Recent content by acs

Selling a brand-new OEM Toyota Power Steering Pump (PN 44320-60182) for the 1993–1997 FZJ80 / LX450 (1FZ-FE engine). This was purchased from Cruiser Parts but never installed. Important Note: The original box was partially chewed by mice while in storage. However, the pump itself was wrapped in...

Pulled this full set of OEM body cladding off my 1997 LX450 during bodywork. I ended up deleting the cladding altogether and smoothing out the panels, so these are now up for grabs. Details: Full set minus front passenger fender piece OEM silver finish Includes mud flaps, mounting brackets...

7.5 is not unreasonable. It'll run forever and appreciate over time of its well maintained.

Agreed on current inflated values. But... Unless you have 40k to buy a Rubicon, you won't get a more reliable and capable vehicle for the buy in price of an 80. I only expect to see the prices of these rigs going up if they're in good condition. Try finding a decent 40 and you'll see -...

If you check bluebook you should see 7.5k is not an unreasonable price for a good condition '97. Even at that price you should expect to dump a minimum of 1k into it for maintenance. That assumes you have a good set of tires coming with the truck. If you're looking to spend 5k, you'll probably...

Difficulty starting hot is an indication of advanced timing...

Sounds like your timing is off. Try resetting the timing to stock conditions.

I have no complaints about this, but am surprised by my observations. I've put 1500 miles on since my last oil change. The oil looks just as clean as the day I put it in. It didn't burn a drop in the 3000 miles on the last change, and hasn't burned a drop so far on this change. The engine...

Errrrrrrrrrrr.... Never a fun project to replace all your brake lines. I went through the same process on my '87 Yota pickup with similar quantities of rust :) I'm out of town for this week, but if you can wait a week I can come by and you can compare my lx's brake routing to reroute yours...

OK... What a PITA. It was 50/50. Had to replace two studs. One stripped and the other wasn't looking too sound. The downpipe dropped down with more than enough clearance to R&R the gaskets. I spent 2 hours last night trying to remove one stud by the double nut method and then welding a nut onto...

I tried taking video on startup this morning. Gasses are definitely coming from the rear flange, but it's unclear whether it's from the weld or the gasket. The flange itself looks great, but it could be either problem. Will report the results. Thanks for your response

Thanks for your response - I'll try prying it down tonight and report the results.

Yes - I suppose it could just be the wild on the flange that has come loose. You never know what kind of careless hack may have last touched the exhaust last. Looking at it again, I found the exhaust gas to be coming out either where the flange meets the manifold or where the downpipe is welded...

'97 LX450... The exhaust shop route sounds pretty pricey. The tough part is that there is nothing wrong with the system aside from the leak at the downpipe. It'd be throwing the baby out with the bathwater to replace the whole system. Worst case, I suppose I can cut the exhaust apart, free...

Hey guys, I'm taking a 4k mile trip starting this Saturday and I've developed an exhaust leak between the manifold and downpipe. I purchased replacement studs, nuts, and gaskets and was going to install them until I found that the entire exhaust has been welded and can't be separated; even the...