# Toyota Tacoma pings

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-tacoma-pings/3738>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [August 27, 2007, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-tacoma-pings/3738 "2007-08-27T14:01:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![gloria13w](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6bbea6/32.png) [@gloria13w](https://community.cartalk.com/u/gloria13w)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2007, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/toyota-tacoma-pings/3738/1 "2007-08-27T14:01:30Z")

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My boyfriend’s 98 Tacoma suffers from light spark knock or pinging occasionally. He has tried different gasoline octanes and brands. He is wondering if the truck has a “normal” thermostat and if changing it will help the problem. Ideas?