Hi, new to the forum but have spent hours and hours reading. Fantastic site! I recently bought a 100 series in amazing shape with great service records for an absolute song. But, it's got 281k on the ticker, so as soon as I got it home I started questioning my judgment. Given that it will probably become our go to family adventure rig, I want to do whatever I can to get ahead of stuff that might be nearing the end of its service life.
I've restored and/or just driven quite a few classic cars over the years, and i usually just run through the usual suspects of "stuff that gets you stuck" right out of the gate for peace of mind. But I know these things have amazing life spans, so does that sort of proactive replacement strategy make sense?
It's due for a timing belt right now so I'll do that and the water pump for sure, but what about things like fuel pump and relay, brake booster motor and accumulator (just bought a backup, should I just do it, or wait until/if mine fails?), starter/solenoid/relay, etc. Am I overthinking this, or does that make sense? And if it does, what would the priorities be?
I've restored and/or just driven quite a few classic cars over the years, and i usually just run through the usual suspects of "stuff that gets you stuck" right out of the gate for peace of mind. But I know these things have amazing life spans, so does that sort of proactive replacement strategy make sense?
It's due for a timing belt right now so I'll do that and the water pump for sure, but what about things like fuel pump and relay, brake booster motor and accumulator (just bought a backup, should I just do it, or wait until/if mine fails?), starter/solenoid/relay, etc. Am I overthinking this, or does that make sense? And if it does, what would the priorities be?