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Originally Posted by BushMasterBoy
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Belongs in the WTF were they thinking? thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by BushMasterBoy
Most of the newer diesels suck. Doesn't seem to matter the manufacturer. The required emissions are not friendly to them.
http://youtu.be/d4z9gs3I8Ms
The chevy is an inline 6 and uses a GM-Ford codesigned 10-speed. LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Gman
There's going to be a lot of 145K mile durapads on the market in the future.
Diesel emissions suck and it's a shame how they choke the engines, but I'm happy with the 1,000 lb-ft I have under my right foot.
I am aware of the oil pump belt and the 150k replacement interval. I have a Toyota 2UZ-FE engine in my 2003 Sequoia, which by most accounts is one of the best engines produced by Toyota. Still, it has its problems, like the 90k timing belt replacement and the unique starter placement under the intake manifold. Not to mention that it is a thirsty beast. Good thing gasoline is currently cheap.
If I was going to get a gasser pickup, I think I would just get a Tundra. Finding a 4.9l straight 6 F150 without lots of rust is getting to be harder and harder, so a V8 Tundra with it's anemic towing capacity in exchange for it's reliability and similarity to my Sequoia just seems to be the best compromise.
I agree, modern diesels have been set up for failure in the US, with all of the emissions systems. Still, the 3.0l Duramax seems like it could be one of those 300k engines and even though it has only been a year or so, most reviews on the 10 speed transmission have been very positive. If it was an Allison or Aisin transmission I'm sure everyone would have been raving over it.
As I said before, a $50k truck just isn't in my plans, so I will be interested in seeing what GM does with this engine in the future and how it and the 10 speed holds up.
It has gone back up $.40+ in the last week.........Quote:
Originally Posted by cstone
I'm impressed with that Cummins powerplant. I didn't say they all suck. [Coffee]Quote:
Originally Posted by brutal
The 'Eco' diesels are in a weird niche.
I've had a vehicle with an Aisin transmission and I was very happy with its performance.Quote:
Originally Posted by cstone
Allison isn't what it used to be. https://www.bizjournals.com/baltimor...9-as-part.html
Anyone have experience with Suzuki SX4 awd? I've always been curious about them, especially since they go for way cheaper than a Toyota Matrix or Pontiac Vibe.
I always thought an SX4 would look cute in the bed of my truck. Other than that, I?ve got nothing.
Isn?t the SX4 pretty much the newer version of the Geo Metro?
Prices on Suzuki cars dropped like a rock in 2012 when Suzuki announced that they were pulling out of the NA Car market. So parts might become difficult to find over time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Can't speak to the SX4 but the wife had a Grand Vitara from 2008 to 2012 and really liked it. The only thing I didn't like is that it was noisy.
Ford has implemented a way for the police interceptors from 13+ to kill Coronavirus.
Punch a few buttons and hop out. The vehicle increases idle and heats the cabin to 133 degrees F for 15 minutes.
https://autos.yahoo.com/ford-police-...153100565.html
I think GM has been building their own "Allison" for a few years now. Not actually built by Allison, just gets their rubber stamp.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gman
Allison still build HD transmissions, but not the one GM uses in the pickups.
Suzuki X-90 Redbull!
https://3.bp.blogspot.com/__9TTj0s27...d_bull-x90.jpg
I?ve never met Irving?s wife but I bet she?d look good in a Samurai.
My uncle has a Chevy Tracker, which is basically a Samuri, but I think it'd be too small. Plus he wants too much for it.
My wife likes to drive a manual, and most of the Suzuki SX4s and many of the Toyota Matrix I'm finding are manuals.
Nice. Good to see a woman that can handle a stick.
Wait. Wut?
The Trooper has more flex than the Amigo did without sway bars, which is just one of the few reasons I decided to switch to the Trooper.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw...-no?authuser=0
It'll tuck the 32's without rubbing, and I'm going to put 33's on. Plan is a 1" body lift (sitting in the garage in the box) that would fit 35's without cutting, but I'm not going to go that big with IFS and without upgrading axles all around (zero gear options currently).
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw...-no?authuser=0
Things got western once the neighbor got involved.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/pw...-no?authuser=0
Finally got the alignment done. Only took me three tries. Pretty tired of taking the front end apart at this point. Next is body lift, which I'm considering cutting in half. I only want it to make room for the sliders so I don't have to cut the body seam. I won't complain about the extra room in the wheel wells though. Then clutch and low gears in the transfer case. All that stuff (including steel for sliders) is sitting in my garage just waiting. That's the immediate future anyway.
