Recent content by HDouglas316

Yesterday's travel was from Alma, AR, to Albuquerque, NM. Along the way we stopped at Cadillac Ranch to snap a few photos. While we were there we met a couple that was on a transcontinental road trip from Argentina to Alaska. Turns out they we newly weds on a pretty awesome honeymoon. After...

So the time has come, and we're west bound on I-40. We'll be passing through OKC soon, and should be making it to Albuquerque around 9 tonight. Any suggestions for late dinner? It's been an uneventful drive so far, other than a tire shred ripping off my front license plate. But my truck is...

I just saw your sleeping platform build. The one I built is too bulky and heavy for my liking, and doesn't have enough practical storage space. Any chance you could share the dimensions/plans for your build?

Sorry to hear about your truck. It would be awesome to take the Trans American, maybe I'll get to that next. It'll have to wait for now though. thanks for the recommendations.

I'll definitely post a tenative schedule on here soon. We're leaving from Nashville, TN on June 3rd..... returning about a 5-6 weeks later.

No. I have the Dash Command app for iPhone.

So i ran into a problem with the ODB-II tool. It won't seem to work on my 2001 4Runner. Each time I try the device will connect, but it continuously shows a message "Detecting Supported PIDs". This is as far as I can get; no diagnostics, readings, or really anything at all. I tried it out on a...

That makes sense. I'm new to this so none of that even crossed my mind. I will probably end up buying a cheap phone, so I can keep using my personal phone as normal. Otherwise I think my iPhone will live on 5% battery. Your way of doing things seems much more practical. Thanks again for all...

I know you mentioned running the software through an alternate phone, what is the reasoning behind that?

Thanks for that advice. I found "ieGeek® WIFI Wireless OBD2 Auto Scanner Adapter Scan Tool for iPhone iPad iPod" on Amazon for $16, and it is supposedly compatible with iPhone 5s after I buy the $5 dollar app. Any thoughts? Also, we will definitely be coming through CO on our way back to TN

Won't be headed that way until June, but if the hood will ride I'd be more than happy to help you out

Wow. Thanks for all the help guys. I'm going to order an OBD2 scanner that is iPhone compatible, and check all the hoses, wires, belts, plugs, etc. that you guys mentioned. The plan is to leave early June from Nashville and hopefully return mid-July, depending on how far I can stretch my...

Thanks for the advice. I've checked most of those things, and had the truck inspected by a local Toyota mechanic when I had the U-joints replaced. He seemed to think everything looked good. I'll look into doing a trans cooler bypass.

Hey guys. I'm new to the forum and looking for some veteran advice. I'm headed out west from TN to explore our national parks in AZ, UT, CA, WY, MT, WA, and pretty much anywhere else I can go in 6-7 weeks. I plan to do some minimal off road exploring, but this will be limited due to my 4Runner...