Recent content by JMacs

Thanks for the thoughts. I will reach out to the repair guy and ask them to take pictures of all the internal parts and pieces. Other pieces to the puzzle. To set the time, you press in the button next to the crown instead of pulling out the crown. The face is off 90 degrees from the...

Hey guys. During a recent trip, my kid picked up an antique watch at a second hand store. We're trying to identify it. We found a guy here in town that was very intrigued by it. He is a watchmaker / collector. He guestimated it is from around 1885 - 1890. But that is all he could come up...

There are actual cars that can be totally solar powered. Not really fit for overlanding though.

So can someone smarter than me explain how the regen trailer axle is helping you out? When you generate electricity to charge a battery, it takes a certain amount of energy. Without the regen axle, the trailer is coasting down the road. Turn on the regen function and it is like applying the...

Sooooo, You have an RV with enough tire / suspension / ground clearance to go over a VW bug. With a car in the back that has just enough ground clearance to go over a bug?

I had a coworker years ago that had issues with the renters in the other half of the duplex. They would let their 2 dogs out at 3:00 in the morning to run and bark. He started off being nice and tried to talk to them. The landlord couldn't get anywhere either. I told him to go out there...

This kind of goes back to the old saying, just because you can, doesn't mean you should. For kicks, I looked up the payload capacity of a couple of Toyotas. The payload capacity might surprise you. Cross Curb weight 3296 GVWR 4455 Payload 1159 Tacoma TRD sport Curb weight 4330 GVWR 5775...

Thanks for all the replies. I'll just have to keep trying. Learning the tricks. I grew up with non-stick. That I can spray once before starting with the pancakes. Guess that is not the case with cast iron.

I have a question for all of the cast iron gurus out there. I bought a stove with a center burner and it came with a cast iron flat plate to go over the center burner. It says it was pre-seasoned. No, I don't believe it is as good as it should be. But one of the first meals I tried to cook...

For every one's information about the vacuum pump comment. I did some research about that. TRD Off-Road and TRD Pro's engines come without the vacuum pump. They use an electric pump for the boost. The rest of the Tacomas use a vacuum pump attached to the engine to create the boost for the...

I'm not real happy about paying for it either. But replacing an engine is a little more than I can do. So, I am at the mercy of the mechanics.

And to add insult to injury, the dealer called me 2 weeks ago and asked if I wanted to sell it. This could have been someone else's problem.

One of the mechanics I talked to has a 2016. Says he wished he didn't know either. Ignorance is bliss!!

Talked to another mechanic. Apparently, it isn't that uncommon for these engines to have valve spring issues. He says about 1 in a 1000. He can replace the engine for around $12,000. Dealer came down to $15,500 for a used engine with 17,000 miles. Scoping it out, they found damage to the...

Interesting that it was all #5 with others too. Prices have gone up a bit. $9,000 for new heads. $17,000 for a new engine. Yes, they did a compression test.