1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

Oh yeah I've seen that video before.
@empty_lord might prefer this roll over special

 

someone actually located one of those trailers a year or 2 ago. they were all thought to be long gone

 

Thinking out loud here: I've done three water flushes so far. Shouldn't I get water that looks clean at some point?

So far all I've gotten out has been thus dingy looking schtuff. Is it the rubber heater core hoses, and radiator hoses tainting the water?



Oil pressure hasn't changed since my fubar. Dipstick still feels, smells, and tastes of oil. No different color exhausts. Think I'm clear of the ole head gasket.

 

"Just let it flush like that until the water runs clear"

Some sunday morning dry humor on my part but this might give you a laugh Noah @Tundra2 ....might even be your neighbor
Of course, back in the day this is how I was taught by FIL(God rest his soul) !

 

Robo grips.

 

You got tagged over in Noah's Corolla Virus thread. https://www.tundras.com/threads/2003-corolla-virus.89458/page-7#post-2327395

 

That's a fancier version of how I was taught to do it with one difference.
Well, two difference.
1. Lock the cats inside the house for the day, or until the drainings soak into the gravel. They'll lap up any puddles of coolant.
2. Drain pan? Nonsense, that's why you have a gravel driveway - it'll soak in with all the other fluids that leak.
YMMV

 

When standing at the pearly gates, I will be asked about dumping engine oil /anti-freeze in the ditch back in the 70's

 

Eh I just dump it in the local public pool!

 

https://swayaway.com/product/axle-set-toyota-tundra-2000-2006-21-50-long/

Are you really gaining anything with these?

 

Are they for long travel maybe? I don’t know the stock length

 

That'd be my guess.


For those that don't want to click the link:

 

That’s what I was wondering. I can’t find the stock length listed anywhere.

maybe the extended splines part means it for long travel

 

I bought new front axles. Rock Auto says both sides are the same....

When I do the job, I'll clean up the old ones and measure them.

 

I was wondering if any of you had rebuilt a front door hinge and how you did it or if you have to replace the whole hinge
Thanks in advance

 

They sell replacement pins and bushings,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eA1ZGuGrrU

 

Sorry I don't have YouTube, but do you have to cut out the old ones or what?

 

Because there is no way to take them off intact

 

You don’t have utube?

yeah you basically have to cut the pins and tap them out, it’s a two person job for sure, unless your Doc Octavius

 

K thanks

 

A jack, a length of 4x4 and a folded up towel helps. Support the weight of the door.

Done them on GM crap before (theirs don't require cutting tho).

 

Mine are definitely saggy on the driver side, when it cools off I’ll look into it

 

Parts geek has sankei 555 tie rod ends in stock, if anybody’s looking

 

I'm back at the Toyota Stealership to see if they can get the alignment right the 2nd time. They have barely any vehicles on the lot. Normally this lot would be completely full.





I don't care what anyone says, new Vets are badass. And I don't even think this is the newest body style.

 

And has since restored it.

 

Was out of town Saturday and Sunday. Got home Sunday night around 9 and looked for the turtle, couldn't find him but saw some lettuce I left out was gone.

This morning while watering the plants I really looked around. Under every plant, looked for tunnels or escape routes, saw nothing. Started getting worried.

Just went outside to throw some trash in the can and on my way in I noticed some plants moving. I thought it was birds because there seemed to be quick motion across a few plants, kind of like when raptors show up on Jurassic Park. I waited and just as I was gonna walk in the house, he popped out of the jungle and into the open grass for some sunshine. Whew. Gave him some lettuce which he just looked at, he doesn't trust me yet.

Didn't know a turtle could be so stressful to keep.

 

So was he just super well hidden? What do they eat in the wild? I'm curious if they could self sustain off the plants in your yard. I'd love to have an outdoor turtle friend.

 

New battery coming for the tundra. $260 for a oddest performance 27f (thanks to Napa finally selling these things I get the employee discount from my buddy!)

 

Yeah he's damn good at hiding. I bet he is already chomping on my plants but I put lettuce out and its gone now... he is back in the jungle too.

Good info @Azblue

Edit- I went out to see if I could spot him. While looking at plants I heard noise behind me, he got stuck trying to get behind my reserve of rocks for the fish tank. After work I'm gonna spend a few hours making this yard more friendly.