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295/75R16 BFG AT
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Beer money and a can do attitude.
Whatever happens is part of the adventure! You already sound more prepared than 95-97% of the population... Margin of error is plus or minus 3.2%.
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back to Pre-trip tune-up tasks
some trucks will give you trouble no matter how much pre trip tune up you perform (foreplay?)
but it's like relationships - some guys are asking for abuse
assuming you picked a dependable truck:
don't leave home with a battery older than 2 years (1 year if you are anal)
use tires you can depend on (BFG)
start with fresh fluids
carry:
starter
fan belt
CPS (crank position sensor)
valium
tire plugs
air compressor
fridge for cold beer
sat phone (buy or rent - it's cheaper than you think)
enough beer
a camera that makes sharp pictures
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Quote: Originally posted by eguillermo  | That's funny about the Ford because it is true!
Me and a couple of very friendly Mexican guys put together every bit of rope we had and pulled that sucker out -- I can't tell from the pic exactly
what model it was though 
That rope was knotted for good afterward, too. |
You just need to learn a new knot, some are easier to untie than others, like a bowline or carrick bend.
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Hand pumping those tires CMON MAN! 
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sounds like you have never done it - know anything about physics?
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I donīt need burro physics . I get enough excersize.
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I'm a truck nut myself and go wheeling often in the desert, mountains and obviously Baja.
Keeping your fluids fresh is always a good thing. ATF, coolant and oil.
Those year of Tacomas are known to have a failure in the radiator which allows coolant to mix with ATF and creating a strawberry milkshake like
concoction which ruins your transmission and in some cases overheats the engine. If you are over 150k, I'd look into replacing the radiator. (If you
got a manual transmission, you can ignore all this).
Other than that the 3.4L V6 are great. I have owned 3 of them and never had to do anything besides give it oil and gas. Even if the timing belt were
to fail, it wouldn't cause any damage to the motor (if pistons and valves not timed, it wont make contact). I'd probably not worry about it.
Another common failure with those trucks are (front) lower ball joint failures. They aren't that hard to replace. Buy OEM Toyota if you plan to
replace them.
I'd bring extra water, oil and gas obviously. Ratchet straps are always helpful. A good box of tools, hammer, duct tape, 2 part epoxy, JB weld...
Probably the main thing would be to make sure your coolant system is in good condition... If you don't know, it would be easy to replace the
thermostat, check the coolant quality and level, and make sure there isn't any coolant dripping from the water pump, or the pump isn't making any
noises.
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usually the water pump (and other things that fail) start making noise some days into the trip
and noise does not necessarily mean they are dead - but don't ignore that warning sign
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