1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

If you’re scraping your gas tank, you’ve got a lot of other things to worry about….

 

Sounds like you guys need a community double cab. Polo and Casey loved my DC in the cinders

 

I mean... Yeah. I'll snap a shot of the scrapes sometime lol.
And those were before I did the rock garden at Jambo this year.

 

I figured I'll make the kitchen capable of slangin' grub for the whole group and I won't have a problem finding a ride. I'd rather be running around with a camera/be a spotter anyway.

 

Found this ancient (vehicle?) antenna hiking up the side of Mt Battie today, in a shallow grave, hidden from daylight and the elements. Curious what it came off. Looks to be at least 50-60 years old.

I saw something else on the ground, bent to pick it up, then saw the ball end of this a couple inches away. Pulled up only to realize the entire length of it was buried about 2-3” deep underground, horizontally. Had I not bent over I reckon it might’ve lived underground for eternity. I find the weirdest stuff out and about.

 

I was thinking about the shaded spot outside area B i wanna camp in.

 

Yeah the spot just off the park road on the way to the tower, right?

 

Opinions on PCV valve replacement? Never been done as far as I'm aware, I just clicked over 100K.

 

It's cheap and easy to replace. I say why not.

Correct me if Im wrong, but if you remove and and shake it a bit you can tell if it's still good if it rattles.

 

I guess if I'm going to that length to shake it, I'm probably just going to replace it.

 

Do it, super cheap maintenance and definitely wish I had changed mine out sooner at 185k; like yours, mine had never been touched. Since you have an '03, yours is threaded so it should be no problem, 22mm wrench and P/N

$19 12204-50030 TOYOTA Genuine Parts - Valve Sub-Assy, Vent (12204-50030)

12204-50030.

 

Id wager you're probably fine at 100k, but like DKK said it is a cheap and easy replacement. Go with the OEM part next time there's a sale going on.

Mine was hella gunked at 275k. I was able to clean it well enough to keep it as a spare.

 

HD has these Army Green tool boxes they are peddling for fathers day. The kid in me really likes them.

 

If you're in the market for a toolbox, this is the same one I got but in a different color. I like it a lot. Definitely recommend.

 

Thanks to all who chimed in. Parts on order, will be replacing in the 1GT and the 5th Gen 4Runner. Just not a part I generally think about as a maintenance item. The 5th Gen has 185K on it, and it's never been changed. Pretty happy to own 2 pretty much bulletproof engines...

 

Is that how you always store it?

 

Yeah, I'm very confused by this picture. But I like it.

 

Vertical storage. It's how you raise productivity.

 

Actually, you should blow on it to makes sure it still acts as a one way valve.

 

That’s gotta be a garage door that’s very hard to close if you need to weigh it down with a tool box.

 

I’ve never had one go bad on me but I haven’t gone more than 100k on them.