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Oh, lookie what I did Larry. TWO batteries. I had to lay them on their side to make them fit on the top shelf.
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Oh, lookie what I did Larry. TWO batteries. I had to lay them on their side to make them fit on the top shelf.
Yep, the beauty of LiFo. Nice. How much amp hours do you have now? BTW, nice anti-dust tool!
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I have two 100Ah batteries, so 200Ah. Normally, I don't need it. But in Alaska I ran out of power, and didn't have enough sun to charge. I'm curious to see how this works in the desert when it's warm/hot and the fridge cycles more.
As far as the "anti-dust tool," it's all YOUR fault.
I thought it was a back country forge tool!I have two 100Ah batteries, so 200Ah. Normally, I don't need it. But in Alaska I ran out of power, and didn't have enough sun to charge. I'm curious to see how this works in the desert when it's warm/hot and the fridge cycles more.
As far as the "anti-dust tool," it's all YOUR fault.
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Actually, I think somebody has used theirs to get a camp fire started.
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Multi-use tools are awesome!
A CO2 cylinder to put a fire out?
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[whine mode on] Forty bucks Toyota? Forty fricken' bucks for a single spark plug? Have you lost your mind? I'm used to paying ~$40 for a set of spark plugs. Plus, change out at 40K miles! At least my Venza goes 100K (on paper) between changes. [OK, rant off]
Ya, I know. Turbo. Anyway, I changed them at 32K miles. I'm done driving the truck until next season and figured I would change them now before my next summer adventure. Full disclosure. I didn't pay the list price of $40/ea. I got them for $27/ea out the door at AmToy during one of the sales. Right now, there are no aftermarket options. They were stupid easy to change out and I don't think it took me 15 minutes. The hardest part was getting the connectors off the coils. It did take a different spark plug socket, 14mm.
Gotta admit. It did start and run much better after the change.
Ya, I know. Turbo. Anyway, I changed them at 32K miles. I'm done driving the truck until next season and figured I would change them now before my next summer adventure. Full disclosure. I didn't pay the list price of $40/ea. I got them for $27/ea out the door at AmToy during one of the sales. Right now, there are no aftermarket options. They were stupid easy to change out and I don't think it took me 15 minutes. The hardest part was getting the connectors off the coils. It did take a different spark plug socket, 14mm.
Gotta admit. It did start and run much better after the change.
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Grille before with the Toyota "sombrero."
TRD Pro grille with "Toyota" and 20" Diode Dynamics light bar. I also replaced the factory fog lights (clear) with DD amber lights.
Installed outlets in the Goosegear rear seat delete. The switch on the right is the fuel gauge/fuel pump switch for the Helivue aux fuel tank (pre-wired, tank not installed, yet).
While I was at Expo there was a company called Bracket Brothers. They had a "molle" battery bracket. I re-mounted the aux fuse block under the hood to the bracket. I still need to clean things up.
TRD Pro grille with "Toyota" and 20" Diode Dynamics light bar. I also replaced the factory fog lights (clear) with DD amber lights.
Installed outlets in the Goosegear rear seat delete. The switch on the right is the fuel gauge/fuel pump switch for the Helivue aux fuel tank (pre-wired, tank not installed, yet).
While I was at Expo there was a company called Bracket Brothers. They had a "molle" battery bracket. I re-mounted the aux fuse block under the hood to the bracket. I still need to clean things up.
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can you try reposting the photos? doesn't look like it is coming through on my side.
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