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Today in The Shop, I’m expecting Matt to bring his 4th gen over to put in a new set of spark plugs and an air filter. After I replaced his front brakes, Matt saw a drop in fuel consumption from 15ish to 13ish L/100km. I said “I bet we could hit 12s with plugs and an air filter”. So he hit up google & forums to find best reviewed plugs, and put in an order to RockAuto.
I’m curious what the old plugs look like, and how many kms are on them.
I’m gonna have to order the new E-fans, my fan is definitely giving up. I’m gonna order a new 16”, as well as a pair of 9’s that I’ll put on a separate switch.
Steve, I looked on ebay for a rheostat, but they all cost more than the fans, maybe something I’ll upgrade to in the future.
That is on the Tacoma, I still don’t have a unique build thread for her. Keep lumping it in here haha.
You called it exactly, handle goes in, brake didn’t release. With help from my 4.5 y/o, I learned that the cable wasn’t moving either way, but wedged firmly in place.E-brakes are only supposed to seize from being un-used. I use mine everyday, shoulda stayed free. RockAuto has Raybestos full drum brake innards and cables for under $200.
I’ll put in a cable when I do shoes in the fall. Leading shoe has about 1.5mm at its lowest spot, tons left.
Redee is an auto, and I have only used e-brake two or three times since the safety haha. It also doesn’t release fully, but my trouble comes from the distribution on the rear axle. One side will release, and put slack in cable, other won’t release. I crawl under the back and touch the slackened area with one finger, and it snaps into neutral position. I’ve got a brand new T-case e-brake in a box, just unmotivated to install it. When I move forward with a transmission decision, the t-case brake will go in.
Hoping your gauge troubles aren’t the same as Pickup/4Runners where the potentiometer fails in the tank. Gauge reads fine until it passes “that point” and then falls to Empty.
Had another helper in my shop today figure out Truckee’s sticking passenger side drum. Lots of hums & haws, figured out the cable sheathing was binding where it enters the drum backing plate. Basically, the return spring inside the drum couldn’t overpower the drag of the sheathing in its bore. I chipped off the plastic sheathing from the cable, and everything was immediately happier.
Cons: the steel cable is now exposed, will likely rust inside the sheathing. The cable is looser fit to backing plate, moisture may enter more easily. I globbed some brake lube on it, hoping it’ll tack up and keep water out.This fall I’ll service the rear brakes with new shoes, drums turned, and a new E-brake cable on the passenger side. I built a RockAuto cart for $170 all-in, but not gonna order now.
See pictures. Good Drivers side shown first.
The pass side cable was already showing some rust under the sheathing I stripped, perhaps the rust made the sheathing swell and interfere to its clearance hole.For reference, I rented a drywall hoist 6 years ago, paid $75 / week, with $200 security deposit. Had to pick up and return to Mississauga.
So I’ve been waiting since early January for a cable to arrive from ebay, it’s purpose is to provide power to some Universal DVD screens we bought for Sam’s Focus 3 years ago, via the USB socket outlet I put next to the rear window control switches. Fast forward, the cable finally arrived on Friday, and with help from my daughters we tested it in the shop. All plugged in, and no power, what gives??
USB provides 5V power. Screens require 12V power. This cable I’ve been waiting for since Jan was never going to work. D’oh!!
Plan B: re-install Redee’s original 12V cigarette lighter somewhere in the dash, and use the cable that came with the screens….that I’ve had all along.
I had sketched out a trailer like that a while back. Kinda like a mini-toyhauler. Everything in front of the atv would be a mini “teardrop” trailer, no bigger than a Queen Mattress in total. Still had the racking above ATV with room for RTT.
ATV, RTT, trailers….gahh I need to go camping.
Thermostat is new, 180F. Great idea to add some variability to the auxiliary fans. Was gonna just do an illuminated On/off switch, I have a row of 4 un-used switches near the ignition. Not sure what PO used them for, but I just kept them to fill the holes already cut.
Your back field drying up more? Like the dimensions of the new trailer on your trail? It’s a couple feet shorter than the last one, is it noticeable?
Does the Dodge have an opening trunk? Or do you have to tilt the seats and pass items through the cabin to the trunk?
Those drywall lifts make sheeting a roof way more doable solo. Took me a week to put up 24 sheets in my shop a few years back….would still just be a stack of drywall without the hoist haha.
Better keep working quickly, cruising weather has arrived!!
Not the stock rad.
The finned cooling section is roughly 20” x 20”, roughly 1.5-2” thick. Looks to be of high quality, and hardly any bent fins on it.
