Toy4x4 Digest          Sun,  4 Jan 98 12:30:01 (HST)  Volume 1 : Issue 635
 Today's Topics:
 1998 Tacoma Opinions
 A great page!
 Anyone in the Terre Haute, IN area
 Bio
 BIO INFO
 For sale cheap!!!!!
 Gas gauge problem (3 msgs)
 How many bananas for LSD install? (3 msgs)
               How many bananas for LSD install??
 NEW WEBSITE!!!
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 Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 12:34:49 -0600 (CST)
 From: "Bruce Burden"  Subject: 1998 Tacoma Opinions
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org>>>> Bruce are you saying that this locker fits the front of the Tacoma!>>>>>         Yep. Nothing like clicking in stereo :-)>>> You are being serious?!?!?!>> Gotta get one tonight.......> Yes, I am serious. I haven't had an opportunity to play
 with it (well, ok, I could have gone to Ft. Hood yesterday, but
 I have a bump stop to correct and a rear diff breather to move
 first).
 I hadn't noticed any changes in the handling with the
 front locker (on my folks clay, and frozen snow) - the rear
 locker did try to push the rear end out in an icy parking
 lot, however.
 Bruce
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 Bruce Burden            bruceb@isd.tandem.com         Tandem Computers Inc.
 512-432-8944            Network Verification          14231 Tandem Blvd.
 Auto answer(4 rings)                                  Austin, TX 78726
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 Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 15:43:16 -0600
 From: "Tim&Michelle Macy"  Subject: A great page!
 To:  Here's a great 4X4 website to check out, its got chat, readers rides, a
 bulletin board, trail reports from all over the world, a Calendar to post
 all your upcoming events, and more.  He also caters to his audience, so the
 more Toyota interest he has in the site, the more Toyota features will be
 on the site.  Also any of you that want to post a trail report or technical
 report, here's your place.
 http://www.rockcrawler.com
 tnmmacy@intersatx.net
 Tim Macy
 94 Toyota 4" lift - 33X12.5 Thornbirds - 4.88's Detroit rear Truetrac front
 - - and MORE!
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 Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 12:37:16 -0500
 From: Brian T Engle  Subject: Anyone in the Terre Haute, IN area
 To: Toyota 4x4 Mailing List  Does anyone out there live anywhere near th Terre Haute, IN area? I'm
 looking for some friends to go four wheeling with. I moved up here to go
 to school, and I haven't found anyone here that really likes four
 wheeling. I know of a few good trails, but it kind of sucks going alone.
 If you want to go four wheeling, just e-mail me.
 Brian Engle
 Brian.T.Engle@Rose-Hulman.edu
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 Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 10:42:54
 From: JIM  Subject: Bio
 To: Toy4x4  At 02:20 PM 1/3/98 -1000, you wrote:>Personal Bio Info>>POST TO THE LIST ONLY>> toy4x4@tlca.org>+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++>>Name: Jim Davis>>City & State: Sacramento, CA>>Country: USA>>E-mail address:>>Toyota (s) year & model: '94 x-cab 4x4>>Are you a TLCA Member (Y/N/Number?):N>>Age: 30>>Occupation:>>Marital Status:>>Hobbies:>>How did you find out about the Toyota 4x4 Mailing List:>>General info about your vehicle, self, etc.:>> Looking for information on accesories and fun things to do with the new
 truck.
