The Tacoma
Installing New Steering Rack in My Tacoma
Over the last two years, I have installed no less than four power steering pumps in my 95 Toyota Tacoma. Sure one broken pump was my fault, but the others were not. What I finally discovered was a worn out steering rack over working the power steering pump and causing it to wear out.
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New Cooper Tires On The Tacoma Invoke Me To Clean The Truck
The Tacoma Gets an upgrade – Cooper’s Discoverer STTs A few weeks ago I got a call from a friend. Will Jenkins at Willtohunt.com had been contacted by Cooper Tire. They were looking for someone willing to put their Discoverer STT tire through its mud paces and report on how it handles through muck and … Continue reading
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Toyota Tacoma Reaches 200,000 Miles
My 18 year old Tacoma Clocks 200,000 Miles Three summers ago, I first saw her parked alongside Route 140 in Finksburg Maryland. In all her stock beauty, she was a blank canvas just waiting for my brush. We’ve shared a number of life altering times together over the last three years. We traveled across … Continue reading
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Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac Long Term Review
An unscientific review of Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac tires I’m not a rubber scientist, nor a self-proclaimed truck tire expert. I have. however, driven from Maryland to Alaska and back again, driven the beach sands of North Carolina, rocky trails of Montana, snow covered roads in Minnesota and Alaska, and the muddy home trails of Maryland. … Continue reading
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George Washington National Forest – Stranded with Dead Tacoma
George Washington National Forest – The second part of the spring weekend get-a-way After leaving Skyline Drive with stiffening legs from the high mountain climb. I hit the road for some lazy camp time reading and relaxing. Again, without a good map or GPS, I made my way toward George Washington National Forest (GWNF) and … Continue reading
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Real Life Testing of the Blue Lake Offroad Front Bumper
Brian Wolfe at bluelakeoffroad.com recently asked how my bumper was working out and I had this little story to convey. On the morning of my last day in Ketchikan, there was one last road I had yet to fully run on the island I just had to attempt. Snow had stopped my progress on two … Continue reading
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Truck Falls off Jack Stands, I Walk Away
Knowing When to Walk Away “Better to walk away and live another day” A wise old man once said. On the drive back to Maryland from Alaska this summer, I had to tighten the U-bolts on the rear end of the Tacoma. Then while on a deer hunt in Ohio this past October, … Continue reading
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Thanksgiving Run to The Outer Banks, NC
Not all journeys are measured in miles traveled Augie’s Adventures The Great Dismal Swamp Thursday November 17, 2011 On Wednesday November 16, 2011 I packed my 95 Toyota Tacoma for a week on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. I had rented a house on the Thanksgiving holiday for my mother and me. At the time … Continue reading
