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  1. goneballistic

    Vibration after front knuckle rebuild 96 lx450

    I just finished the knuckle rebuild on my 80 at 254k miles. I also replace the the rod ends. I've got a pretty bad vibration in the truck.felt mostly through your butt, a little in the wheel and moist noticeable by touching the transfer case lever. I am not sure what to check and no idea...
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    are there 2 Vacuum switching valves on an 80 / LXX450? P0401 problem

    I'm in the middle of trying to fix an ongoing P0401 on my 1996 LX450. before I go on, I would like to humbly request that if anyone knows someone who work at Toyota who helped design and locate the EGR pieces on the LX450, please, hit them in the face with a shovel for me. I've only seen...
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    LX450 Front Door Panel Fell off - How do I reattach this thing?

    My wife, lover of automatic car washes, came home with the door panel ripped off her 1996 LX450 by the automatic car wash. this is the door panel, drivers side. on the back of the door panel are all these little slots for clips, that are still in the door. Here's the back of the panel...
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    LX450 EXTREMELY hard start or no start when cold or wet.

    My wife's 97 LX450 is experiencing something weird, when it's either wet outside or very cold, the truck will *BARELY* start, or sometimes fails to start at all. It'll turn over and over and over and over and if she's lucky, after 5-6 tries it'll catch and run very rough for a few seconds...
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    96 LX450 - Intermittent No Start. Turns over but won't start

    Our 96 LX450 is having this weird intermittent no start condition. normally it fires right up, but about 1 or 2 a week, it will turn over fine but won't start. My wife will crank and crank and sometimes after a couple of minutes and several tries, it'll finally fire up. usually after it...
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    Advice on kids 94 4Runner: Horrible Gas Mileage, what to check?

    OK here's the story: My kids' best friend got a 94 4 Runner from his dad to drive to high school. It's a v6EFI model. they had motor troubles and it seized. his dad had the motor replaced by a shop. that was about 6-8 months ago. He's getting HORRIBLE gas mileage. Somewhere right around...
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    Exhaust Y pipe Cracked:Weld or Replace?

    We recently had a 96 LX450 fail emissions because it has a very small crack in the exhaust Y pipe right where they join. Should I have this welded up? Or do I have to replace it? I called about the parts and Cruiserdan said replacing that thing is going to run 1100 bucks or so !:censor:
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    Any reason not to re-use a pristine rear main seal?

    I am dropping a replacement 2F into my 40 on Saturday to replace one that is smoking like mad. I ordered a new rear main seal "just in case" but never pulled the original. I pulled the rear main cap and pulled the rear main seal. I literally can not tell it apart from the new one...
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    Real Time Help: Are there any other 5 Speed tranmissions than the HFF5?

    Real Time Help: Are there any other 5 Speed tranmissions in 60's than the HFF5? I just bought a donor rig that is an 86 FJ60 sight unseen. He says that it's got a 5 speed transmission in it. is that the H55F or are there other 5 speed trannys? This is going to donate it's driveline to my...
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    Is the rear main seal from an 81 2F the same as a rear main for an 85/86 2F?

    I am trying to get a rear main seal for my new engine, I don't remember if it came out of an 85 or 86 FJ60. I am taking a 2F out of an 81 and wonder if they are the same seal or if they've changed.
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    New (to me) 2F on stand - what do I replace? Refresh bottom?

    I have an 81 FJ40 that I think blew a ring about 4 years ago and started smoking like mad. I bought a 2F from a guy off the TLCA list with 120K miles on it out of a 60. Life intervened and it's been sitting waiting for 4 years. Well now I find myself needing a hunting /offroad vehicle again...
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    Door Locks: NONE of our power locks will lock or unlock?

    My wife's 96 LX450 has stopped locking/unlocking at all with power locks. When you hit the key fob to lock or unlock there is a very slight kind of rubbing or quiet grinding noise in what sounds like the drivers side door but NONE of the power locks will lock or unlock. not any of the...
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    Persistent gasoline odor: What should I be checking?

    OK, I am just trying to make a list of things to check on my 1996 LX-450 that has a very very strong gasoline odor whenever we drive it. I recently did a head gasket job on it and since that, it's had a very strong gas odor when driving it. The weird thing is, it comes and goes. Sometimes...
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    A/C Diagnostic help - No Fan or Lights on 1996 LX450

    I need a little help with an A/C problem on my wife's LX450. It's a 1996. The A/C will not turn on, on the control panel, there are lights on the Fan and High Low buttons but none on the "Auto" buttons. Also the Radio and the Clock have mysteriously shut off at the same time. I have...
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    Wife's A/C, Radio and Heater Panel lights don't work. Fuse fine, what gives?

    Today my wife called me and said the A/C stopped working. I went to check it and the A/C panel lights light up, but there is no fan blowing at all. nothing. Also the radio and I think the dash lights are dark. I checked the A/C fuse under the knee panel but it's fine. not burned at all...
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    Gas smell around cruiser after HG Job? No smell in Engine Bay

    I've got a weird problem I'm not sure what to do about. My cruiser (96 LX450) has a strong gas smell around it after driving. This is after it's warmed up and running well. I have popped the hood several times and it doesn't smell under the hood at all like gasoline. I can't see any leaks in...
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    Water Valve: where does the bottom hose attach?

    I am trying to get my engine back together after a HG fix and I feel like I'm in the home stretch. I must have hit a tired spot cause I don't have notes or a picture of the water valve on the rear firewall. The water valve has three attachments on the drivers side: two go into the firewall and...
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    YOWZA: how do I get the camshaft aligment bolt in?

    I neglected to put an alignment bolt in my camshaft gears on disassembly for my head gasket job. I didn't have a bolt and it was late at night. I didn't want to stop and I hadn't read the thread that the valve cover bolts would work. Fast forward to now, I can reach through the back of the...
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    <b>What parts from CDans valve grind kits do I take to the machine shop for head PM?

    What parts from CDans valve grind kits do I take to the machine shop for head PM I am taking my head to the machine shop to get it rebuilt, it looks like there are valve guides in Cruiser Dans valve grind kit, what other parts from the head do I need to take to the shop?
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    Any good machine shops for a head rebuild job in Utah County?

    Anyone know any good machine shops for a head rebuild job in utah county? I used Strasburg a few years ago to get an engine rebuild but are there any good LC specific shops or that have expertise? I'm also hoping there is someone who can do an injector cleaning and balancing without sending...
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