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 Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 03:20:40 -0700 (MST)
 From: c  Subject: BIO INFO
 To: toy4x4@tlca.org
 Personal Bio Info
 POST TO THE LIST ONLY>> toy4x4@tlca.org
 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 Name:  John Gregory
 City & State: Pueblo, Colorado
 Country: USA
 E-mail address: gr9011jo@uscolo.edu
 Toyota (s) year & model: 92 SR5 V6 EX-CAB TRUCK
 Are you a TLCA Member (Y/N/Number?):n
 Age:20
 Occupation: STUDENT
 Marital Status: SINGLE
 Hobbies: WORKING ON MY TOY, PLAYING IN THE MUD PIT AND HOCKEY
 How did you find out about the Toyota 4x4 Mailing List: SURFING THE NET
 General info about your vehicle, self, etc.: MY TOY IS A 92 SR5 V6 EX-CAB
 WHICH IS BASICALLY STOCK RIGHT NOW.  I HAVE UPGRADED THE SOUND SYSTEM
 WITH A CLARION CD PLAYER, BOSTON SPEAKERS AND KICKER AMPS.  I HAVE ALSO
 TAKEN AWAY THE STOCK WHEELS AND AND REPLACED THEM WITH 31" MUD T/A'S ON
 AMERICAN EAGLE RIMES. WHICH I AM PLANNING TO REPLACE WITH 33'S WHEN I
 ADD THE LIFT.  RIGHT NOW I'M WORKING ON ENGINE UPGRADES LIKE K&N
 FILTERS, A BORLA EXHAUST SYSTEM AND TAKING SUGESTIONS FOR OTHERS MODS.
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 Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 16:25:36 -0500
 From: Darren Floen  Subject: For sale cheap!!!!!
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org
 Sheldon,do you still have that adapter?
 Let me have some details on it and maybe i'll pick it up.
 Darren(dfloen@tbaytel.net)
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 Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 12:24:34 -0500
 From: Brian T Engle  Subject: Gas gauge problem
 To: Toyota 4x4 Mailing List  I have a problem with my gas gauge. For some reason when the tank is
 full it reads 3/4 of a tank, and when the tank gets down to 1/4 full on
 the gas gauge, I only put in about 1/2 a tank of gas. I don't think the
 floater has absorbed too much, because it just happened all of a sudden.
 One day I was driving and I had a full tank, the next day I had 3/4 of a
 tank. Is there a problem with the connection between the floater and the
 gas gauge, or is the problem inside the gas tank? If it's outside of the
 gas tank, how do I fix it? Oh yeah, in between when the gauge worked and
 when it went all funny, I installed a roll ber that mounts right behind
 the cab and may have just smacked the linkage into a weird psoition. If
 any one has had any expriences with anything like this, please help.
 Brian Engle
 1990 Toyota Xtra Cab
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 Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 15:01:25 -0600
 From: breeze@cysource.com (Jeffrey Delzer)
 Subject: Gas gauge problem
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org
 Brian T Engle wrote:>> I have a problem with my gas gauge. For some reason when the tank is> full it reads 3/4 of a tank, and when the tank gets down to 1/4 full on> the gas gauge, I only put in about 1/2 a tank of gas. I don't think the> floater has absorbed too much, because it just happened all of a sudden.> One day I was driving and I had a full tank, the next day I had 3/4 of a> tank. Is there a problem with the connection between the floater and the> gas gauge, or is the problem inside the gas tank? If it's outside of the> gas tank, how do I fix it? Oh yeah, in between when the gauge worked and> when it went all funny, I installed a roll ber that mounts right behind> the cab and may have just smacked the linkage into a weird psoition. If> any one has had any expriences with anything like this, please help.>> Brian Engle> 1990 Toyota Xtra Cab
 Brian,
 First of all, is your tank physically damaged and dented, not allowing
 the sending unit to travel through its full arc? Secondly, the wiring
 harness containing the gauge wire travels from the right side of the top
 surface of the tank, along the right frame rail until it's directly
 under the passenger seat, then through a grommet into the cab. Check
 that harness for chafing and damage, especially since you just did some
 work around there with the roll bar.
 You can help to pin this down by temporarily isolating the gauge from
 the sending unit. Assuming the color codes and wire harness locations
 haven't changed from 1990 to '94, there'll be a harness (and connector)
 under the carpet directly under the passenger seat. One of those wires
 is Yellow/Red, (yellow with a red stripe). That wire goes from the
 sending unit to the gauge. To simplify, if that wire is Grounded the
 gauge reads Full, and if that wire is Open the gauge reads Empty.
