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They say "drive belt(s) replaced" because some engines, such as the 1FZ-FE in the 80 series, have more than one accessory belt rather than one long serpentine belt.

This was given to me by Albert Einstein but he died before I got a chance to ask any questions.

I don't think you're going to get away with not telling us what's in the $800.

Gone - found a nice home in Hawaii. Free to a good home, decent condition, front row, second row and cargo mat, from a 1996 LX450, pick up in Phoenix or pay shipping from Phoenix 85018, 20 pounds.

Good condition, from a 1996 LX450, located in Phoenix 85018 $250 firm

I think the 98 / 99 pre-electronic models will one day be big for export markets, and those folks tend not to care about rebuilt titles.

Sorry you're going through this. That valve cover leak probably could have been solved by just tightening it up, probably 5 mins of work.

What a killjoy! First of all it can't be done in 5 minutes, takes at least 8. And then it's only going to last for 5 or 10 years, and then you're going to have to spend another 8 minutes on it.

Murphy is at Right Toyota in Scottsdale?

Just do the power steering fluid for $13 and don't ever go back there.

Better than? The Gamiviti video is awfully good in my view. Try watching it twice, after you've looked at your seat.

Try Youtube videos on P0420. There's a ton of them. It seems that nobody wants to buy cats.

I'm 24638, an LX made in August 1998. Sales figured for the U.S. for 1998 model year were 10,978 for LX and 14,292 for LC. So it looks like LX and LC were numbered together for the U.S. market only. The 1998 model year started late, Jan 98...

99s? Where did that come from?

Get a Carfax. Texas has both cactus and alligators.

Can you elaborate on that a bit? I'm also facing this project.

$9500? It had an oil change just last June.

Gabby has forgotten about duct tape, or maybe he's just too good for duct tape. You're not going to get much of a repair there without taking the cover off and fixing it from behind, and you could get more tears when you take it off.

The clutch is independent of the compressor until the electromagnetic coil pulls it to the drive plate. So normally the pulley on the clutch is 'free wheeling'. It is always turning with the serpentine belt....so IF the bearing in the clutch...

You're worrying too much. The problem started with the 2000 model year.

You'll need to be more diligent on your timing belt job than you were on your search.

Exactly, the 2 pin was never a problem on the 80 series or the early 100 series. Toyota went to the 4 pin in 2000 because of A-Trac which puts enormous strain on the front diff, which is why you see so many 4 pin failures. Extreme abuse can...

Don't forget the buyer's fee on the auctions, in this case 4.5%, so it really went for $16.2k.

That old man was lying about not using 4 wheel drive

Nice truck. You serendipitously bought the best year. The 98-99s almost always have a lot of miles because they don't do a lot of complaining about the workload.