jane said no, now I wait for a tow

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sarca

I upped my wrenchin skills, now up yours!
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Rob and I decided to take Jane for a foggy morning breakfast. We dropped tundra off for service and she sputtered and died.

Pulled over checked battery, vacuum lines etc..didnt see any obvious connection issues. I tightened battery up more..got two mikes down the road..and now im waiting on a tow home.

First time shes ever just truly stranded me. No biggie..we will get her home and look closer. Ignition coil is original, dizzy could probably use a good lookover too =) the gas tank was replaced right before I got her last year.
 
Overconfidence led me to leave the house with zero tools.
 
Damn I bet that ford driver from earlier in the week is feeling better :lol:


I kid I kid...... :cheers:
 
Driving older vehicles comes with it's down time :) Having your own tow rig and trailer makes life a little easier LOL Now I'll go break down somewhere today.

I prefer older iron, we are selling the newest vehicle we have, an o7 FJ Cruiser. Puts the 02 Dodge as the newest. I am driving the 88 4RNR the most these days and Heather will most likely be driving the 95 80 more and more.

I like your idea of the mini truck (Hilux to the rest of the world) I see quite a few running around where I live, both 2WD and 4WD. I have a buddy that "sniffs" them out when they are for sale.
 

Give me an old 40 over your silly ford obsession any.day. :p
 
A basic tool kit should always be onboard a 30+ y.o. vehicle (even a landcruiser). With that bit of hindsight wisdom ;) said, - you can check for basic spark and fuel w/o any tools. Not that there's much you could do about it, but maybe wiggle wires. Did you get it figured out? Hope it was something simple.

:beer: R
 
mtweller said:
A basic tool kit should always be onboard a 30+ y.o. vehicle (even a landcruiser). With that bit of hindsight wisdom ;) said, - you can check for basic spark and fuel w/o any tools. Not that there's much you could do about it, but maybe wiggle wires. Did you get it figured out? Hope it was something simple.

:beer: R
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Yeah, even making a trip to the grocery store I hate myself if I don't throw my tool bag in there. Becuase Murphy's Law is going to take effect...
 
So did you find the issue? Hope she's back in action.
 
Had to go to work and it rained the next day...so absolutely nuttin yet.
 
Sorry to hear about getting stranded. I hope it's an easy fix. It's always a risk with older vehicles. I just sold the 2010 Tacoma and got into a perfect 1980 Pickup. It's only 2wd but I couldn't pass it up. Keep us updated to what you find.
 
What is the diagnosis? Back in action yet?


Spent all last week working in BFE and returned only to break down, back near civilization thank goodness. Of course immediately after removing my tool bag. Who'd think a crescent wrench could save the day; but one now resides in the glove box :) and the tool bag is added to daily departure list. Waiting to be duplicated so it doesn't have to be moved between rides.
(Btw pruners suck to use as wrenches)

So I Second the tool bag on board at all times. I see it as keeping murphy and his pesky laws at bay. Or you have to risk the consequences ...... Like a jeep coming to the rescue. Btdt. Ouch. All jokes aside you gotta love the brotherhood of the 4wd crowd. Plus it was a pretty cool heep and great guy with a cool local tactical gear business he's opening. Of course I had to buy some stuff too to repay the kindness. :)
 
Actually haven't had a chance to look at it..I contacted Beno about replacing a couple of older pieces, he asked me the year on the 2F and I decided , I just wasn't gonna worry about any of it till February =D

Thanks for asking..I guess I'm just fixated on finishing out this season and afterwards, taking an extended holiday!
 
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