I started reading that, and what jumped out at me was that it seems like the lady kind of abandoned her kids to go traveling.Quote:
Originally Posted by hatidua
What happened with the alignment?
My wife taught me to drive a stick. I'd had never to, but my car was totaled in a parking lot by a drunk driver and the only vehicle we had was her 95 Accord manual trans. Learned in about 20 minutes on country roads. I think having ridden motorcycles all my life helped with the concept.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
When I was learning to drive my dad insisted that I learned on a stick shift. I guess he figured if I could drive a stick then an automatic should be pretty easy. I learned on a 1977 Datsun B210. I think five of my first seven vehicles were manual transmissions. I could easily and happily drive a stick shift every day but honestly I am glad automatics exist because I guess I?m just lazy that way.
I would gladly give up the automatic transmission in my company truck if they would get me power windows and door locks instead. Manual windows and locks are a pain in my butt but I could deal with shifting my own gears.
I drove up to Longmont twice and both times they told me they couldn't do it, and kept pointing to more and more parts that could have been replaced. I replaced the wheel bearing, but they weren't tight enough the second time. I ended up buying a gland nut wrench with a 1/2" socket drive fitting, then borrowed a very expensive digital torque wrench to set everything up properly. I just took it to a place in Aurora (Stan's Alignment) and got the work done there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Erni
My old Bronco II would flex like crazy. Too bad it smelled like fish on a warm Colorado summer day.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
Took my drivers test with a stick.
Prefer not to drive them anymore due to bad knees.
(no on your knees jokes!)
That Bronco II was a solid axle front though, right? IFS can't really compete with that.
No, it had the Ford twin beam.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
That might be the weirdest thing I?ve heard someone say about a vehicle in a while.Quote:
Originally Posted by brutal
Ahh yes, I was reading up on those the other day. Ford used that for a long time in a lot of different vehicles. Rangers and first gen Explorers as well. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if they used that in the Cobra II's.
Too many river crossings and leaky door seals.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
Should have pulled the carpet but I ended up trading it.
I had a cooler floating in the back once.
Bummer. Steve?s is usually great so not sure what happened there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irving
I don't think they were messing me around, I didn't properly torque the wheel bearings. Although, the one guy telling me that my center link was bad shouldn't have affected his ability to do an alignment. Doesn't matter because at the time the wheel bearings were still loose and I replaced the center link anyway. I think the only parts of the front end I haven't replaced are the sway bar bushing (linkage is a bit bent) and the torsion bars. I just wasn't going to drive 45 minutes one way to be told it couldn't be aligned for a third time in a row.
GM owned Allison for quite some time. GM is making the one in current models:Quote:
Originally Posted by brutal
https://ir.allisontransmission.com/n...llison-branded
Yeah, "Allison branded". You get the GM version and they call it an Allison. Not quite the same thing.
Well poop again. Window regulator in daughters car went kaput. Located a used one in south Denver and for a few bucks more I can take the door. Guy took off the door and started to take it apart. I just hope he did not break all the clips I wanted to salvage that are part of the door plastic. They are broken on my car and are not sold separately. It will be interesting adjusting the window pane.
Want to check something before I wreck something.
It’s my understanding the 2000 lx470 has center locking differential, not viscous.
So, for tire replacements I should be fine with just replacing both front or both rear, right?
I need to get a spare. I can either buy 5 new KO2’s or one spare And if I get a flat drive slow until I get front or rear replaced, right?
If I can get away with just replacing both front or rear tires in the event of a flat, having limped along on a spare, that seems more money smart.
If I *need* to buy all new, including spare, and rotate them, I will. If I can get along with just replacing front/rear as needed, I will.
Edumacate me.
Is there an AWD option? That would indicated that the center diff is viscous, but can be locked. However, rather than BS my way through a question I don't know the answer to. I'll screen shot your question and ask my Toyota friends that will know the answer and report back.
You should be able to buy tires in axle pairs. Typically, your best tires go on the front since they're used for steering control and most of your braking.
I've always heard the new tires goes on the rear, because if you lose grip on the front wheels first, it's understeer and can be corrected, but if the back wheels loose grip first, you get oversteer and it'll snap around.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gman