My 93 has 278k and no rust, I'd pass imo and travel to get a rust free truck. I was selling mine for $12k here in San Jose (decided to keep it). They're out there.
Buy it, rebuild the engine for $3k, rebuild the trans for $2k, and now you have a kitted out FZJ with a fresh motor and trans, the rest of the components to fail are minimal. IMO I'd never pay a premium for a low mileage, because when you have to do the inevitable maintenance, you're just deeper...
This isn't totally relevant, however I had a Honda Accord that exhibited the same behavior on the highway, eventually it wouldn't upshift and then keep downshifting. Eventually it wouldn't go past first gear. The issue was the solenoids would clog with clutch material. This sounds somewhat...
One of my favorite LS swap builds I've read on any forum. I've LS swapped a few BMW's so I understand the pains of doing the swap, always worth it tho!
Honestly man, should've just replaced them. It's an easy and cheap job. You'd never have to crack the trans open again.
I replaced mine and it shifts incredibly well now. I did have shifting issues.
Starting to think my fore/aft seat motor is dying (replaced gears, aligned, blah blah), so looking to purchase one.
Located in the Bay Area.
Thank you.
I'm not sure you think I did the 7 pin mod wrong? I can control the CD with the CD button on the dash in Low and High range.... I know I did it right, as I followed the Slee guide and double checked on the spot. 👍