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  1. Battery hold downs: should they look like that?

    Jan 11: power steering flush.
    Jan 20: gas stop, hood pop, quick scan.

    My battery was tipped off its tray and leaning into the radiator. No warning lights. No drama. Just a snapped ground wire and a lesson delivered in public, under fluorescent lights.

    New habit: the battery wiggle check. Two seconds while the pump runs. If it moves, the hold-downs are not doing their job.

    Field Note: adventureadjacent.com/2026/02/

    #CarMaintenance #DIYAuto #ToyotaFJCruiser #4x4 #Overlanding #LessonsLearned #PreventiveMaintenance

  2. Battery hold downs: should they look like that?

    Jan 11: power steering flush.
    Jan 20: gas stop, hood pop, quick scan.

    My battery was tipped off its tray and leaning into the radiator. No warning lights. No drama. Just a snapped ground wire and a lesson delivered in public, under fluorescent lights.

    New habit: the battery wiggle check. Two seconds while the pump runs. If it moves, the hold-downs are not doing their job.

    Field Note: adventureadjacent.com/2026/02/

    #CarMaintenance #DIYAuto #ToyotaFJCruiser #4x4 #Overlanding #LessonsLearned #PreventiveMaintenance

  3. Battery hold downs: should they look like that?

    Jan 11: power steering flush.
    Jan 20: gas stop, hood pop, quick scan.

    My battery was tipped off its tray and leaning into the radiator. No warning lights. No drama. Just a snapped ground wire and a lesson delivered in public, under fluorescent lights.

    New habit: the battery wiggle check. Two seconds while the pump runs. If it moves, the hold-downs are not doing their job.

    Field Note: adventureadjacent.com/2026/02/

    #CarMaintenance #DIYAuto #ToyotaFJCruiser #4x4 #Overlanding #LessonsLearned #PreventiveMaintenance

  4. Battery hold downs: should they look like that?

    Jan 11: power steering flush.
    Jan 20: gas stop, hood pop, quick scan.

    My battery was tipped off its tray and leaning into the radiator. No warning lights. No drama. Just a snapped ground wire and a lesson delivered in public, under fluorescent lights.

    New habit: the battery wiggle check. Two seconds while the pump runs. If it moves, the hold-downs are not doing their job.

    Field Note: adventureadjacent.com/2026/02/

    #CarMaintenance #DIYAuto #ToyotaFJCruiser #4x4 #Overlanding #LessonsLearned #PreventiveMaintenance

  5. Battery hold downs: should they look like that?

    Jan 11: power steering flush.
    Jan 20: gas stop, hood pop, quick scan.

    My battery was tipped off its tray and leaning into the radiator. No warning lights. No drama. Just a snapped ground wire and a lesson delivered in public, under fluorescent lights.

    New habit: the battery wiggle check. Two seconds while the pump runs. If it moves, the hold-downs are not doing their job.

    Field Note: adventureadjacent.com/2026/02/

    #CarMaintenance #DIYAuto #ToyotaFJCruiser #4x4 #Overlanding #LessonsLearned #PreventiveMaintenance

  6. Back on track update: I’ve been heads down rebuilding the pipeline. Then Saturday night I got pulled over for an expired registration, which is a very efficient reminder that paperwork is part of maintenance.

    Weekly blog posts are back. Streams return Jan 26. Next up: Fishing Creek (with a real title), alternator swap, and a power steering fluid flush write-up.

    adventureadjacent.com/2026/01/

    #AdventureAdjacent #FJCruiser #ToyotaFJCruiser #OffRoad #Overlanding #DIYAutoRepair #CreatorLife #BehindTheScenes