What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

For my first t2s i got a spare starfish & the cheapest 265/70-16.

mine still has the tire alignment sticker & nipples.

 

I've got that same tire in 1999 vintage. And it still works. So calm down.

 

Now that i have a set of 5 spoke steelies, i oughtta line it to be a water tank than mounts in the bed. Put one of those live laugh love vinyl covers on it.


The hoard says i can bolt it to a titan front wheel bearing & make it a hose reel. Or i get an AI doodad that runs a stepper motor hung weight… kinda reminds me of whatever sorta suspension lexus & bose worked on. Or those gyro’s on boats or buildings.

i think its gonna be my front bumper. Imagine the fun of a ‘bumper’ on a spindle. Lol.

 

Being a from WV, I appreciate the post. Yes, people here are generally friendly. I enjoy having conversations with random people I've never met before and that is pretty easy to do here.

I think though, it's more of a rural area thing. I have noticed, people away from cities, tend to be more open to other people. I think city life tends to draw and perhaps encourage a certain haste, tension, and hostility towards strangers.

 

I need to drop and inspect my spare too!

My 1972 truck, which my father bought new, still has the same spare tire on it that came with it, never once used.

 

So I replaced my spark plugs yesterday. First time doing that, thanks for the input from you guys. Went pretty smoothly until I made a stupid rookie mistake.

@shifty` is gonna say, "I told you so!", "Why wouldnt you unplug your battery, you need to anyways to let the computer relearn after doing your plugs".

But I accidentally touched the torque wrench to the positive terminal on the battery for a split second and got some sparks. All seems to work fine, truck started right up after changing the plugs and alternator is charging the battery and the battery has good voltage. Hopefully nothing got damaged from this but a serious reminder to myself to not be an idiot, lol.

 

Things like this is why I only use solid wood tools. LOL

Hope your truck is OK!

 

I ACTUALLY DID SOMETHING TO MY TUNDRA TODAY!

Ordered an OEM tailgate latch and a set of tailgate cables as mine are somewhat frayed.

 

Replaced MAF and noticed coupler cracks. They don't appear to be all the thru.
But I guess I need to find another in case. Local auto parts stores didn't have any on thos size.

Reset CEL, we'll see it it comes back on as rich

 

Reinstalled skid plate for 4hr round trip to north GA and back this week. I’m highly skeptical this will help improve my MPG in the slightest, but it can’t hurt to test. Meanwhile, front/center hole for skid has threads mangled. Tighten it down, it gets snug, then bumps back a thread. Not sure if a simple thread clean out may help, will hafta try next time I pop it off.

 

Vato Zone had one, but you had to buy a damn intake tube kit for $22 to get it. But it had the clamps and jump hoses.

 

I didn't want to buy the tube.
They had one the right diameter but about half the length

 

Yeah, I was looking for a bit. I'm grateful @PNW15 was willing to share some goods.

I found what I needed at Summit Racing, but after tax and shipping it was only $2.50 less than the whole shebang at Vato Zone, and once I added in the clips, even if I picked up, it was more.

 

I'll have to check Advance and Napa next time I have it apart. So far no codes, none pending either. I think the new MAF is doing the trick
Pretty sure the old one was original at 260k miles. Plus the throttle plate was pretty nasty. Cleaned it with a paper towel and MAF cleaner. Will do the seafoam spray tomorrow when I have a helper to hold throttle at 2k rpm. Might drive the 06 to work tonight just to see if the CEL comes back. I just let her warm up in the driveway for about five mins then drove her to the gym and back earlier.

 

Whats the bolt size for the skidplate? I tossed mine in a place I couldnt possibly forget...but theres just one problem..

Sticking to the topic- Ive order Bilstein 5100s for the rear. Now that my truck is registered, I have dscovered its way too soft on speed bumps. Need to do the fronts but thats more of an investment

 

90080-11373 is the part. It has a self-centering tip.

You want me to go throw a spare on a thread gauge to get the actual threading?

 

I used a scrap 2x4.

 

Here you go. M8 x 1.25 and approximately 250mm long, with capture washer.

 

I accidentally touched my dipstick to the terminal the other week.
I'd be lying if I said it was a first.

I thought about using a block of wood too. But tomorrow I should be able to get my Pops to be my helper. She shifted noticeably harder than normal into second (once) earlier omw to the gym, after cleaning the TB plate and replacing the MAF. It was the first shift of the drive out of my hood.
But she has been pretty smoothe since then.
I drove the truck to work tonight and gave her the beans a few times (I was running 10 mins behind).
I noticed when I turned OD back on, around 60-65mph, that the RPMs jumped up for a second, before shifting and dropping down.
She was doing the same thing OMW to T2S when I was running 70-80mph in the hilly deserts of NM and AZ, with cruise control on.
I may be using the wrong lingo, but I'd describe the RPM jump I'm seeing sometimes from 3rd to 4th and/or 4th to 5th as a "flare".
Anyways, so far so good, no CEL yet. Prior was the p0172 and p0175, nothing for transmission. I think with all the weight, highway driving, and the 70-80mph speed limits on i10 in TX, I may benefit from an A750 shift kit.

Blah, I'm rambling

 

Took the Tunda out camping in big bear over the weekend for a boys trip. Got a nice mud bath while searching for yellow posts

 

Above and beyond! Thank you. I will probably buy new ones but now I know what to look for in my mess of hardware.

 

Board is gonna hold that pedal steadier than pops all day long.

I dunno why the dipstick comment reminded me of 1m25s here but …

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exIlqgL72Tw#t=1m25s

 

When I first got the truck I noticed a shudder when turning and accelerating. Took it to a mechanic telling them I thought maybe it was the rear differential. They check it out and say it was bad steering rack bushings and the lower control arms. Someone else said the tires were rubbing. New upper/lower control arms, ball joints, outer tie rods, bushings, and shocks and it was still there.
Found a thread saying to change the diff fluid and wtf that was it so that's what I did tonight and it's better! In all fairness the front end stuff was worn but not the culprit.