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Just got an accepted offer on a house. My monthly payment will be dropping by nearly $1000/month. Closing is in May. OUT of this rental BS by July 1. Won't have concern about pissing off the landlord. Won't need to schelp to the laudromat to cough up $5.00/load. Now, the paperwork storm...

Sanctuary citys are not happy with all the new "citizens" moving in. Being all "woke" is not so pleasant when it arrives on their doorstep. Crackin' me up.

Need a break in the weather. Oil change coming up again. Besides. Its time for Spring to begin knocking Winter out. Really dislike crawling on the cold concrete floor to drain the oil and lube the prop shaft. Ya know, 5k comes pretty quick with 350 mile/week and a couple 600+ mile round...

'06 Tacoma, 4.0L, AT, 4wd, 138xxx miles. Recent work was on the front (both sides) for wheel hub assembly, rotors, pads, RH caliper, inner/outer tie rods, CV axles. I have an odd harmonic vibration (high frequency) seeming to come from the rear of the vehicle. The vibration is most...

Merry Christmas to all members and your families. Drive safe if traveling, allow extra time and mind the weather. My professional work is done for the year. Looking back on '23, it has been a tough year, yet, the end has reaped some nice rewards. May you all receive the gifts you have...

Well, it appears my 8 yo Interstate battery is on its last legs. Engine turn over is a bit slower than normal. Truck sits in a garage overnight, garage temps are upper 40s to low 50s. Ordered an Odyssey 24F from NAPA with 750 CCA. It should arrive next Tuesday. OMG, the price of batteries...

Need to clean up the home, finish washing dishes. Prepping for tonight's supper. Pork chop, sweet potato, veggies. Finish with home-made chocolate cake and ice cold 2%.

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Apparently, my '06 Tacoma has reached the magic age of either mileage or years (132,xxx and 17 years) Its sucking up parts like a Hoover lately. Recently, I replaced the front CV axles, rotors, pads, RH caliper, sway bar links. Now, its needing inner and outer tie rods and exhaust. The tie...

Tomorrow, I'll be removing the ol' OEM headunit. Its was a pretty high end unit in its day. Now, the 6 CD deck has confiscated 2 CDs and won't return them. FM1 group is non-functional and FM2 has 2 channels. Won't even talk about the AM batch. The new unit is a Kenwood DMX8709S. This...

Well, I just collected my truck from the local Toyota dealer. The repair was not made due to parts on backorder until 8/24. So, I'm going aftermarket parts. Should all be delivered Tuesday, 8/15. Anyhow, the dealer gave me a list of "needed" repairs. As a shocking example. $696 to replace...

Well, looks like my time is up on the front drive train. Post oil change today, I was inspecting the suspension, drivetrain and general under carriage. Found greasy schmutz on the boot next to the right front wheel. No splits that I could find, but wet greasy schmutz. Since, I'm now in a...

Well, its been a week filled with many hurdles to complete my move. Beginning Thursday, June 29. Loaded 16' moving van from Penske and a car hauler trailer. The Tacoma rode on the car hauler, my furniture and '81 Honda rode in the box, me and my mini-schnauzer rode in the cab. Left on June 30...

The Tacoma is easy to work on for maintenance and repairs. Yesterday I spent 2+ hours replacing a shattered fog light on my wife's 2019 Honda CRV. OMG, talk about a PITA. Just to gain access to the right fog light. The following had to be removed or partially removed. Bumper bezel around...

This weekend always humbles me and makes me immensely proud to be an American. I am humbled by all the soldiers who have defended our freedom. My family has been fortunate and has not been called to give all. My father was in the Army Air Corp during WW2 flying a P-47 Thunderbolt in the...

I can now get miracle grow for my special purpose. I can also easily book a cheap flight to someplace. I think this place has been hacked by robots or some low life.... Good Greif.

Be careful driving. Based on a 2020 study from Forbes more than 324,000 people were injured due to distracted driving. Cell phones and social media as leading causes. Consider...... at 70 mph you're travelling over 102 feet every second. Best human reaction time is 0.19 seconds to just...

I've heard this term multiple times. Yet, I'm not clear as to what defines "Top Tier Fuel". I know gasoline is made at refineries, piped to distribution centers and onto a mixer, then trucked to the local Go-Go Juice station. The mixers is where all the additives are mixed. This separates...

I'm over 125 kmiles. To my knowledge fuel injectors should be serviced around 100 kmiles. Entertaining thoughts about replacing these. Considering doing all 6 in one effort. Does anyone have experience with Beck Arnley brand injectors??? I'd prefer Aisin or Denso.....but these put too much...

Considering replacing the OEM horns (beep beep) with a 4 tone set of PIAA horns, 330, 400, 500 and 600 Hz with a 115 dBA. Each horn has a 2.7A rating, meaning with all 4 in a parallel circuit the supply wiring needs to handle 11A (by math 10.8A). This should produce a sound similar to the ol'...