will get you short bursts of welding power for most anything you would have on a street truck or weekend warrior.

My vote is get a 180 if you can afford it and you shouldn't need more. If that's not an option the Hobart 140 isn't a bad choice and it's great for smaller stuff.

 

I noticed the converter temp moves around a lot more. Stomp on the gas and get that converter working and see which trans temp heats up and sustains it for a minute and see which one stays mostly steady. I figure the steady one is the pan temp.

 

Yep, I noticed the same thing and that makes sense to me

 

Are y'all talking about the black bushings from Energy? I heard the black ones are rubber and the red ones are the stiffer poly bushings.

 

What is the TQ outlet? That's what I'm asking. I have no idea which one I'm reading. I can tell you that most of my drive home the temp was around 115 until I hit city stop/go driving.

 

It's probably the one that reacts almost instantly to slippage and heavy throttle input by jumping up 15 or so degrees.

 

That's what I was wondering. TC outlet would make more sense!

 

You got it.
Torque converter you can see heat up until it hits lockup or no load.

 

@chrisb and @KarmaKannon thanks for the advice, I'm going to keep browsing for options. I spent an hour or so in my garage staring at the walls, the ceiling, the door and the header beam thinking of how I'll build shelves and set up my tools long term. It's pretty apparent that I need more outlets anyway, so maybe I'll get a 220 while I'm at it and open up options.

I am keeping in mind that a smaller sized welder is needed. It's a single car garage so I have to be selective about what takes up space. Something close in size to the 140 would fit the bill.

 

Umm sir... this is a family site.

 

It's probably more than you were thinking, but the miller 211 is tiny. It also can be hooked up to 115 or 220v. If it's like Miller's newer tig welders it should auto detect the voltage and switch over. For a hobby style welder they seem really nice.
As for shelving... I did overhead shelves recently and they are awesome. There's so much unused space on the ceiling of most garages.

 

I'll check that out. For only $200 more than I had in mind there are a lot of good looking options.

I'm planning on one wall having shelves to the ceiling, but only 15" deep so not too intrusive. At the corners of my garage near the door I'll build overhead shelves. Also in the center of my garage ceiling near where the garage opener is.

On the opposite wall a fold up work bench, mini fridge and stereo, 2 rolling tool chests and my floor jack. It's a good use of space and allows car work still if I have measured right. Any work on the truck on the truck will be done in the driveway anyway.

 

Am I the only one crying because there will be no sports to watch for a while? I so wanted to see Gonzaga finally win an NCAA championship for once

 

Go here for the two different trans PIDS for Torque...
https://www.tundras.com/threads/wha...t-gen-tundra-today.2558/page-559#post-1658776

 

I have the red ones installed. Feel like the rack still moves alot even torqued to spec.

I ordered the dorman ones from Rock Auto. Going to give those a try and see what it does.

 

If you're gonna buy a welder, buy one that will do EVERYTHING you THINK you may need it for. Why do you think I bought that Milwaukee impact? I only use it a few times, but damn I'm glad I did. I'm just saying, overbuying never hurts, underbuying does.

Also, I'm not yelling, just drunk talking. Sorry.

 

Lucky. I'm at work. But yeah buy once cry once is good to live by when you can

 

buy once cry once is my slogan.

you end up spending less in the end

 

For sure. Unfortunately sometimes i need it now and can't afford the best. But I try to stick to that Moto. Especially after being on TW for 8 years lol

 

I did the buy once cry once with the tool box.



it was a lot to swallow. But my entire career that thing should serve just fine.

 

Nope. I work in D3 Athletics we're shutting down as of Monday. Had 3 guys travel to NCAAs only for it to get shut down 12 hours prior to competition.

Hard to see the seniors lose their final season before it even started.

 

I feel you on that. I got a tool belt full of Klein hand tools and a van full of Milwaukee power tools. I got tired of the company's shitty hammer drills so I bought my own Bosch. Bought my own Ideal benders. Fluke multimeters. Hell, I had to buy a $60 security bit set just to fix a hand dryer at walmart. Coulda gotten a cheapie but I got the Greenlee one. That was 10 years ago and I still have it.

 

Mine are the black ones. Got them because they are graphite impregnated and were supposed to last longer than the red ones. They are spongy and allow the rack to slip and move.

The D-bushing is the biggest culprit. That thing flexes and tweaks as if it was an old worn out bushing. Replacing the new D-bushing back with the older firmer one made the steering better.

 

You’ll have more time to work on your truck now.

 

I love me some Klein! 11-1 refrigeration screw driver is my go to/most used. They work great untill you misuse it(I always jack up the 1/4” nut driver from using it as a cheater on stuck Allen keys) or when it gets wet and rusty(ice machines)
I used to like their tool backpacks, but they need a redesign, it won’t even stand on its own with tools loaded in it. At work I’ve been rocking the milwaukee tool backpack, it’s been great