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Crash and I are both cleared for the 30th.

We built a new barn/office

So, I thought I was cleared of any duties on the 23rd but apparently my wife signed me up to help some friends move. And Crash has a Soccer game and Comicon for his kid. Looks like the 23rd won't work after all.

8/23 at the OTRAMM shop. Starting time and other details TBD, but save the date of Saturday, 8/23, to assemble at this outstanding Land Cruiser-specializing Virginia shop with a mechanical wizard at the helm. :)

There's an arm that travels back and forth in the actuator which displaces air space. With the actuator not working it's fine to cap it.

While I was the first person ToyotaMatt banned/blocked, it was because he was taking advantage of the general ignorance people have of how the Toyota system works. This was over ten years ago. I called him out on it. I got banned/blocked...

I let my Techstream sub lapse. The aftermarket tools do 99 percent of techstream so we only subscribe when we need to program computers. I have a key programmer. It's been hit and miss on Toyota keys but we can give it a shot. It seems to...

@OTRAMM Has a video on this that should help.

The only no go that I'm aware of is this coming Saturday.

Update on the truck from the loose crank bolt video. We torqued the bolt to see how things would go, and several months later that engine is still humming along. The 1FZ really does take work to kill :)

The oil pump on these do not "go bad" without serious engine damage. A loose crank shaft bolt will starve the engine from oil and cause a loss of power steering. If the bolt is loose, you may have been starving the engine of oil causing all sorts...

I stopped in at OTRAMM on that Nashville trip. Here is also a short from Ryan himself about the crankshaft bolt. Punchline: New engine needed due to not torquing down the crankshaft bolt properly 🤦

"Something is making me feel they are attempting to BS me into a killer deal, but maybe not." Go with your gut. Echoing what's already been said, IME you have to learn to do these repairs yourself, or find some buddies to help/teach you, or...

check your brake lines, i had a vehicle simulate locking up brakes and it ended up being a internally collapsed brake line

They gave us access to 3 lifts. @DC470 worked on his steering mounts, @Pulgasari worked on his skid plates, and @imperium mounted an awning and changed his plugs. Paul cooked up some burgers for us on his Skottle, and we wrapped up the day. We...

Got a lexus smart keycard (used) and successfully registered to my vehicle. Now I dont need to carry keychain everywhere. check my post here if you are interested, if you need help, I can help program this for you (time permitting)...

Good times

There's a slim chance I'll be out of town for my birthday that weekend. I should know for sure in the next few days.

okay, we brought it up at the meeting but there weren't too many there that needed to address any work on their vehicles...how lucky for them! For those that have replied to this thread (@Boomstick, @imperium, @Svensk120, @Diplodocus), let's get...

Creek Daze 2.0 When: August 1-3 Where: New Castle, VA $40 Registration includes: Camping, Driver ticket, one adult meal ticket, and Tshirt. $5 Extra Adult Meal $20 Extra Shirt Schedule Friday: Check in with a SCLC staff to direct where to Camp...

That would be a hell to the no. :)

I'll be manning an aid station at an overnight trail race that weekend.

Check out youtube, OTRAMM carb tuning vid. Fellow mudder. @OTRAMM It's a wonderful video and worth the watch.

Saturdays are generally easier. The only weekend I'm not available is June 14th.