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Toyota Tacoma: Problems & Solutions
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How often is "almost" and what kinds of crime would they be committing, Mr. Agent Man.
"ps. have either one of your brothers ever tried applying for a state special agent job or a federal job like fbi or cia? maybe dea? without a degree, they're flat out of luck bud. you can be a general in the military, but unless you have at least a BA, you can't even apply for the fbi, or a state level special agent for that matter. kudos to them, but they're lifers unless they get an education. who wants to be a patrol officer their whole life?"
Boy, are you clueless. So you can't be a Special Agent without a degree? Let's see...Border Patrol Agents, INS Criminal Investigators, INS Deportation Officers, Customs Special Agents and Federal Air Marshalls are just a few federal officer corps positions that come to mind that DO NOT require a bachelor's degree.
Funny you should brag about your writing abilities and the fact you've taken foreign language classes. Obviously, "mexican spanish" or even "american english" wasn't included in your curriculum!
allknowing- what and who did i demean? and tell me what my "inherent faults" are? lifting too much? probably. loving my daughter too much? big time.
Do you even know what jurisdiction means? To answer your question, INS officers work under USC (United States Code) Title 8, Aliens and Nationality. Customs works under Title 19, Customs and Tariffs. DEA works under Title 21, Food and Drugs. What this means is that these agencies' jurisdictions include those statutes of law found under their respective titles. But that's not all. Many agencies have what is called "cross designation." That means an employee of one agency can be designated to also enfore the laws of another agency. For example, a Border Patrol Agent's jurisdiction also includes working under certain Title 19 and 21 statutes because they often encounter drugs incidental to their duties enforcing statutes in Title 8. Then again, I'm sure you knew all that because you have a Criminal Justice degree, right?
Just curious...what are you doing with your Criminal Justice degree from Simpson that is so glamourous?
Hopefully you were just kidding around. The other traits that you mentioned are much more admirable.
scorpio- your job depends on a machine. mine depends on society. iow- people like you who work a trade that is flooded and will eventually get laid off, feel the STRAIN, (know what that is?) and resort to crime. i dont have the numbers, check the fbi's uniform crime reports if you want to find out just how many people resort to crime after a lay off. are you saying it's non existent? i assume you're smarter than that?
As for crimes...it is true that in times of economic hardship, crime rates do indeed increase, but to suggest somebody in particular is going to turn into a criminal because he was laid off is silly. Whatever happened to "innocent until proven guilty?" I hope I don't take heat for this, but if one looks at the numbers, black people cause a disproportionately large amount of crime. But as scorpio pointed out, stating "Almost all black people cause crimes" would be asanine.
You can't take a tiny sample out of a group and apply your findings to the entire group. That would be like me labeling everybody in Iowa a "tbunder" simply because I've "met" you, and I'm sure your fellow Iowans would hate that.
guys if i came off as saying "all people who get laid off commit crimes" im sorry. what i meant was that a lot of them do. and right now, at least around the midwest, a lot of computer jobs are being eliminated. scorpio, i hope you don't get laid off. but shti happens.
im not singling out the computer trade either. but it sure is taking a beating.
That's fine, then. We'll see what happens. Our company has been going uphill gaining market share in our industry, so we arent too worried, we got through the last year without having layoffs and other problems.
I just hope you realize that cj degree is not an answer to everything. Things can change....and so can the society. It would be quite a shock to learn that your trade is obsolete 15 years from now, and you can't retire yet, and have to start from scratch. So hope you have a backup plan.
Lets just say that law enforcement is due for an overhaul. There are too many problems with the whole structure of it, and especially how it is implemented.
Believe it or not, our criminal justice system has strong ties to the English system. Even many of our terms descended from English words. For example, "sheriff" was derived from "the shire of the reeve." "Jail" came from the old English word "gaol." Just some interesting trivia...
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Do you know what the mpg is on that motor?
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In general, with a 4-banger, you want manual tranny. You get more power that way......as an example: my old 4.3L V6 Blazer S10 would redline at 5500 rpms, but it always shifted at 3000 rpms, I'm betting it never got to the peak of the power curve, so you could enjoy all that power only at 4th speed.
mpg on the 4-banger makes me jealous. I get 260 miles per 15 gallons in the city, IF I drive light-footed. I think 4-bangers get 350+....22-24mpg at least. You might want to check the www.tacomaterritory.com site, 4-banger owners can tell you precisely. I've seen those 4-bangers in action offroad, they are pretty sweet (although the biggest advantage they have going for them is short wheelbase in the reg cab configuration. You really don't want an extended cab.....500 lbs of extra weight can hurt your performance pretty bad with the 4-banger)
Its a 4x4 club, but there are prerunner guys there, and overall you can get an answer for just about any Tacoma question including "Whats that clicking noise?"
http://autozine.kyul.net/technical_school/engine/vvt_1.htm
I've got a '95 Tacoma, and have had a problem with a sticking gas pedal for about the last three years. Neither my favored mechanic nor the Toyota dealer has been able to determine or fix the problem.
Specifically, when you step on the gas from a full stop, the gas pedal will "resist" as if it's stuck down until you put enough pressure on it, and then it will "unstick" and the pedal travels freely.
If I then let off the gas completely, and then press it again, if I'm going slowly, I'll feel the "stick" again, though it won't be as bad as from a full stop.
After reaching normal driving speeds (> 20MPH) I don't notice the sticking problem at all.
The problem with the sticking is that because you have to apply greater pressure to "unstick" it, the end result is that I'm always lurching violently off the line when starting from a full stop. I think this puts strain on the transmission. Also, with the "sticking" it's impossible to "just give it a little gas" to make the truck roll forward.
My uneducated analysis of the problem is that it may have something to do with vacuum pressure in the fuel system, or something. I think this because my mechanic was unable to find anything physcially "sticky" about the pedal or it's linkage. On top of that, the "sticking" seems to get worse the closer I am to making a full stop.
Is there some kind of "back pressure" on the pedal that might cause this? Does anyone have _any_ ideas at all what this might be? Like I said, the Toyota dealer and my mechanic have inspected the pedal itself and have lubricated the linkage.
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the rattle does exist when it was cold and in the mornings, dealer replace the whole cover at no cost.
long story short, it took three days, mechanic sucks, proved him wrong, got manuals and TRD air filter at cost, and it does not rattle anymore.
I was able to drive one with TRD and was told by the saleman that it is a little stiffer.
Is there a noticable difference in ride stiffness between the TRD package vrs. no TRD package?
Anyways, the TRD suspension is considerably SOFTER than the standard by virtue of the springs. Although the TRD runs Bilstein shocks (usually associated with stiffer, peformance oriented ride), my thought is that it's strictly to counter to extra movement of the softer suspension. Next time you're at the Toyota lot push down on the rear bumper of the two trucks- it's dramatically different.
The idea behind the TRD off-road suspension is to provide a softer ride on rugged roads. My personal preference after owning one for 6 months is that I'd probably prefer the tighter std suspension based on handling, load bearing, and maybe even ride quality. Bummer.