 So after pulling that connector apart, turn the Ignition "On" and wait a
 few minutes while you watch the gauge move as far as it's physically
 capable of moving toward the Empty mark. Once you're satisfied with
 that, ground that Yellow/Red wire for a few minutes with the Ignition
 still "On". (Do this on the "gauge" side of the connector, toward the
 front of the vehicle, obviously. And don't try to start the engine, it
 can't start with this connector pulled apart.) Your gauge will move
 toward Full as far as it's physically capable of moving. Give it enough
 time to get there, just as you would after filling a completely empty
 tank and watching the gauge slowly come up to the Full mark.
 If the gauge responds normally, then the problem is in the sending unit
 or associated wiring rearward from that connector. My money would be on
 a binding sending unit.
 Jeff Delzer
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 Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 16:14:27 -0500
 From: Darren Floen  Subject: Gas gauge problem
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org
 Check for a bad ground at the guage and at the fuel tank.
 Darren
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 Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 13:53:09 EST
 From: JOEMAMA135  Subject: How many bananas for LSD install?
 To: toy4x4@tlca.org
 FWIW: The trutrac DOES require R&P setup, special bearings for the front
 if ifs, etc. It replaces the carrier.........
 But I said I want one for the REAR
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 Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 11:19:16 -0800
 From: Jim Brink  Subject: How many bananas for LSD install?
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org
 JOEMAMA135 wrote:>> FWIW: The trutrac DOES require R&P setup, special bearings for the front> if ifs, etc. It replaces the carrier.........
 Yes, it does replace the (stock)carrier but there is no need to touch
 the pinion.
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 Jim Brink--Toyota/ASE Certified Technician             '86 Std. Bed 22R
 Manhattan Beach, CA				   32x11.50/15 BFG M/Ts
 ToyTech@off-road.com
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 Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 15:31:01 -0500
 From: Darren Floen  Subject: How many bananas for LSD install?
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org
 FWIW: The trutrac DOES require R&P setup, special bearings for the front
 if ifs, etc. It replaces the carrier.........
 But I said I want one for the REAR
 You still have to set backlash anytime the diff carrier is removed from
 the third member assembly.To do this you need to have a dial indicator
 with a magnetic base.Set the backlash to 6 to 10 thou and check it in 4
 places on the ring gear.The use of a dial indicator is essential to
 ensure a quiet differential and long gear life.You also need to have a
 good feel for bearing preload to get the preload and the backlash set
 correctly.I use a different method to check preload but thats a long
 story.
 Darren Floen
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 Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 17:40:55 +0000 (GMT)
 From: knight@atmos.albany.edu (David J. Knight)
 Subject: How many bananas for LSD install??
 To: Toy4x4@tlca.org>From: Norman.Goetz@directory.reed.edu (Norman Goetz)>...>Yes, I posted this a couple of weeks ago.  From the picture it appears to
 be a>bevel-gear type, the same engineering approach as the TrueTrac, though
 they>didn't state the torque transfer characteristics.  Not to ignore the>possibility it's a repackaged True-Trac.
 hmm my TRD catalog shows two limited slip - one clutch type
 and one helical gear type. But neither of these are available
 for the trucks (too bad I'm looking to gear true-trac type
 for my truck and would like it if it was a Toyota approved
 product...)
 They also show a rear locker - appears to be a lockrite
 David knight@atmos.albany.edu
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 Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 05:49:49 -0800
 From: Gregg R Hayford  Subject: NEW WEBSITE!!!
 To: toy4x4@tlca.org
 Just wanted to let everyone know that I finally got a web site put
 together.  Has various pics of my '93 Toy P/U.  Please let me know if
 you would like a link to your page via email
 Gregg
 http://www.geocities.com/baja/dunes/6290
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