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Vote for this years color for shirts and trail flags

  • • Sky Blue

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  • • Pollux Orange (vote for this please)

    Votes: 49 55.1%
  • • Spring Green

    Votes: 9 10.1%
  • • Capri Blue

    Votes: 4 4.5%
  • • Yellow / Mustard

    Votes: 20 22.5%

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Although the Diesel truck wars is very interesting to read including real world experiences with US Domestic Market Tow Rigs, this thread is about LandCruisers and Solid Axle 4WD Toyotas.
Would be a great discussion around a campfire up there.

{edited as to not exclude our Oil Burning LandCruisers}
Agreed and post deleted 😎
 
Oddball diesel question.

At altitude do you expect a 1HZ 40 with altitude comp on the IP to have trouble/smoke excessively?


yep.

There's no air. It's putting fuel in like there is air, and there's no air.

My R2.8 doesn't do anything unless real cold at ~1k elevation. It hazes constantly at elevations, and that's a common rail engine. Fuel management should be about as tight as it'll get. Plus I've got a small cat.
I don't think I've ever seen black smoke out of my Chi-Comm Cummins though.


"but it has a turbo!!!!!" Yep, sure does, and it doesn't do anything when it's not making boost.
Put it under load, build up cylinder/EGT temps, hammer it all the way to defuel and it'll burn clean on the second pull after it's cooked everything out.

We're mostly idling around, and diesels will do diesel things with no heat or boost.

Some of the gassers are rough to follow too.



I will say, try to use local fuel. Mine was hazing less on fuel I bought up there than what was in the tank from Minnesota.
 
The 12ht's seem to throw out more smoke than the 1hz's. But probably not enough of a sample size. I recall one in particular from years past that was super smokey, then the owner cleaned off the air filter and it got a lot better. Clean filter is really important for smokeyness, esp on a mechanical diesel at altitude. I like to run the Schaeffers Carbon Treat diesel additive, have seen noticeable increase in smoothness, ease of starting, and less smoke in a few older diesels with it. My little Cummins didn't seem bad at all when I had it out before, but then again I wasn't driving behind myself 🤣
 
I will recommend that as we get closer to the gathering to get up under your vehicle and do a good once over. Grab a hand full of the Toyota common wrench sizes and check everything for tightness. Torque those U-Bolts and TRE's, Exhaust hangers and manifold bolts. Although the trails are for the most part not very difficult they will shake and rattle a vehicle to death. Most of us do a Pre-Flight checklist before heading up.
Casey...
 
I will recommend that as we get closer to the gathering to get up under your vehicle and do a good once over. Grab a hand full of the Toyota common wrench sizes and check everything for tightness. Torque those U-Bolts and TRE's, Exhaust hangers and manifold bolts. Although the trails are for the most part not very difficult they will shake and rattle a vehicle to death. Most of us do a Pre-Flight checklist before heading up.
Casey...
In at least one instance, a caliper bolt was lost on the paved highway on the way to SAS #1, somewhere in Texas or NE New Mexico - check those too. IIRC, it happened again at/on the way to another SAS.
 
Anyone coming down from Boise to SAS? I’ve got a 45 bed I need delivered. Happy to chip in some gas money. PM me.
 
@POTATO LAUNCHER please delete my post and censure me if this is not ok.

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As part of my efforts in being a supporting vendor of Solid Axle Summit I do a sale in the middle of July every year to help other 60 Series owners gear up (ok I have a few 40 & 55 things too, but mostly 60 stuff). We're all constantly working on our trucks, getting them ready, and right now is the final push.

My Summer Adventure Sale goes through this coming Monday at 11:59PM MST. Summer Adventure sale ... SAS. Solid Axle Summit. Get it? I like to say whether you're hitting a difficult trail or just going on a Sunday evening ice cream run, you can get a nice little mid-summer discount on parts.

15% off everything at checkout with the code "20SAS24". <---LINK

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Can we share this on our SAS Social pages or do you want to keep it on Mud only?
 
Can we share this on our SAS Social pages or do you want to keep it on Mud only?
Share away, it's open to everyone! I've put it on a couple of my own Mud threads (in the 60 and Small Business sections), my Instagram, as well as sending out an email blast to previous customers (which I only do maybe 4-6x per year). Any shares would be greatly appreciated!
 
I will recommend that as we get closer to the gathering to get up under your vehicle and do a good once over. Grab a hand full of the Toyota common wrench sizes and check everything for tightness. Torque those U-Bolts and TRE's, Exhaust hangers and manifold bolts. Although the trails are for the most part not very difficult they will shake and rattle a vehicle to death. Most of us do a Pre-Flight checklist before heading up.
Casey...
Knuckle studs!
 
Some of the attendees need to tighten the nut behind the steering wheel also :hillbilly:
That wasn't very nice ..... It was the spotters fault hahahahahaha .

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Damn boys. What did I miss last year?!?!
 
Wait I should verify being the founding member. @POTATO LAUNCHER was I the first? I know
I missed out on the first 3.
 

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