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    realtime help: high/surging idle at temp, with outside temp above 70-75F

    I had a similar problem with my '95. Sometimes during hot weather the idle would go high enough to impede braking. I had gone so far as to popping the hood during a red light and manually forcing the throttle back. I replaced the fan clutch and adjusted the throttle cable. After coming off a...
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    Help for an ignorant noob

    I would call the owner and find out the mileage and question him on the pinion problem and then repost for input. That is my O-pinion (sorry, could not resist). Get an Edmunds value and subtract a quotation for the pinion repair from a Toyota dealer and make an offer with input from this forum...
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    OME Question and Pic Request

    The OME lift was my first modification. I wanted the heavy 850's or the "J" springs at first but after putting together a realistic timeline on future mods such as sliders, ARB front bumper,winch, and slee rear bumper (aprox. $4500 total cost) I realized that it would be years before I would...
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    steering stabilizer

    Have a gear puller but had better luck with a pickle fork on my 95 with 120K when I did the suspension. 3 lb hammer was also used. Wheels were still off due to the installation process. The broken rear shock bolt was my biggest obstacle.
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    Crack in intake

    I used my photo software to shrink the pic until it was under the limit for this site
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    Crack in intake

    I cannot believe the trouble you are having with this rig.. the birfields can probably wait until your engine problems are solved, but not to be ignored. They are not hard to do and there is lots of info and pics on this site and others to help with the job. Who has been working on this...
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    Oil sludge 1997 LX450

    I am sorrry to hear of the troubles with your truck. It may be worth the time to try to find out who the previous owner was and contact them (carfax). Maybe find out what dealer sold the truck originally and follow up on any service/recall history. I would then go to a Lexus Dealer directly and...
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    Hi Everyone!!! Need a bit of Advise...

    I have never heard of a LC being described as weak, sluggish maybe but definitely not weak. These trucks are durable but need regular service for long life (my opinion). Oil seepage on a motor with over 100,000 on it is normal and not a big deal. I learned the hard way that a "spotless" motor...
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    ATF everywhere!

    This sounds a lot like the leak of the power steering cooler that happened to me. The line passes under tha rad in this area and mine had corroded-worn through. Fixed it by cutting out the bad section with a tubing cutter and putting in a section of rubber hose from NAPA. This lasted for a whole...
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    Mystery of the Overheating 80

    After a visual inspection for typical external signs of HG failure..(what ruined the radiator in the first place? The dreaded "grey" sludge build-up?) I would revisit the thermostat, I replaced mine on a 95 SHO Taurus with a brand new OEM unit from a dealer that was defective as well. Also with...
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    Steering Fluid is Pouring Out

    3 years ago while wheeling on the beach on Hatteras Island the same thing happened to me on my 95. Limped back to the beach house and called a dealer after finding the leak under the rad. to price a new unit. The service manager told me it was a low pressure line and to just locate some rubber...
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    Need help in NoVA

    Swung by that dealer today and found something of interest. Back behind the building in a lot full of uncertifiable units there was a GX. It had chrome mirrors, the clear side lights and where the usual tailgate rear hatch combo usually reside it had the side by side door configuration instead...
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    Need help in NoVA

    I will be in Alexandria this AM (Mon.) I will try and find the dealership and swing by and see what cruisers he's got and post back or E-mail you. When I bought mine 3 years ago, I found that there happens to be a saturation of 80's in that area. There were a lot of used car lots that had them...
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    Is a used ARB front bumper worth $400?

    e9999 you have a good point. However the bumper is attached to the frame which extends all the way to the grill and beyond. Impact at these points will offer no energy dissipation. I used to drive Saabs. Those things were definitely designed to absorb impact energy and direct it away fom the...
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    Is a used ARB front bumper worth $400?

    I just got and installed my winch bar from Sams Offroad. $712 delivered to Northern Va just outside DC. It took 8 working days to get and about 2 hours to install. This includes a beer while waiting for the PB Blaster to do its thing. I wired it using the technique I found where the directionals...
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    Mr. T wants to me to adopt 2 new cats

    Semlin, I am Fred from Northern VA. I have been lurking here and the SOR board for years. Have been soaking up info from this site and applying it. Great Stuff. I finally decided to register just the other day. I am sorry to hear about your emission woes. My 95 with 125K just passed emissions...
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