Okay. Sounds like you have a plan. Something similar happened to me a couple months ago when my daughter was driving my 80 and the head gasket blew stranding her and the truck in Bakersfield. A local land cruiser owner let me tow it to his house while I arranged transport up to Mudraks. Her...
Hey there. I have a vacation house in redding on 5 acres. You are welcome to store your 80 there until you can arrange transport. Contact me at(415) 360-4417
I replace my drivers seat belt on my 96 LX450 with a new one and have the old assembly. Belt is worn and retractor is a little sticky. Before I toss this, does anyone want it. Free, just pay for shipping.
Nick
I replaced both rear door lock actuators on my 96 LX450 with new ones. I have the old ones which obviously weren't doing the job. Before I toss them, does anyone want them? Free, just pay for shipping.
Nick
Thank you. Dash came off pretty easy. Seemed like one of the larger connections on the back of the AC panel may not have been all the way seated, which could have caused the symptoms I had. Took everything out anyway. Solder joints all looked okay. No cracking. Used the compressed air on back of...
I need to do this fix. Same exact symptoms. The soldering part looks straightforward. Does anyone have any tips to get the heater control panel out of the dash?
Thanks for the feedback, everyone. I went ahead and got the Aisin FCT-004 off Amazon. I will do that replacement and then monitor further. Next step would be drain and flush cooling system and replace thermostat with OEM. Radiator doesn't look original to me, probably already been replaced.
Just bought a 96 lx450 that came with sheepskin covers for the front seat. I don't need them and am willing to give them away. You just need to pay for shipping. They are in very good shape, no tears or visible wear. I have them boxed and ready to go.
New owner of a 96 lx450, al stock with 136k mikes
I was a little concerned with what seemed like a warm engine and compartment. I wanted actual data not just perception, so I bought a Scantool obdlink Lx and loaded the android app. Lots of real time info.
Here is what I see
engine...